About the course

UniSport's Team Management 101 - Essentials is a guide for university team managers and support staff to equip you with essential knowledge, tips and resources to manage travelling and touring sport teams.

The online course is offered in simple, easy to navigate modules that can be completed at your own pace and allow you to pause and return at anytime.

What you will learn

  • Team management and administration

    Key things to consider plus advice, checklists, resources and tips to assist you when managing sporting teams.

  • Incident management

    Know what your role is, what to do, and how to do it when dealing with incidents that involve your sporting team.

  • Communication and interpersonal skills

    Tips on improving your communication skills, dealing with conflict and difficult personalities.

  • UniSport event overview

    A guide to UniSport Nationals events and international competitions.

  • External compliance and stakeholders

    Know who else to talk to, what to do, and what other things you must consider when managing travelling and touring teams.

Course guide

  1. 1

    • UniSport Team Management 101 Series

    • Welcome to Team Management 101 - Essentials

    • Getting started

    • Welcome to the UniSport events overview module

    • About UniSport Australia

    • Communications

    • UniSport Events

    • Indigenous Nationals

    • New Balance University Basketball League (UBL)

    • Summer & Winter World University Games, World University Championships and University World Cups

    • Test Your Knowledge

    • UniSport events overview completion
  2. 2

    • Welcome to the UTMs support team module

    • Planning and preparation

    • Support

    • Non-playing officials

    • Managing a successful team

    • Test your knowledge

    • A UTMs support team completion
  3. 3

    • Welcome to the team administration module

    • Set your budget

    • Flights, accommodation and vehicle hire

    • Confirm size of UTM support team

    • Schedule pre departure meetings

    • Pre event site visit (optional)

    • Familiarise yourself with UniSport requirements

    • University stakeholders and procedures

    • Project management

    • Test your knowledge

    • Team administration completion
  4. 4

    • Welcome to the Incident management module

    • Part 1 - Preparation

    • Identify potential incidents

    • Activity: Identifying incidents

    • Activity: Mitigation

    • Implement mitigation strategies

    • Developing an incident response plan

    • Connect with your university risk department

    • Appoint your on ground support team

    • Further information

    • Part 2 - Action

    • Action

    • Know when to escalate

    • Part 3 - Next Steps

    • Next steps

    • Dealing with Trauma

    • Team Manager Checklist and Resources

    • Test your knowledge

    • Incident Management completion
  5. 5

    • Welcome to the External Compliance Checklist Module

    • Basic First Aid

    • Mental health first aid – R U OK?

    • Antidoping Fundamentals

    • Test your knoweldge

    • External Compliance Checklist Module completion
  6. 6

    • Welcome to the Communication Skills Module

    • Tips to improve your communication skills

    • Dealing with conflict

    • Dealing with difficult personalities

    • Test your knowledge

    • Communication Skills Module completion