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Game Design in Youth Sports

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    Design inclusive and meaningful learning environments

    In this Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), you will take on the challenge of designing and testing innovative variations of Youth Sports and Physical Education activities focusing on inclusive and meaningful learning environments in ball sports.

    This BIP is a joint initiative between Windesheim Faculty of Physical Education and Sports (Calo, NL), Youth Sports Innovation Centre (NL), and Dutch Sports federations. In this program, you will take on the challenge of designing and testing innovative variations of Youth Sports and Physical Education activities focusing on inclusive and meaningful learning environments in (ball) sports.

     

    Teaching and learning

    Our (practical) lectures, master classes, design studios and study group meetings are based on ‘learning by doing’ and the principles of game design. In a close coorperation with Dutch students, you will test the activities you designed during training at various schools.

    For who?

    • Physical education students
    • Sport coaches
    • Game designers in youth and inclusive sports

    Programme overview

    Programme Goals

    Content Goals

    • Learn about the model Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and the principles of the model

    • Know the meaning of game-based approaches in sports contexts
    • Learn fundamental aspects of designing rich learning environments
    • Apply design principles to small-sided sports games in rich environments
    • Learn to apply important pedagogical aspects (game balance, differentiation, organization, involvement)
    • Create new small-sided Youth Sports Games 
    • Create attractive lesson cards to describe the new activities
    • Reflect on different designed game activities with a reflection tool (fix, fit and fun)

    Intercultural goals

    • Learn about primary and secondary school systems in the Netherlands
    • Learn about the Kingsday habits and history in the Netherlands
    • Know the meaning of Kingsday games in the Netherlands
    • Prepare students' roles for Kingsday games on Friday in Zwolle with dress code orange

     

     

    Assesment

    • Online presentation in small groups
    • An instruction video describing the game design task and rules

    Participants

    Maximum 20

    Credits

    3 EC

    When

    • 2 online classes in April
    • 5 days on campus in Zwolle, the Netherlands (April 22-26, 2024)
    • 1 online class in May (dates online classes TBD)

    Investment

    • Travel: Between 100,- and 300,- euro Accommodation (5 nights): Between 250-300,- euro (p.p. in case of a shared room)
    • Windesheim will pay most of the lunch and dinner costs and the bike rental for all the students.
    • All extra expenses are on the student's own account only for EU countries The Erasmus+ fund covers to a maximum of 490 euro

    Accommodation tips

    Don’t wait too long to find accommodation in Zwolle. Besides all the options in and around Zwolle the organization has two suggestions.

    Hotel Lumen
    The physical Education and Sports faculty has pre-booked rooms at hotel Lumen in Zwolle. A double room costs 155,- euros (including breakfast).
    lumenzwolle.nl (opens in new tab)

    If you want to take advantage of this offer, please contact the coordinator of the program Corine Visser (cbj.visser@windeshem.nl(opens in new tab)). She will send you a booking code. 

    Hostel ‘De Basis’ in Zwolle
    Hostel De Basis is a new hostel in the center of Zwolle. There are double rooms and multi-person rooms. It’s a cheap alternative. 
    debasiszwolle.nl(opens in new tab)
     

    Contact

    Corine Visser (teacher)
    cbj.visser@windesheim.nl(opens in new tab)

    Collaboration

    This program is developed in close collaboration with the Sportinnovator Jeugdsport Innovatiecentrum (Youth Sports Innovation Centre)(opens in new tab).