Course Overview

About this course

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills in designing and managing recreational sport programmes to meet the diverse needs of individuals and communities. From developing a personal and professional philosophy of recreational sport to understanding diverse sport setting and community leisure services, students will learn how to to enable access, ensure inclusiveness and garner maximum participation through programme design, financing, marketing and the use of technology.

What you'll learn

1. 1. Concepts of leisure sport, recreational sport and philosophy of recreational sport.
2. 2. Needs and constraints of diverse population segments.
3. 3. Diversity and promoting recreational sport.
4. 4. Sport programming steps.
5. 5. Tournament scheduling.
6. 6. Facilities planning.
7. 7. Financing and marketing recreational sport.
8. 8. Human resource management in recreational sport.
9. 9. Risk management in recreational sport.
10. 10. Technology in recreational sport.
11. 11. Recreational sport settings / contexts.

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