Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101

Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101

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NIRSA is committed to creating professional pathways through in-depth explorations of functional areas across collegiate recreation. Complementing available resources such as the Campus Recreation Essentials series, the Recreation 101 Virtual Course series gives NIRSA members the opportunity to establish a core, introductory knowledge base tied to specific content domains.

The Recreation 101 Virtual Courses are fully online, asynchronous experiences so participants can take them whenever they like and at their own pace. Each of them is anchored by approximately four hours of on-demand video content designed and taught by experts in each functional area. These courses are designed to be evergreen and will be reviewed and updated periodically to showcase current best practices in the profession.

Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101 video modules will be available starting on Wednesday, July 24.**

**Please note that the first video module will be immediately available on July 24 and Modules 2-4 will be uploaded as soon they are finalized.

Instructors

Ryan Parsons - Boston University
Domonique Dunn - Ohio State University
Juliana Frigerio - Emory University
James Alexander - DePaul University

Course Description

This course presents an overview of collegiate Sport Clubs designed to help a new or prospective professional gain an understanding of operations and best practices for developing and leading a sport clubs program. Participants will learn to identify how sport clubs programs are situated within campus structures and how relationships between campus partners can be most effectively built and maintained. Finances and funding, licensing, and national body governance will be explained through the lens of sport clubs to offer models of successful program management. The course outlines core approaches to sport clubs program design including student development, establishing roles and daily responsibilities, event planning, risk management, and creating policy language. Finally, with career development in mind the facilitators will recommend ways to enhance personal knowledge, navigate conferences and workshops, and leverage your network for ideal career opportunities. Upon completing the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion. 

In addition to this Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101 course, check out the rest of our lineup releasing this year:

For Institutional Bundle Registrants: Included with the Bundle are 5 free registrations. For each additional after 5, there is a 65% savings over regular individual registration pricing. After the Bundle is purchased, you will be emailed 2 promo codes to be used to register your other attendees.

*Registration for any of these Recreation 101 courses grants a 25% discount coupon for any Campus Recreation Essentials book. 

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Module 1: Structures and Responsibilities
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Open to view video. Module 1 explores structures and responsibilities, like how Club Sports fits into your campus and how it may be organized with finances, national governing bodies, and relationships in the department and across campus. A roundtable-style Discussion Questions section explores how structures and responsibilities vary across programs represented by the Sport Clubs 101 instructors.
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Module 2: Student Development
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Open to view video. Module 2 focuses on student development: role of the professional, student roles within Club Sports, policy development, officer development, handbooks, and transferable skills.
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Module 3: Nuts and Bolts
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Open to view video. Module 3: Nuts and Bolts. In Module 3 the participant will: 1. Obtain greater clarity on what day-to-day responsibilities as a Club Sports professional include. 2. Acknowledge some of the common challenges faced while operating a Club Sports program. 3. Distinguish various models and operations of Club Sports.
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Module 4: How to Stand Out as a Professional
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Open to view video. Module 4: How to Stand Out as a Professional In Module 4 the participant will: 1. Understand ways to enhance personal knowledge and network. 2. Discover strategies to navigate conferences and educational opportunities. 3. Consider ways to add depth to your own personal understanding of Club Sports. This module also covers further career path background from the presenters in the final section.
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Sport Clubs 101 Recap & Takeaways
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Open to view video.
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