WHAT IS SPORTS TUTORING?
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AGENDA
Why sports?
Why tutoring?
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WHY SPORTS?
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ACCORDING TO STUDIES…
Only 26 % of all students exercise enough
42 % of male and 28 % of female UAS students are overweight
Almost 15 % of UAS students would like to get help with starting
to exercise
Age 18-35 is critical for sporty behavior!
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EXERCISING & STUDY ABILITY
Physical activity improves your memory and concentration
Exercising stimulates brain cell growth
Among young people, insufficient physical activity has been
linked with:
Problems in emotional life
Problems with attention and behavior
Students who exercise can even gain better scores!
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WHY TUTORING?
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ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER
Tutoring is known practically in every University in Finland
Why not use the same method and existing knowledge to promote
sports?
Sports Tutors encourage other students to do sports and
familiarize them with the sport facilities at the campus
Creates and alternative to boozy student culture
Supports the sport culture of the Uni
Acting as “agents” among the students
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SPORTS TUTORING & STUDY ABILITY
Study environment (social environment)
Being fit is a significant factor in coping in every day life
Study communities and students’ own communities
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Getting to know new people is easier when you are doing something
Creating new groups to be a member of
Making it easier to find new friends
Reducing loneliness
Reducing bullying
Creating an alternative to mere partying during the first few weeks
Teaching
Tutoring  Sports Tutoring (bringing a new dimension to it)
Personal resources (social skills, physical and mental health)
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NATIONAL GOALS
To reach also those who do not exercise enough
To prevent the alienation from sports
To create and boost new kind of sports culture among students
To support sense of community and health promotion in the
higher education institutes
To create a supporting network for those who are not that exited
about sports but would like to be
 To make it easier and funnier to do sports together!
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
26 higher education institutes have started Sports Tutoring:
Helsinki (AYY, HYY, METKA, HELGA)
Turku (TYY, ÅAS, TUO)
Jyväskylä (KOOLS, JYY)
Lappeenranta (SaLUT)
Mikkeli (MAMK)
Pori (SAMMAKKO)
Kajaani (KAMO)
Lahti (LAMKO)
HUMAKO
Joensuu (ISYY)
Tampere (TAMKO, Tamy)
Kuopio (ISYY, Savotta)
Rovaniemi (korkeakoululiikunta)
Kemi-Tornio (KETOAKKU)
Hämeenlinna (HAMKO)
Oulu (OSAKO)
Vaasa (VYY)
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REMEMBER:
SPORTS TUTORING IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!
 Make it easy to participate!
 Most importantly: Have fun
yourself!
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