Who Are We?

Clarence Perez Diaz (PhD)

  • International PhD in Health Promotion (cum laude)
  • Masters in Sports Management
  • Working at the International Sports Medicine Federation (FIMS)
  • 13 years experience  working in international sport organisations
  • Founder and coach RowFit
  • Physical coach Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
  • Lecturer sport medicine at the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS)
  • Former Profesional Volleyball Player

Dr. Juan Carlos de la Cruz (md, PhD)

  • Tenured lecturer of functional anatomy in the department of Physical Education and Sports of University of Granada, Spain.
  • Team Doctor of several elite teams (Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Handball, etc…)
  • Graduated in Medical Sciences (cum laude), specialist in Sports Medicine
  • PhD in Sport Medicine 
  • Author of multiple publications in the area of Health Promotion
  • Former the Steeplechase – Obstacle Race

Mar Rovira

  • Professor of Sport Psychology of University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Master in Sport Psychology
  • Expert in Mental Health 
  • Experience working for the  Olympics Games (OBS)
  • Founder of Themoove 
  • Currently working as Sport Psychologist with Top Level Professional Athletes  (Moto GB, Tennis, etc…)
  • Former Professional Basketball Player

Haley McInnis

  • Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion of Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Masters in Sports Management
  • Communication expert in Preventative health and Wellbeing 
  • Multiple years of experience in the Corporate Communication Field (Chiquita, IMD)
  • Certified Yoga, and Athletic Flow Instructor
  • Former Volleyball Player

Dr. Sophia Papamichalopoulos OLY

Advisory Board
  • Medical Doctor –  Resident Doctor, department of Visceral Surgery and Transplantation, Zurich 
  • Founder and Director of Winds of Change 
  • IOC Medical and Scientic Commission Member 
  • Medical Commission Member World Sailing 
  • IOC Young Leader
  • International publications 
  • Former Alpine Skier – Olympian

Benjamin Cohen

Advisory Board
Governance & Policies
  • Director General of the International Testing Agency (ITA)
  • Lecturer in Sport Law, Masters in Sports Law, PhD(c) 
  • More than 10 years experience leading sports organisations (ITA, WADA). 
  • Expert on Sport Integrity Regulation and Policies 
  • ASOIF Member of the Task Force on good Governance
  • Former Basketball Player

Dr. Claude Stricker (PhD)

Advisory Board
Governance & Strategy
  • Past Executive Director the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology
    (AISTS) 2002-2023
  • More than 40 years’ experience in the International and National (Swiss) Sport
    Industry
  • International Publications
  • Former International Ski Racer
Excel

The Excel level is our highest certification level, showing that an organisation has demonstrated excellence in every single one of the five criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. This level is for organisations that lead and have the highest commitment to the wellbeing and health of their employees.

To obtain Excel the organisation must have at least 90% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

To remain certified at the Excel level, organisations must demonstrate continued alignment with the five criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit over a period of time.

Perform

At the Perform level, the organisation must demonstrate high performance across the 5 criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. 

At the Perform level, the organisation commits will have implemented or are in the process of implementing an impactful action plan.

To obtain Perform the organisation must have at least 80% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Achieve

At the Achieve level, the organisation must demonstrate its progress across the 5 criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. 

The Achieve level is for organisations that are already committed to the health of their employees but still want to improve. 

To obtain Achieve the organisation must have at least 70% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Certified

Certified is the certification level for organisations who are starting to think about their Health work place strategy. It’s all about recognising commitment to change and providing an organisation with solid baselines and benchmarks to accurately measure progress.

To become Certified the organisation has to have at least 50% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Certified organisations can re-certify and remain at the Certified level for a maximum of 8 years. To remain Certified after this period, organisations must progress to a higher level of certification.