OCDC – Senior Athletes

The OCDC online course for senior athletes is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of preparing for a post-athletic career. In this course, learners will find strategies to cope with balancing elite sports and education or employment, find adult education opportunities compatible with athletes’ schedules, build a support network and learn about institutional support programmes and manage their own brand.

Certifiers:

Olympic Committee of Slovenia - Association of Sports Federations

Course description

The OCDC online course for senior athletes grants learners advice on how to manage schedules, access eLearning opportunities and abroad education, prepare for career transition, manage their brand, communicate with sponsors and the public, and find dual career support. 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. Undestanding the importance of time management

1.3. Long-Term Planning and Balancing Academics and Sport Goals

1.4. Conclusions and Takeaways

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Labour Market

2.3. Work-Life planning

2.4. Where to look for a job?

2.5. The labour market communication package

2.6. Conclusions and takeaways

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Business Psychology

3.3. Talent Development and Management

3.4. Sport Psychology

3.5. Transferable Skills

3.6. The challenge of career transition

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Definitions and responsibilities

4.3. Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders in Elite Athletes

4.4. Roles and Responsibilities

4.5. Athletic performance and mental health

5.1. Introduction

5.2. What is networking?

5.3. Networking and mental health

5.4. Single Point of Contact

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Personal branding and social media

6.3. Sponsorship communication

6.4. Engaging with fans and the public

6.5. Labor Market

6.6. Conclusions and takeaways

Instructors

Abdullah DUMAN

Turkish Olympic Committee

see profile

Gabriel MUJOLLARI

Hellenic Olympic Committee

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Georgia PAPATHANASIOU

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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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