“Covid 19 & Sports” webinar

The Olympiacos BC Academies together with Saint Paul invite you to the “Covid-19 & Sports” webinar co-sponsored on Monday, November 23, at 17:00 CET.

The event will be broadcast on the school’s official YouTube channel and on its Facebook page, while the relevant link will be also displayed on the official Facebook page of Olympiacos BC The Academy.

SPEAKERS:

1.            PETROS KANELLOPOULOS  (University Professor, Special Pathologist, Immunologist) – (video)

2.            NIKOLAOS PLATANISIOTIS (president of the Medical Board of Piraeus)

3.            CRISTIE MILIORDOU (health &wellness coach)

4.            DIMITRIS TSALDARIS (Head of the Olympiacos Basketball Academies, Coach of the developmental team, coach of the U18 team)

5.            NIKOS BARLOS (Head of the Olympiacos Basketball Academies, coach of the U16 team)

6.            School Representative / Co-ordinator (EIKOSIPENTAKI / VOUTSINOS)

DISCUSSION SUBJECTS (coaches – psychologist)

1.            Athletes’ psychology / impact on teenage psychology.

2.            Impact on performance.

3.            Predicting the future under the current situation/ new developing conditions.

4.            Pre-requisites for safe training  – individual/ group/competition

5.            Is the ban on sporting events and on the presence of fans at the gyms “social racism?”

6.            Suggestions to support sporting events

7.            How does the professional team deals with the COVID-19 cases and what does this mean in terms of the team participating the Euroleague competition.

8.            Analyzing the way the ACADEMIES operate and the number of coaches / athletes.

9.            The importance of proper nutrition and personal training during quarantine.

All the above pertain to both school / teen sports as well as professional ones.

DISCUSSION SUBJECT (doctor)

1.            The impact of the new reality to the Piraeus community

2.            Why sports sites and teams close before anyone else?

3.            Number of cases in Piraeus and the broader area

4.            Vaccine development status

5.            Who are getting vaccinated?

6.            Is vaccination going to be mandatory?

7.            Are athletes at the same danger as non-athletes?

8.            Are there sports where the virus is more easily transmittable?

9.            Does COVID leave permanent damage and if so, in which cases?