OCDC – Junior Athletes

The OCDC online course for junior athletes is dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of having a dual career, and to providing advice and tips on how to manage an elite sports career with regular studies. In this course, learners will find strategies to cope with balancing these two aspects of their life, get to know opportunities for institutional and interpersonal support in dual career development and hear success stories from other young athletes.

Certifiers:

Olympic Committee of Slovenia - Association of Sports Federations

Course description

The OCDC online course for Junior athletes grants learners advice on how to manage schedules between education and sports, cope with the pressure of elite performance and education, create a personal brand, find dual career support and plan for the future. This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

Curriculum

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Understanding the importance of time management

1.3. Conclusions and takeaways

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Labor Market

2.3. Work-Life planning

2.4. Where to look for a job?

2.5. The labor market communication package

2.6. Conclusions and takeaways

3.1. Introduction

3.2. A case study of successful post-sport career-building opportunities

3.3. Sport management as a career-building opportunity for young elite athletes

3.4. More career builiding opportunities for young elite athletes

3.5. Conclusions and Takeaways

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Definitions and responsibilities

4.3. Mental health disorders and symptoms in elite athletes

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Personal branding

5.3. Engaging with fans and the public

5.4. Conclusions and Takeaways

Instructors

Abdullah DUMAN

Turkish Olympic Committee

see profile

Gabriel MUJOLLARI

Hellenic Olympic Committee

see profile

Georgia PAPATHANASIOU

see profile

Lena GABRŠČEK

Olympic Committee of Slovenia Association of Sports Federations

see profile

Luiza ZŁOTKOWSKA

Polish Olympic Committee

see profile

Marcin DOROS

see profile

More info

“Olympic Committees for Dual Careers” (OCDC) is a project funded by the Erasmus+ programme dedicated to promoting dual careers among elite athletes, raising awareness of the importance and opportunities that dual careers provide. It aims to develop support mechanisms for elite athletes to manage their sporting careers and studies simultaneously, and to provide elite athletes with opportunities to find their passions and vocations beyond sport and acquire essential skills to jump into the employment market after retirement.

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