What is the Kossev Consortium?

A group of colleagues and organizations committed to carrying on the work of their friend Emil Kossev.

Emil was passionate about taking scientific research and technological equipment out of the lab and putting it in the hands of coaches to help them prepare their athletes with all the best tools at their disposal.  It is the Consortium’s vision to sustain this work and ensure widespread use of performance technology by rowing coaches in the US and internationally.

Through training, grants, and a best practices website, the Consortium disseminates to rowing coaches the knowledge, expertise, and equipment necessary to integrate performance technology to enhance athlete performance.

Mission

To bring world-leading applied science and technologies to the art of rowing and coaching.

Goals

  • Integrate theory and practice in the coaching of rowing.
  • Promote critical reflection of coaching practice.
  • Develop a community in which sports scientists and coaches respect and learn from each other.

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All goals and strategies have the end goal of helping athletes acquire skills and knowledge that will enhance performance, maximize enjoyment of rowing, and facilitate character development.

Current Strategies

  • Provide professional development, training and support services for coaches.
  • Create a web-based community forum for the exchange of ideas and resources.
  • Make available the financial resources and equipment coaches need to integrate science and applied technologies.

 

Who was Emil Kossev?

Born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria and a graduate of the Bulgaria’s National Sports Academy in Sofia, Emil pursued a life in the sport of rowing. He was a four-time Bulgarian national team member and won thirteen Bulgarian national sculling titles between 1982 and 1991. He was a recipient of Bulgaria's Master of the Sport Award in Rowing, granted for lifetime accomplishments in the sport. Although he was an accomplished athlete, it was as a coach that Emil would make his mark in the sport. In 1992 Emil traveled to the United States to pursue a career in coaching. Learn more...