Honored Coach of Russia

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Badge of Honored Coach of Russia

Honored Coach of Russia is an honorary sports title awarded in the Russian Federation to coaches who have made significant contributions to the development of sports and have achieved outstanding results with their athletes at the national and international level.

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The title is a successor to the Soviet-era honor Honored Coach of the USSR, which was established in 1956. Similar titles also existed in the union republics and other socialist countries, and some remain in use today. For example, Bulgaria and Poland have preserved such honors in their own sports systems. [1] [2]

Award criteria

The title is awarded by the federal executive body for physical culture and sports, typically based on a recommendation from:

To be eligible, a coach must have trained athletes who:

See also

References

  1. "Regulation No. 1 – 03 on awarding athletes and coaches" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). sportdep.com (Bulgaria). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2009.
  2. "Council of Ministers of Poland – Regulation of 30 May 1985" (in Polish). isip.sejm.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.