Sports Academy 1 (5cr)

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course is assessed as pass/fail

Evaluation scale

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Content scheduling

AS AN ATHLETE:
- At the beginning of the academic year, the athlete contacts their own tutor teacher or coach and see that the course is suitable for the student's personal study plan and degree.
- At the beginning of the academic year, the athlete then contacts the dual-career teacher tutor for athletes to complete the course.
- The course is completed in Reppu learning environment and independently. The athlete familiarizes themselves with the course's learning objectives (each course has its own) and makes a plan on how to achieve them. The plan is sent to the dual-career teacher tutor, who approves this.
- The athlete trains throughout the academic year and performs other tasks mentioned in the plan.
- At the end of the academic year in May (those who started in the fall) or December (those who started in the spring), the student writes a report on their training, reflecting on the achievement of the course's learning objectives.
- The report and records of one's own training are sent to dual career tutor for reading and approval. There must be at least 135 hours of training per semester in order to receive 5 credits.
-The student must also answer the athlete survey before the course is approved. The dual career tutor will approve and finally record the points for the student.
- During one academic year 5 credits (one course) can be completed

AS A COACH:
- A sports instructor student who is interested in coaching contacts the course teacher and the sports academy coach to complete the course.
- The process starts by agreeing on coaching duties with the academy coach responsible for the sport.
- The student completes a coaching profile self-assessment of their own coaching skills.
- In an initial meeting, the academy coach and the student go through the goals for developing coaching skills that the student has set for themselves. In the initial meeting, clear coaching tasks and roles are agreed upon for the duration of the Sports Academy Coaching course.
- The student sets goals for developing coaching skills and concrete actions to achieve them based on the coaching profile self-assessment they have completed.
- The student holds a 30-minute meeting with the supervising teacher about their goals.
- The student prepares a training plan for their athletes for the duration of the Sports Academy Coaching course.
- The student coaches at VRSA Kajaani or Vuokatti academy exercises for at least one semester (approx. 2 upper secondary school/vocational school periods). The student keeps a record of the work they have done.
- At the end of the period, the student holds a final meeting/evaluation discussion with the academy coach. In the final meeting, the personal development as a coach is assessed together with the academy coach.
- The student writes a final report on their process, reflecting on the development of their own coaching skills in relation to the course's learning objectives and the goals set for themselves. In addition, the student asks the academy coach to confirm the timekeeping record.
- The teacher marks the credits for the student, if the course's learning objectives are met.

Objective

The student can complete the course either in the role of an athlete or a coach.

If the student is selected to the sports academy coaching group and trains systematically according to the requirements of competitive sports, they can choose to complete the course as described for that purpose.

If the student wants to develop and deepen their coaching expertise and is accepted into the academy coaching group, they can complete the course as outlined in the descriptions.

AS AN ATHLETE:
• Understands the service offerings of the local sports academy and can negotiate different forms of services that are more beneficial to themselves if needed.
• Can negotiate solutions for combining sports and studies well in advance with both the educational institution and the sports academy stakeholders.
• Recognizes the requirements of harmonizing a professional and sports career, sets goals, and develops a plan for advancing both careers.
• Can engage in systematic activities in their studies and sports training.
• Can provide constructive feedback to the educational institution and the sports academy.

AS A COACH:
• Identifies the requirements of sports coaching expertise and can set goals and develop a plan for advancing the coaching career.
• Can engage in systematic activities in their studies and sports coaching.
• Can provide constructive feedback to athletes.

Accomplishment methods

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Content

AS AN ATHLETE:
• Participation in events organized by the sports academy and in the kick-off discussion.
• Creating a personal training plan and maintaining a coaching diary.
• Developing a personalized study plan that takes into account sports coaching.
• Participating in coaching sessions.

AS A COACH:
• Participation in events organized by the sports academy and in the kick-off discussion.
• Planning coaching sessions and maintaining a coaching diary.
• Coaching at Vuokatti-Ruka Sports Academy training sessions for one semester (2nd spring semester) three times a week.
• Recording the hours spent on coaching and obtaining approval from the academy coach (5 credits = 125-135 hours of student work, including planning, meetings, and implementation).
• Describing the development of one's own expertise in the form of a report (approved by the Sports Academy Coach).

Location and time

Studies begin either in the fall or spring, which determines the end date of the studies. Those who started in the fall will finish the course in May, those who started in the spring will finish in December.

Teaching methods

Teaching is mainly carried out independently.
The student acts either as an athlete or as a coach and completes the tasks associated with their role in Reppu.

AS AN ATHLETE:
- Participation in events and start discussion organized by the sports academy
- Preparation of a personal training plan and filling in a training diary
- Preparation of a personal study plan that takes sports coaching into account
- Participation in coaching as an athlete.

AS A COACH:
- Participation in events and start discussion organized by the sports academy
- Planning personal coaching plan and filling in a coaching diary
- Coaching at the Vuokatti-Ruka Sports Academy (VRSA) for one semester
- Recording the hours spent on coaching and having it approved by the academy coach
- Describing the development of one's own competence in the form of a report

Employer connections

The course is done in collaboration with VRSA.

Student workload

5 credits correspond to 135 hours of student work.

The amount of work used by the student is calculated as follows:
- As an athlete, 135 hours of training must be accumulated per semester. In addition, the athlete writes a report on their training
- As a coach, planning and preparation can be counted as work so that for every 1 hour of practical coaching requires 1 hour of planning. Of these, a total of 135 hours must be accumulated to complete the course. In addition, a final report is written on the coaching process.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has completed the tasks corresponding their role and the presented criteria.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Hyväksytty / Hylätty