Capturing legend Zorana Arunovic (standing within the center within the picture above) has been impressed with what she has seen throughout her two-day keep as a Safeguarding Officer of the IMMAF European Championships, in its Youth version. The match ran from March 30 to March 31, with the Junior & Senior editions set to proceed from April 2 to April 6. She has the best certificates for Safeguarding by the IOC and works on that facet of the game with the identical ardour she carries into representing her beloved Serbia worldwide.
Zorana is a three-time Olympian, and is already certified for the Paris video games, this yr, by which she shall be representing Serbia for the fourth Olympics in a row, following appearances in London-2012, Rio-2016, and Tokyo-2020.
In actual fact, Zorana took day off from a busy scheduling of coaching to be current on the IMMAF European Championships on a counseling position forward of a piece journey to Hungary for an additional coaching camp. However not with out talking to IMMAF.org about her impressions on her first expertise working in a blended martial arts match.
‘’My thought of the complete sport has improved a lot. It’s completely different from all the pieces I’ve seen. Truthfully, I’m so joyful that I managed to be a part of this occasion. I may have used that point to possibly do some coaching and relaxation forward of my coaching camp in Budapest, however this has refreshed me greater than any resting time. I modified environment, I met some actually good folks, and discovered quite a bit. Not solely about sport, however about my second career, that of Safeguarding officer. IMMAF is a superb group and I’m very joyful to be a part of this’’.
Talking particularly concerning the impression of Safeguarding on the game, Arunovic was joyful to see the work carrying by the following technology and mentioned that the IMMAF European Championships alone may spark a constructive domino impact relating to secure practices across the continent.
‘’I’m very joyful, as a result of whoever got here right here may see clearly that the IMMAF is engaged on making one thing higher for MMA. You had children from 12 to 17 within the final two days and people are the children that I name future champions. And if you happen to create one thing secure for them, you recognize that they’re develop to be very secure folks, they may know what Safeguarding is all about. In my expertise, we’re giving an instance, not simply to children, however to those that are observing what we’re doing. They’re going to see the issues that we wish to set up, and once we see a company just like the IMMAF doing one thing like that, I can inform you it transfers to nationwide federations, by nationwide federations it transfers to golf equipment. From just one occasion, you will note so many good issues everybody will carry residence. At that age, each time I went away for competitions, I might carry one thing good again, so hopefully they may carry this again with them’’.
Arunovic, who was named Serbian Sportswoman of The 12 months in 2010 following victory at that yr’s World Championships, has used her position as a Safeguarding officer to present again to sport, after practically 22 years on the high of her recreation.
‘I really feel like I got here to a degree the place I wished to do one thing for the game. I then signed up for the course on the Safeguarding officer and the psychological well being on elite athletes. I’m a member of the athletics fee inside my very own NOC (Nationwide Olympics Committee) and inside the European Olympics Committee as a result of I need to assist change one thing for the generations that come after us. And I believe that’s the right means to make use of your expertise for one thing good’’.
Zorana believes that one of the simplest ways to positively impression the youthful generations is to supply them with a secure house to observe their abilities, whereas instilling in them a way of security. That’s, in any case, the position of a Safeguarding officer.
‘’Safeguarding is usually directed in direction of defending children and younger adults. And youth is what actually issues. As we speak you could be a champion, however that may go away at any prompt, however there may be folks staying behind, the longer term generations which might be developing, and we need to set up good environment for them to allow them to observe their sport in a secure setting. A Safeguarding Officer is somebody who’s trying to set up the most secure circumstances attainable for youths and younger adults to compete’’.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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