Multisport camp

General Sport Instructor
1-time activity, Medium (1 month), Short (1 week)
Camp, Event
NGO / Association, Others, Sport Clubs

This type of multisport activity is structured as camps.
There are 2 types of camps that can be organized: multisport camp and thematical camp with multisport sessions.

The camps belong to traditional types of the daily camps with the specialized emphasize on the multisport. The camp with multisport sessions can be organized as a response to the lack of physical education in the schools and focus on sport activities supporting socialisation.

This activity can bring an innovative approach to the camps:

Multisport – to plan and implement activity covering the broad spectrum of the sport and focus on the participants’ competence;
Thematical with multisport – to balance the thematical activity with multisport, to balance educational and creative activities with the outdoor and indoor physical activity.

Both types of camps aim at adopting the sport as a joyful routine in their life and free time.

Period: Summer
Hours: 40 hours
Participants: between 30 and 60
Sports that can be covered: athletics, dance, ball sports, Zumba, yoga, sport games, archery.

Success or innovation factors

Fusion of non-formal educational activities with different sports;
Added value brought by a youth worker with a specialisation in some sports;
Diversity of sports;
Rich spectrum of sports;
Acquisition of different competences;
Synchronized team (a combination of different expertise and practical experience);
Experience of non-formal educational camps;
Non-formal education as a objective in the multisport approach.

Methodological approach

The methodology is based on a format of daily camps organized during working days from 7:30 till 16:30. The methodology is based on non-formal education where sport is a tool used for competence development and also as a physical activity.
The multisport approach plays an important role in the methodology as it covers different elements (information, structure, technique, competence).
In the methodology of the camps the multisport approach brings cooperation and mutual support, motivation and joy.

Potential risks

Expertise of the team;
Time management to introduce and practice the sport;
Weather conditions;
Organisation of the group as to make the activity accessible and at the same time interesting and challenging for each participant (number of participants, age, skills).

Replicability / Opportunity for future use

Flexible format of the activity with different adjustments;
Accessibility and variety of sports;
Combination of non-formal education and known sports, introduction and practice of marginal sports;
Possible link to follow-up activities with the focus on “multisport culture”.

Activities

Some preparatory activities that can be considered:

Meeting of the team in order to introduce the concept;
Meetings to develop the concept and prepare activities;
Meetings with the coaches;
Map of activities (outdoor, indoor, weather options, team division);
Evaluation plan;
Conclusions and follow-up plan.

Human resources (qualification/skills)

For this activity a Sports Coach can be involved as well as a Youth Worker with expertise in physical education, non-formal education and/or sports.

Logistic

Equipment and material, time schedule for preparation, implementation and evaluation.

Materials and equipment

Sport equipment for the activities.
Handouts for pupils for individual notes, pens – reflection and self-reflection (on what did they do, what they have achieved etc.)

Recruiting of participants

The recruitment of the participants can be done via an application process.

Administrative / Bureaucracy

A self-directed activity done by the organisation which offers enough freedom for its implementation.

Communication with participants

The communication with the families of the participants can be done through different channels:

Online: before starting the activity – parents;
In person: every day, after each day of activity;
By social media – daily;
By email: at the end of each week, sending to the parents a questionnaire to fill in.

Communication with stakeholders and media

The stakeholders that can be involved:

Local and regional authorities;
Sport facilities and public sport spaces;
Team members with sport experience/expertise;
In specific cases – sport coaches;

Evaluation

Feedback of the participants including the conclusions and learning outcomes related to each sport;
Evaluation of the team;
Evaluation of group;
Evaluation of the sport sessions;
General evaluation of the whole camp.