5 SKILLS 1 SPORTER
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Policy Influence
The use of Sport as a tool for Sport Management and Policy Influence is a very much needed skill, along with influence or negotiation. These are all skills that are intrinsically linked to the role of a leader. The importance of debating and working on these concepts concerns the personal and technical development of people for their roles as leaders and followers, as it allows them to better understand what is necessary to develop each of the skills, when to apply this knowledge and how to identify in others the characteristics associated with these skills. For this training we will consider leadership as being present in everything, manifesting itself in three ways: one to one; from one to context; from one to the hierarchy. The activities developed within the scope of this training aim to provide trainees not only with skills related to competencies but also with materials that they can use to disseminate this content in their own contexts and organizations.
LESSONS
Lesson 1
Activity:
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Ice-breaking and team-building using a “European Summit” activity. Participants stand in different positions based on their country of origin, travel experiences, and favorite places.
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Leadership exploration through group discussions and use of the Miro platform for conceptual sharing.
Objective:
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Help participants get to know each other.
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Foster a safe, creative, and inclusive learning environment.
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Introduce and explore the concept of leadership in various contexts (one-to-one, group, and hierarchy).
Lesson 2
Activity:
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"Horse Trading" simulation. Participants were divided into groups and assigned specific roles to negotiate the sale of a horse. Both in-person and online participants collaborated in this role-playing negotiation exercise.
Objective:
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Provide hands-on experience in group negotiation.
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Emphasize key negotiation principles such as understanding interests, reciprocal concessions, building alliances, and creative problem-solving.
Lesson 3
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Activity:
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Stick Game: Six participants connected their index fingers to a stick and worked together to lower the stick to the ground without losing contact.
Objective:
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Highlight the importance of communication, teamwork, and managing different personalities to achieve group success.
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Develop leadership skills such as listening, collaboration, and managing team dynamics.
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Lesson 4
Activity:
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Groups created policies for a sustainable and gender-equitable sports club. Each participant had a specific role such as gender equity expert, sustainability specialist, or policy analyst. The groups presented their policies at the end of the session.
Objective:
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Engage participants in real-world policy-making.
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Encourage critical thinking, teamwork, and the integration of sustainability and gender equality in policy development.