Game Design in Youth Sports
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.
The Game Design in Youth Sports is a joint initiative between Windesheim UAS Sports Academy (NL), Youth Sports Innovation Centre (NL), and Dutch Sports federations.
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 joint venture with Dutch students, you will test the activities you designed during training at various sports clubs.
For who?
- Physical education students
- Sport coaches
- Game designers in youth and inclusive sports
Programme overview
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Online start
The programme starts with a digital introduction and the formation of international study groups.
In these groups, you get glimpses of the organization of Youth Sports in countries across Europe. This enables you to choose a sport you would like to design activities for. -
On campus week
The online classes are followed by an in-person week at Windesheim. You will have the opportunity to work together with other international students on design frameworks for sport. You will learn how to work with the model ‘teaching games for understanding’. With this model, you will apply design principles such as differential learning, game-centered play, and self-regulation.
Afterwards, you will share your design experiences with your study group and use the feedback to improve your game design.
Discover the Netherlands
You not only experience an exciting and diverse programme on campus, we will also discover the Netherlands. By bike of course!
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Results and online wrap-up
You will leave the Netherlands with a backpack full of new ideas to implement in your own home environment.
After the on-campus week, we ask you to test your game design in your own home environment and collect the reactions of children and trainers to your design. You will present the results and share the final game design with your peers in the last online class.
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Online start
When
- 3 online classes in April
- 22 - 26 April 2024 (1 week) in Zwolle, The Netherlands
- 1 online class in May
Participants
Maximum 20
Credits
3 ECTS credits
Assessment
- Online presentation
- Video that describes the game design
Investment
- You pay your own travel and accommodation costs, lunches and dinners
- We arrange a complete programme including bike rental
- The Erasmus+ fund covers up to a maximum of €490 (if available in your country)
Contact
Corine Visser (teacher)
cbj.visser@windesheim.nl(opens in new tab)
Collaboration
This programme is developed in close collaboration with the Sportinnovator Jeugdsport Innovatiecentrum (Youth Sports Innovation Centre). Windesheim is a certified partner.
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