George Bebestos
PhD Sport Management, Democritus Thrace University (candidate)
MSc Sport Administration, University of Wisconsin - Madison
George Bebetsos has worked in sport for nearly 30 years and has experience as an athlete, instructor and a manager. He currently serves as the head of the Physical Education Department at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece. Earlier this year, Bebetsos also served as the event supervisor for the European Beach Handball Tour Finals. Prior to these positions, he served 14 years as an instructor of physical education courses at Anatolia College and the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.
Along with many other publications, Bebetsos is the key author and editor of the book, Beach Handball from A to Z: The IHF Beach Handball Handbook. He is also the International Senior Adviser for USA Beach Handball and has assisted with handball tournaments all over the world.
In 1985, Bebetsos earned his bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Sports Science from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Greece. He earned his master's degree in Sport Administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1988. Currently, Bebetsos is a candidate for the doctoral program at Democritus Thrace University in Komotini, Greece.
In addition, Bebetsos is a European Handball Federation (EHF) Beach Handball Commission member and a member of the European Association for Sport Management, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the Panhellenic Physical Education Teachers Association, the Northern Greece Physical Education Teachers Association and the Professional Education Fraternity, Phi Delta Kappa.