About the course

This Team Management 101 - A day in the life of a UTM is a course designed to be a guide for university team managers (UTMs) for what they will experience in a day when attending UniSport Nationals events.

What you will learn

  • Before you leave

    The preparation, logistics and planning required before you leave for an event

  • At the event

    What UTMs will do and deal with at event time

  • Performing at your best

    Why it is important to be at your best and tips to help look after yourself

Course guide

  1. 1
    • Team Management 101 Series

    • Welcome to Team Management 101 - A Day in the Life of a UTM

    • Completing this course

  2. 2
    • Module 1 - Before you leave - Preparation

    • Assessing your needs

    • Setting your expectations

    • Communications with your teams

    • Test your knowledge

  3. 3
    • Module 2 - Before you leave - Logistics

    • Accommodation

    • On ground transport

    • Lay of the land

    • A UTM packing list

    • Test your knowledge

    • Test your knowledge

  4. 4
    • Module 3 - Planning your days at the event

    • Pre-departure

    • Scheduling your daily activities

    • Example of a daily schedule

    • Test your knowledge

    • Test your knowledge

  5. 5
    • Module 4 - At the event

    • When visiting teams at venues

    • What a UTM will deal with at event time

    • Dealing with COVID

    • Dealing with injuries

    • Critical incident response

    • Test your knowledge

    • Test your knowledge

  6. 6
    • Module 5 - Performing at your best

    • How to deal with stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed at an event

    • Importance of looking after yourself at an event

    • Support available to a UTM whilst at a UniSport Nationals event

    • Course completion

Let's get started

Start your Team Management 101 - A day in the life of a UTM course now. You can complete the course at your own pace and pause and return at any time.