Learning Outcomes
The course will analyze the organization of academies, the structure and philosophy of a professional team and the use of sports facilities.
During the course you will:
- present the ways of organization and the purpose of a sports academy.
- clarify the difference between academies and sports sections of organized academies.
- clarify the influence of the coach on the behaviour of the athlete in an academy
- to highlight the relationship between athlete-coach-parent.
- to use applied sciences in the improvement of basic skills.
- analyse the way a professional club is organised.
- to present the financial analysis of a professional team.
- analyse the maximisation of the return on a sports sponsorship.
- describe the obligations of athletes towards a professional club.
- present the use of professional contracts.
- analyse how sports facilities are managed.
- show the operation of a sports facility as a revenue generator for a professional team.
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Organization of sports academies
2. Organization of sports events (camps, tournaments)
3. The relationship between parents-athletes-coaches
4. Business approach of a sports academy
5. Sponsorship program of a sports academy
6. Organization of professional teams
7. Structure and operation of a professional team
8. Administration of associations, federations and other sports bodies - sports facilities
9. Legal issues in sports administration, administration of sports clubs, TAA-AAE
10. Operational structure of sports facilities
11. Security issues of sports facilities
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Faigenbaum, A., Lloyd, R., Oliver, J. (2023 ). Βασικές αρχές Προπόνησης Παιδιών και Εφήβων. American College of Sports Medicine. Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Κωνσταντάρας.