For 2019, DEMA won the first place in the annual club ranking of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation, based on sports achievements, club management, tournament organization, coaches and players, etc. It uses the sport complex of the same name in Sofia which has 7 outdoor and 3 indoor “bubble” tennis courts, a gym, a hall for aerobics, yoga and dances etc. for its activities.
SC DEMA is member of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation since 2004 and for that time it has always been one of the leading clubs. DEMA is the first club on a national level in terms of medals won at national championships in the last years, a lot of club players are members of the national teams, including Alexandar Lazarov for men, Isabella Shinikova and Julia Terziyska for women, European team champion and individual bronze medalist Denislava Glushkova, Daria Shalamanova for juniors etc. A dozen of highly qualified coaches work in the club.
SC DEMA has a huge experience in organizing all kind of tennis events. The club hosts regional, national and international tournaments for all age groups from the calendars of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation, the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Europe every year. DEMA was also host of the tennis event of the 22nd Summer Deaflympics in 2013 and the European Senior Championships from 2012 to 2015.
The management of SC DEMA has a big organizational and administrative experience. The club has representatives in the governing and subsidiary bodies of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation, such as the Board of Management, Coaches Council, Technical Committee, Officiating Committee, Licensing Committee as well as former members of the Junior Committee and Seniors Committee of Tennis Europe.
SC DEMA works on different programs of the Ministry of Youth and Sport, Sofia Municipality and Bulgarian Tennis Federation every year, and has completed successfully two Operational Program Human Resources Development projects: “Multilateral physical development – a path to the overall building of the personality” 2009-2010 and “Complex methodology for stimulating physical and mental capacity as a tool of preventing social exclusion” 2011-2012. The club provides regularly voluntary or paid work to players, supporting dual career development, such as officiating at tennis events, administration assistance, coaching of children etc. The club also provides sporting opportunities to former tennis players working in other fields by organizing tournaments for them.
As a new and energetic institution of higher education, constantly follows the interests of the young population, as well as the newest economic, industrial and technological trends, the University creates exquisite opportunities for higher education. UGD is located in Stip, with campuses in 4 other cities around the country. It integrates twelve faculties and three artistic academies organized in three university campuses in Stip. More than 20.000 students have already recognized UGD as an excellent opportunity for their academic development. The quality of students life and overall working of the University is supported and ensured by several centers, including Center for E-learning, Center for lifelong learning, Center for interuniversity cooperation, Centar for public relations, University sport and cultural center, Media Center, Alumni Center, Center for Quality, IT Center, E – index. The University is recognized as a leading e – university in the country with a very well established network of e-learning and e-resources. It also has developed a university TV and radio, that allows very well media support and a well-developed network for dissemination of project activities. Sport, Physical education and other segments of Kinesiology are covered in different ways, including study programs at the Faculty of educational sciences, Faculty of Medicine and University sport and cultural center. Faculty of educational sciences is one of the oldest and leading institutions in the country delivering programs for preschool and primary school teacher education, including physical education as well. Within the study program Pedagogy, students are prepared for pedagogical work in sport clubs and as support of coaches. Furthermore, in the frames of second cycle of studies, within the Faculty of education, exists a study program named Educational Management, aimed to educate future managers of educational institutions. This program also includes a module for the management of sport organizations. Professors that deliver courses for sport management and research design, are part of the project team. On the other hand, overall sports activities at UGD are organized and supported by the University sport center. It is established as the main body responsible for the delivery of sport and recreation curriculum for students from all faculties, delivery of optional sports courses, extracurricular sports activities, sports competitions for students and employees as well as the organization of sport events and campaigns for promotion of health and wellbeing. It also coordinates the work of five different sports clubs with athletes from all age categories, participating in national and international sport events. University sports center has a well-established network with national associations and sports federation, other universities in-country and abroad, cooperating in many projects and actions that integrates sport, wellbeing, culture, and tradition. The head of the sports center and another member of the Executive Board of the center are also part of the project team.
Transnational Projects Meetings
Sports club Dema in partnership with Goce Delcev university from Stip, North Macedonia set the beginning of a new project, named Game, Set, Equality (project № 101134022 — Game Set Equality — ERASMUS-SPORT-2023), co-funded by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union.
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Representatives of SC Dema, represented by Chairman Mariana Nenova and Vice Chairman Nikolay Pravchev, took part in the Discussion Forum "WOMEN AND SPORT - Challenges and Achievements on the Eve of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games."
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Sports club Dema in partnership with Goce Delcev university from Stip, North Macedonia set the beginning of a new project, named Game, Set, Equality (project № 101134022 — Game Set Equality — ERASMUS-SPORT-2023), co-funded by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union.
READ MORETransnational Projects Meetings
Sports club Dema in partnership with Goce Delcev university from Stip, North Macedonia set the beginning of a new project, named Game, Set, Equality (project № 101134022 — Game Set Equality — ERASMUS-SPORT-2023), co-funded by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union.
READ MOREPromoting and safeguarding women in tennis, coaching and officiating at the tennis sports clubs’ level. We aim to raise awareness of the benefits of coaching and officiating among women and girls in tennis and to increase the numbers of female coaches and officiators in tennis.
Project № 101134022
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