Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101 - Sponsored by USTA

Introduction to Collegiate Sport Clubs 101 - Sponsored by USTA

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    • Nonmember - $180
    • Member - $90
    • Institutional Member - $135
    • Premier Member - $72

Course Description

This course sponsored by USTA 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 are 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 recommend ways to enhance personal knowledge, navigate conferences and workshops, and leverage your network for ideal career opportunities.

Instructors

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

Check out the rest of our Recreation 101 lineup here.

Registration for any of these 101 courses includes a 25% discount coupon for any Campus Recreation Essentials book. Limit one use of discount coupon per course registration.

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.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sport Clubs 101 Recap & Takeaways
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Open to view video.
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