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How to Support Students to Balance Sport and Study at School

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4. Implement a genuine collaboration between sport leaders and sport federations and schools
Negotiate with the coach the work calendar and leaves to competitions, create contact tools and make the students use a learning diary for sports and studies: this helps communication and provides transparency of the students’ activities. Invite the coaches to the school for a common planning session for the schedule of the next semester. Some exam dates can be negotiated and planned together with the sport clubs. Work on creating a good atmosphere for common understanding and interaction. Give the study counsellor’s contact information and introduce him/her to the coaches: knowing the person always helps interaction.
Learning Objective
The learning objective of step 4 is to show new ways for interaction and cooperation between schools and sport clubs/coaches. Common planning that takes into consideration the schedules of practices and games may help when planning the schedule for exams and tests and thus reduce the number of absences.
Online Resources
  • “Sport élite “ section at Collège Sainte-VéroniqueCollège Sainte-Véronique in Liège, Belgium, offers students the possibility to combine a curriculum in their chosen option (Latin, mathematics, sciences, economics…) and the intensive practice of their sport thanks to an adapted timetable to follow all the courses.
  • Premiere SportsIn 2013 Premiere Sport launched the Inspire Programme, an initiative delivered by qualified sports professionals. It offers schools tailor made suites of sport and activity options targeted towards achieving curriculum outcomes. It is designed to be inclusive, with complete activity structures to engage all pupils, from those not normally inspired by sport, through to the budding stars of the future.
  • How clubs can add cooperation with schools? (only in Finnish)Suggestions on how to improve the cooperation between schools and sport clubs, case Vantaa, Finland
  • Benefits of the cooperation between schools and sport clubs (only in Finnish)A video clip and case Leppävaara, Espoo (Finland) made by young students for the main TV channel in Finland.

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