Alexandru Radu

Alex Radu

Lecturer (Sport Coaching Basketball) & Course Leader in European Basketball Coaching Science MSc

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: a.radu@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 855264

Qualifications

MSc Sport Management UK/European – Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK) 2003-2005
Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication – “Al.I.Cuza” University (Iasi, Romania) 1997-2001
Degree in Physical Education and Sports – “Al.I. Cuza” University (Iasi, Romania) 1993-1997.

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

Sport Coaching
Sport Management
MSc European Basketball Coaching Science (endorsed by FIBA and Lithuanian Basketball Federation)

Research Interests

Sports Event Management
Olympism and the Olympic Movement
Sport and Mass Media


Publications

Books:

Radu, A. (2010) Basketball. A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics, Crowood Press, Marlborough.

Radu, A., Stirbu, C. (2001) Streetball – Simple, Efficient and Funny, Venus Publishing House, Iasi

Papers and conference presentations:

RADU, A. (2009) An Evaluation of Olympism Activities of the Romanian Olympic Academy, published in the volume titled “XIII Olympic Congress – Copenhagen 2009 – Contributions”, International Olympic Committee – Lausanne.

Masterman, G., RADU, A., Graney, N. (2009) Is There Sponsorship Fit? An Investigation of 2008 Shanghai Tennis Masters. Paper presented at ATINER 9th International Conference on Sports: Economic, Management, Marketing and Social Aspects, 8th - 11th May 2009, Athens (Greece)

Teaching at “Role of Sport in European Union” Summer School (for Master students) at Jyvaskyla University in Jyvaskyla (Finland) as part of an ERASMUS Teaching Exchange. 26th – 31st May 2009

RADU, A., Radu, L. (2008) An Evaluation of Olympism Activities of Romanian Olympic Academy Iasi Branch, poster presented at EASM (European Association of Sport Management) Conference in Heidelberg (Germany), 10-14th September 2008.

Partington, S., Allin, L., RADU, A. (2008) Assessment Bottle Necks – A Reality or a State of Mind? Probing the Perception Gap Between Students and Staff, paper presented at Northumbria University Conference 2008, Newcastle. APT Award winning project.

RADU, A., Radu, L. (2008) Info Guide – Olympic Sports Contact Details. Booklet published at Demiurg Publishing House, Iasi, Romania.

Blakey, P.A., Bruce, C., Cook, P., Futre, D., Macfadyen, G., Porteous, J., & RADU, A. (2008) The Management of Sport SME’s: What’s the position? ATINER Conference, Athens, 11-14th August 2008.

Emery, P., RADU, A. (2007) Conceptual Paper: An exploration of time and its management for sport event managers, in Managing Leisure journal (Special Issue: Events and Festivals – Current Trends and Issues), Volume 12, Issue 2/3, pages 204-222.

RADU, A., Fishwick, L. (2007) Enquiring Minds: Integrating Study Skills into Directed Learning Tasks, paper presented at Northumbria University Conference, Marriott Hotel, Newcastle. APT Award winning project.

RADU, A., Emery, P. (2005) It’s Now Time to Manage Time, paper presented (and published in the Book of Abstracts) at the 13th Congress of the European Association for Sport Management, Gateshead (England).

RADU, A. (2004) Enthusiasm for Belgium Children 2004 – How to Increase Sport Participation Amongst Youngsters in Belgium, runner-up presentation in the International Students Presentation Competition during the “12th European Student Seminar for Sport Management (Students Awards)”, EASM Conference Brussels (Belgium).

External Responsibilities

Head Coach Worcester Wolves Ladies basketball team (EBL Div. 2)

Assistant Coach Worcester Wolves men basketball team (BBL)

Assistant Coach University of Worcester Men 1st basketball team (North Premier Division)