About us
European Physical Conditioning Association EPCA was established February, 24th 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia. The goals of the EPCA are to:
improve the professional work of physical conditioning coaches based on the newest expert and scientific discoveries
provide education and specialization for physical conditioning coaches in Europe
protect and promote expert and professional status of EPCA members working in Europe
provide social protection of EPCA members in concordance with positive European legislature, as well as individual decisions by EPCA bodies
pass proposals, attitudes, opinions and initiatives regarding all matters of common interest to EPCA members. EPCA members can be
Voting members
Voting members of the EPCA are founders of the Association. Regular members
Regular EPCA members can only be persons with an adequate professional qualification and those are:
Bachelor or master degree in Kinesiology (physical education, sports science) with an additional qualification in the work of physical conditioning of athletes
Bachelor or master degree in Kinesiology (physical education, sports science) with other additional qualifications
Bachelor degree in physical conditioning of athletes
Bachelor degree in other fields of sports science
Associate members
Associate members of the EPCA are those who have:
an inadequate professional qualification, but who have been working as physical conditioning coaches for a minimum of 5 years and have achieved outstanding results (before all, international accomplishments) and have a recommendation of at least three previous employees or top coaches or athletes
Kinesiology undergraduates
Educational Institutions undergraduates
Other professions graduates (medicine, physiotherapy, psychology…)
Associate members can become regular members if they fulfill the conditions stated for regular members. An EPCA Associate member can not hold this status for longer than 10 years. Unless the Associate members fulfill the requirements for regular membership in the designated timeframe then he/she loses the right for membership in the EPCA. Honorary members
Honorary members are named by The EPCA Assembly for outstanding work within the EPCA, that is, for the development of sports, sports science and the physical conditioning profession in Europe and the World, on the basis of a special act, and at the suggestion of the Executive Board.
