24 Sep Submit a comprehensive draft of your sport outreach plan that includes elements of your previous sections and is revised to incorporate feedback from the peer-review pr
Submit a comprehensive draft of your sport outreach plan that includes elements of
your previous sections and is revised to incorporate feedback from the peer-review process and
the instructor. The draft should be professionally written and directed toward a general audience
of your program’s hypothetical stakeholders- partners, funding sources, participants, staff- and
tell them clearly and concisely what your organization and its activities are all about.
Be sure to include a relevant and informative title, an introduction/overview of your plan, and a
wrap-up/summary. The plan should be well-organized, easy-to-follow and flow smoothly
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SMGT 504
Sport Outreach Plan – Comprehensive Draft Assignment Instructions
Overview
You will submit a comprehensive draft of your sport outreach plan that includes elements of your previous sections and is revised to incorporate feedback from the peer-review process and the instructor. The draft should be professionally written and directed toward a general audience of your program’s hypothetical stakeholders- partners, funding sources, participants, staff- and tell them clearly and concisely what your organization and its activities are all about.
Be sure to include a relevant and informative title, an introduction/overview of your plan, and a wrap-up/summary. The plan should be well-organized, easy-to-follow and flow smoothly.
Instructions
This is a comprehensive draft of the Sport Outreach plan you will create throughout the course:
· The draft should include at least ten full pages of text.
· This excludes a title page, abstract, reference page(s) and any appendices
· The work should be in APA format (the most current edition)
· At least nine sources supporting the work should be formally cited and listed in the reference page.
· A minimum of eight sources should be external to the course, i.e. in addition to the course text and any readings provided within the course.
· Direct quotations of others’ writing should not be used.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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Sports Outreach Plan: Programming Activities
Micheaux Hollingsworth
SMGT 504
Liberty University
September 8, 2024
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Introduction: This part focuses on the programming activities to be implemented by the Sports
Outreach organization that seeks to involve underprivileged youths in Chicago. As a company,
our mission is to help (Children) maintain physical fitness, healthy minds, and good
interpersonal skills while engaging in structured sports (Malete et al.,2022). The planned
programming will bring in various types of sports and recreation activities that are in line with
the mission statement: changing young lives through sports. The aimed program will be
accessible, available for a large number of people, and will be designed according to the
participants' needs.
Participant Activities: The specific activities that have been selected and associated with the
Sports Outreach initiative would entail individual and team sports. The main activities that will
be undertaken include soccer, basketball, track and field activities, as well as fitness boot camps
(Torres-Ronda et al.,2022). These activities will focus on the age difference and will cater to
children ages 6-10 years and adolescents ages 11-18 years. For each sport, there will be sessions
for newbies, intermediate, and advanced to cater to all persons of different capabilities.
Soccer and Basketball Training: The participants will play soccer and basketball skills practice
two times per week. Seventy-five minutes will be used to teach new concepts, practice, and
organize the students into small-sided games (Silva et al.,2023). Seminars will be carried out by
competent volunteer coaches who will ensure the students build a strong culture of teamwork,
discipline, and leadership.
Educational Workshops: Aside from sporting disciplines, we will open sections with lectures and
training concerning nutrition, emotional states, and self-education (Pattyn et al.,2022). These
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workshops intend to raise awareness among the participants about healthy living, mental health,
Education, and Personal development.
Travel Planning: For the sports activities and the various activities in the community
competition, we will arrange for transport, and this will be done safely to avoid cases of
individuals getting involved in accidents on the way. Local transport firms will be partnered with
to offer subsidized or free transport during events not within our vicinity (Siddiq et al., 2022). In
this context, cooperation with local community centers will be arranged to provide safe points
for children and adolescents’ delivery and pick-up. This means that parental consent forms, as
well as proper communication, will be an important tool in our travels to ensure that all measures
put in place have been complied with.
Facility and Equipment Needs: Our activities will be conducted across multiple facilities to
accommodate different sports and the varying needs of our participants. Some of the sports
activities require halls or open spaces; we have engaged the local community centers, schools,
and parks to host the gyms, fields, and tracks, respectively. Indoor activities such as Boot Camps
and workshops will tap multipurpose rooms made available through community centers
(MARCH and CAMPS). In choosing these facilities, emphasis has been placed on the
consideration of the distance and safety of the participants’ neighborhoods.
When related to mission and vision, the words mean positions that match a specific
organizational mission or vision statement. The above-planned programming activities align with
the mission and vision of our Sports Outreach organization through the delivery of planned
programs, games, and events that would help underprivileged youths with issues to do with
physical and mental health, teamwork, and personal development among other aspects. Soccer
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academy programs engaging in organized, inclusive, and affordable sporting activities should be
in a position to enable the participants to develop into better sportsmen/women and responsible
members of society.
Conclusion: The detailed programming activities provide a framework for how the youths can
be appropriately involved in recreational sports and recreation. With founded structured sports
sessions, supporting a healthy lifestyle, and giving underprivileged children in Chicago a safe
chance to grow, our goal is to create lasting positive change in their lives. The operational
commitment towards the community and partnership will be inevitable in supporting our mission
and vision.
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References
Malete, L., McCole, D., Tshube, T., Mphela, T., Maro, C., Adamba, C., … & Ocansey, R. (2022).
Effects of a sport-based positive youth development program on youth life skills and
entrepreneurial mindsets. Plos one, 17(2), e0261809.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261809
MARCH, B. CAMPS.
https://brochures.lerntools.com/pdf_uploads/SummerCamp_16%20FINAL%20LR.pdf
Pattyn, N., Van Cutsem, J., Lacroix, E., Van Puyvelde, M., Cortoos, A., Roelands, B., … & Van
Tiggelen, D. (2022). Lessons from special forces operators for elite team sports training:
how to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. Frontiers in sports and active
living, 4, 780767. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-
living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.780767/full
Siddiq, A., Tang, C. S., & Zhang, J. (2022). Partnerships in urban mobility: Incentive
mechanisms for improving public transit adoption. Manufacturing & Service Operations
Management, 24(2), 956-971.
https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/msom.2021.0987
Silva, A., Ferraz, R., Branquinho, L., Dias, T., Teixeira, J. E., & Marinho, D. A. (2023). Effects
of applying a multivariate training program on physical fitness and tactical performance
in a team sport taught during physical education classes. Frontiers in Sports and Active
Living, 5, 1291342. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-
living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1291342/full
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Torres-Ronda, L., Beanland, E., Whitehead, S., Sweeting, A., & Clubb, J. (2022). Tracking
systems in team sports: a narrative review of applications of the data and sport specific
analysis. Sports Medicine-Open, 8(1), 15.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-022-00408-z
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Sports Outreach Plan: Mission and Vision Assignment
Micheaux Hollingsworth
SMGT 504
Liberty University
September 1, 2024
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Abstract
This sports outreach plan is for underprivileged children, which seeks to provide a program
geared toward boost up success and happiness by way of sports and exercise. The mission
focuses on fostering togetherness, organizational culture, and learning while the vision aims at
every youth, poor or rich to be both a successful athlete and learner. The business plan provides
for a low-tiled organizational structure, a human resource management plan that encourages
volunteers, and a multidimensional approach to the funding of the organization which will
include grants, individual donations, and fund raising activities within the community. The above
strategic plan will help the organisation to accomplish the goal of transforming young lives
through sporting activities in a strategic manner.
Mission Statement
The purpose of our organization is to provide underprivileged young people with an
opportunity to improve their physical fitness and mental well-being through sports and physical
activities (Belcher et al., 2021). Our programs are affordable and as inclusive as possible, to help
participants develop comradeship, discipline, teamwork as well as leadership qualities necessary
to achieve in life and sports.
Vision Statement
Our vision is to create a world where each youth, regardless of socioeconomic status, can
exercise, discover himself, and succeed as an athlete and a learner besides the field (Woolcock,
2021). Our vision is to strive for unity, supportiveness, acceptance, and understanding in a
healthy environment to show that sports can change lives.
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Organizational Structure
To fulfill this mission and vision, our organization will have a flat structure to allow for
better and direct communication between members of the organization. The top management
will consist of an Executive Director, who will be responsible for providing vision and
overseeing the execution of operations in line with the main objective of the organization.
Reporting to the Executive Director will be a Program Manager who will be in charge of
overseeing the implementation of the sports programs on a day-to-day basis (Lussier & Kimball,
2024). A Community Outreach Coordinator will identify and foster meaningful relationships
with local schools, community centers, and other stakeholders, while a Volunteer Coordinator
will develop a pool of qualified and competent volunteers to support the programs of the
organization. Moreover, a Fundraising and Development Manager will pursue funding from
different sources for the organization, and a Communications and Marketing Specialist will
handle publicity about the organization and its activities (Suh et al.,2021). A key component of
this work will be the development of relationships with coaches and mentors, who will directly
be involved in the training and support of youth participants, including both sports skills and
character development.
Staffing Plan
The initial staffing plan will involve extensive use of volunteers especially in coaching
and mentoring positions. The paid positions are the Executive Director, Program Manager, and
Fundraising Manager; other positions will be created depending on the growth rate of the
organization and the availability of funds. The volunteers will be sourced from the community
and comprised of trainers with knowledge of different sporting disciplines and trainers of life
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skills (Mxekezo-Lallie, 2021). Employment will be kept limited at the start, but will be gradually
increased; for example, the Executive Director is paid and other workers like a Program and
Fundraising Manager will work part-time at the beginning of the programs, although they may
eventually become paid.
Funding Plan
Regarding the funding for our Sports Outreach organization, we will seek a diversity of
sources to ensure that the organization becomes sustainable and can expand its operations. This
strategy will involve seeking grants from the local, state, and national departments of youth
development, sports, and community health. It will be also important to establish a donor base
since we will target individuals and companies that share our vision and goals (Kouamé et al.,
2022). Annually charity runs, sports tournaments, and galas will be organized to fundraise and
increase community participation. Furthermore, local businesses, schools, and sports
organizations will be joined to share resources and funding for the common goal. Corporations
will also continue to focus on sponsoring this agency as most companies are looking forward to
investing in programs that support the community and young people.
Conclusion
When directed at these key components, our proposed Sports Outreach Plan is for
establishing a strong and effective organization that will transform underprivileged youths’ lives
through sports. This outline will serve as a roadmap for designing and implementing lasting and
competent programs, acquiring relevant resources, and forging unrelenting community
engagement efforts to positively impact clients' lives.
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References
Belcher, B. R., Zink, J., Azad, A., Campbell, C. E., Chakravartti, S. P., & Herting, M. M. (2021).
The roles of physical activity, exercise, and fitness in promoting resilience during
adolescence: effects on mental well-being and brain development. Biological psychiatry:
Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, 6(2), 225-237.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451902220302408
Kouamé, S., Hafsi, T., Oliver, D., & Langley, A. (2022). Creating and sustaining stakeholder
emotional resonance with organizational identity in social mission-driven
organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 65(6), 1864-1893.
https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2018.1143
Lussier, R. N., & Kimball, D. C. (2024). Applied sports management skills. Human Kinetics.
https://books.google.com.pk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=a57eEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1
&dq=Reporting+to+the+Executive+Director+will+be+a+Program+Manager+who+will+
be+in+charge+of+overseeing+the+implementation+of+the+sports+programs+on+a+day-
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day+basis&ots=YAtnMCnbKP&sig=sVvAWTIXLtooeX9nS0d08QHmzxE&redir_esc=y
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Mxekezo-Lallie, K. B. (2021). The influence of volunteering in sport for development sector on
career advancement: a case study in southern Africa. University of Johannesburg (South
Africa).
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Suh, J., Hoang, T., & Hijal-Moghrabi, I. (2021). Nonprofit external communications: General
management, public relations, or fundraising tool? Journal of Public and Nonprofit
Affairs, 7(2), 220-239. https://jpna.org/index.php/jpna/article/view/420
Woolcock, A. (2021). Examining Perceptions and Effects of the Socioeconomic Effect on Youth
Amateur Athlete Participation (Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University).
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Integrating Evangelism and Discipleship in Sport Outreach Programming
Micheaux Hollingsworth
Liberty University
SMGT 504
September 15, 2024
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Introduction:
Sports outreach programs are unique to catalyze physical exercises together with the
spiritual aspect (Kang et al.,2024). Included in this plan are clear methods to support evangelism
and discipleship amid a Sports Outreach program with participants developing athletic skills as
well as spiritually.
Strategies for Evangelism: To effectively integrate evangelism, the program will utilize the
following methods:
Pre-Event Devotions and Prayer Sessions: Before each sports event, a short devotion
and prayer will be made thus providing religious guidance for the activities for the day (Dollahite
et al., 2023). These devotions will associate biblical passages with the proper sports values such
as the importance of teamwork and the act of not giving up.
Faith-Based Sports Clinics: Clinics that are to be conducted by professional athletes
also have sessions where athletes themselves will narrate real-life accounts and explain how their
Christianity affects their athletics (Young, 2024). These narratives will enable a connection from
which participants will be able to reflect on faith within the context of the stories.
Outreach Events with a Gospel Focus: Tournaments and community games will be
conducted, including gospel presentations and testimonials, to directly present isolated
individuals to the Christian gospel (Davis, 2022).
Strategies for Discipleship: To foster discipleship, the program will employ the following
approaches:
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Mentorship Programs: Specific guidance will be given through one or small group
sessions, especially for mature Christians to be assigned to participants (Givens, 2020). This will
result in better debate about one’s beliefs and spiritual development and issues concerning ethics.
Bible Study Groups: There will be Bible study classes conducted every week and this
will enable people with engagement in sporting activities to learn the Bible and how to apply its