The BRICS Council for Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) - A new era has dawned

Ricardo R Uvinha; Nara R C de Oliveira; J Hans de Ridder; Ming-Kai Chin; J Larry Durstine

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2018.06.004

The BRICS Council for Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) - A new era has dawned

J Sport Health Sci. 2018 Oct;7(4):425-428. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

Authors

Ricardo R Uvinha¹, Nara R C de Oliveira², J Hans de Ridder³, Ming-Kai Chin⁴, J Larry Durstine⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Program in Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 03828-000, Brazil.
² Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Santos 11015-020, Brazil.
³ Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec) Focus Area, North-West University Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
⁴ The Foundation for Global Community Health (GCH), Las Vegas, NV 89012, USA.
⁵ Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Abstract

•BRICS is the acronym for an international association of 5 major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.•The BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Science was founded to address the specific concerns of these countries in respect to the health and wellness of the people in BRICS countries.•One recognized overwhelming need is the development of future leaders/volunteers.•BRICSCESS in conjunction with the FLV program are in part assembled to foster the development and evolution of junior professionals in respect to the health and wellness of people.