Olympic Medalists to Speak at UVTS Seminar on December 22

The Association of Water Polo Coaches of Serbia will start a new cycle of professional seminars at the end of December.

In the amphitheater of the University "Union - Nikola Tesla" (Narodnih heroja 30b, Novi Beograd) on Sunday, December 22, a seminar will be held for all members. The event will start at 11:50 am, with the lectures beginning ten minutes later.

Among the speakers will be two Olympic medalists.

Greek coach Evangelos Dudesis, the coach of the Dutch women's national team, will give two lectures. Dudesis, who led the Dutch team to win the World Championship in 2023, as well as European gold and Olympic bronze this year, will discuss the similarities and differences in coaching male and female water polo players.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to and interact with Andrija Gerić, who won numerous awards as a volleyball player for Yugoslavia, including an Olympic gold in 2000. Gerić, now working in sports psychology, joined the coaching staff of the Serbian water polo team this year. His contribution to the psychological preparation was crucial for winning the Olympic gold in Paris. The topic of his lecture is "From Swimmer to Elite Player."

Professor at the Faculty of Sport of the University "Nikola Tesla" and member of the coaching staff of Novi Beograd, Bojan Međedović, will present some aspects of physical preparation in the lecture "Resistance Training for Elite Water Polo Players."

Uroš Ganović, former water polo player for Partizan and now a lawyer and member of the UVTS expert team, will talk about legal protection for coaches.

UVTS Seminar Program, December 22, University "Union - Nikola Tesla"

• 11:50 am - Opening speech by the president of the Water Polo Federation of Serbia, Viktor Jelenić
• 12:00 pm - Bojan Međedović: "Resistance Training for Elite Water Polo Players"
• 1:00 pm - Evangelos Dudesis: "Similarities and Differences in Coaching Male and Female Water Polo Players"
• 2:00 pm - Lunch break
• 2:40 pm - Uroš Ganović: "Legal Protection for Coaches"
• 3:00 pm - Andrija Gerić: "From Swimmer to Elite Player"
• 4:00 pm - Evangelos Dudesis: "Initiating a Counter Attack, Immediate Defense Against Counter Attacks (Similarities and Differences in Coaching Male and Female Water Polo Players)"

Attendance is mandatory for all coaching association members. The participation fee for the seminar is free if the membership fee for 2023 and 2024 is paid. Otherwise, the fee is 8,000 dinars for coaches working in Serbia, or 16,000 dinars for coaches working abroad. Payment of the seminar fee and membership for 2023 and 2024 will be possible at the seminar.

Note: For those who are unable to attend, the seminar will be live-streamed on the Association's YouTube channel. The link will be provided via email before the start of the seminar.