National Recommendations for University Sport

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1 National Recommendations for University Sport a purpose-built tool to promote sport for all students Jussi Ansala, Special Advisor for University Sport, Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) Sport, education, university: joining efforts for athletes dual career and active societies Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU Conference September 2017, Tartu, Estonia 1

2 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION Few general facts about Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) Finnish Recommendations for University Sports: 1) Historical aspects 2) Basic contents 3) Some insights & methodological choices 4) Future prospects 2

3 FINNISH STUDENT SPORTS FEDERATION (OLL) National advocacy and service organisation Founded in 1924 Finland s largest student organisation with about members Our mission is to promote student well-being and health and sports culture among students Sports policy advocacy Creating new models to increace physical activity Coordinating sports and member events 3

4 MISSION: OLL promotes sports culture and wellbeing among students 30 % of students exercise enough from a health perspective ** VISION: GOAL 2020: Increase the level up to 50 % ** International guidelines for health-enhancing physical activity for adults aged 18 64: Moderate aerobic physical activity 2h 30min / week, or vigorous aerobic physical activity 1h 15min / week. In addition muscle-trengthening and balance training 2 times / week. (see e.g. ) 4

5 OLL AS AN ORGANISATION The board is selected every year by the General Assembly 4 members: the president, 2 vice presidents and 1 member of board Presidents are always students working for the federation 4 employees Secretary general, 2 special advisors for university sport and 1 coordinator for education and events 5

6 SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR ACTIONS AND GOALS Reducing the amount of sitting Barometer for University Sport 2017 Service chain from student health care to sport services Sports Tutoring Recommendations for University Sports Social marketing as a means to influence students behavior Finnish Student Championships in ~ 20 sports SELL Students Games with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Sectormeetings for people in charge of sports And the model of Surprise Squat! LET S TRY IT IN THIS SESSION 6

7 NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS: 1) HISTORICAL ASPECTS : The Finnish Government heavily burdened (at least partly by OLL) to enhance students sport services at the universities (e.g. markings in University Laws, National Sport Program, Government Program) 2009: A concrete suggestion to Ministry of Education and Culture to start a process towards The Minimum Criteria for University Sports in Finland 2010: An expert group led by Rector Councils works (grinds) towards recommendations 2011: National Recommedations for University Sports will be announced 7

8 NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS: 2) BASIC CONTENTS Foundation: A) Sports in the strategy of the university B) Funding for sport services Functional structures: C) Human resources in planning of sport servicess D) Facilities/premises for sport services Functional processes: E) Feedback System The Objective: Functional sport services: F) Versatile selection of sports G) Activating new users H) User rate of Sport services 8

9 LET S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST THREE (SEE ALL FROM HERE: ) 9

10 BAROMETER FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS (2014): (SOME) IMPORTANT RESULTS RELATING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO STUDENTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 10

11 NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS: 3) SOME KEY INSIGHTS IN TO THE CONTENTS & METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES The Sports House model Operationalized Vision 2020 Regular evaluation 11

12 THE SPORTS HOUSE -MODEL The model was originally invented by Student Research Foundation (Otus) in 2007 It is based on Balanced Scorecard Methodology (See e.g. ) Originally, the model didn t include any recommended levels, but it provided recommendations as a useful theoretical framework (The model also has a suitably rousing academic twist for people at Universities ) 12

13 THE VISION 2020 & IT S OPERATIONALIZATION & REGULAR EVALUATION The Vision for University Sport 2020: University Sport is an established and appreciated part of the studying and working environment in every Finnish University It seems to me that it s not that usual to operationalize a defined vision (i.e. make it practically measurable) Thus, I feel it s also quite rare that the satisfaction / realisation (level) of the vision is regularly evaluated We are at least trying to make it otherwise! 13

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17 NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS: 2) FUTURE PROSPECTS Original recommendations are a little bit old school: the focus is almost solely on traditional sport facilities and issues related to them! In 2017, we ll update the contents of the recommendations Most importantly, we ll add two (2) new components: 1) Guidelines for reducing sitting time at University campuses 2) Guidelines for sportifying University campuses 17

18 With today s furniture one has to be clever (& daring!) in order to reduce sitting time at Finnish universities 18

19 a In addition to traditional sport services, there are lots of possibilities to sportify Finnish University campuses 19

20 Let s do it once more: SURPRISE SQUAT! Thanks! Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliitto - 20