WOMEN SPORTSLEADERSHIP (MASTERCLASS)

  • Flexible alongside sport & job

  • Top lecturers from the world of sports & business
  • Prestigious certificate in the German-speaking sports industry

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WOMEN SPORTSLEADERSHIP (MASTERCLASS)

  • Flexible alongside sport & job

  • Top lecturers from the Bundesliga & European soccer

  • Prestigious masterclass in German-speaking soccer

++ LIMITED TO 30 PLACES – REGISTER NOW! ++

++ LIMITED TO 30 PLACES – REGISTER NOW! ++

EXPAND YOUR COMPETENCIES AS A WOMAN WITH LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY IN SPORTS

We, the International Football Institute and the VfB Stuttgart Academy, jointly pursue the goal of making football a little better every day!

However, the great potential of women in the entire sport remains an almost untapped resource. We would like to influence this positively as an impulse generator and therefore use our knowledge, our contacts and our possibilities of football to make them usable for the entire sport.

It is time for change, because only about 20% of those in leadership positions in sports are female, whereas the overall percentage of women in this industry is actually over 50%.

With the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership we offer women in the sports business, active and already no longer active sportswomen, as well as ambitious female employees from every sport the possibility to experience application-oriented expert knowledge in a compact form. Expanding contacts through network management, gaining visibility and taking the lead in sports through communicative and psychological strength – these are the goals of our participants.

In order to achieve these goals together, we have developed seven application-oriented modules that will significantly strengthen you in your personal development due to their great relevance for the future. Furthermore, our certificate course convinces with additional impulse lectures, for example in the fields of digital business models and sustainability.

All course participants benefit from our semi-virtual study concept, in which we offer 24/7 access to a modern online learning platform. In addition, we design the learning phases with both one attendance day per module, which we hold at the Mercedes Benz Arena or other VfB Stuttgart premises, and additional online seminars.

We attach great importance to small learning groups and consequently limit the number of participants. This is also particularly important to us, as we will create a protected space for personal exchange.

It is therefore best to register immediately for the next certificate course.

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OUR PARTICIPANTS RATE US

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Quality of the lecturers

Grade 1,71 Ø

Individual support

Grade 1,96 Ø

Learning Platform/Virtual Phase

Grade 1,66 Ø

Overall impression of the face-to-face event

YOUR ADVANTAGES: YOU DEVELOP YOUR KNOW-HOW AS A LEADER

Did you know that only about 20% of those in leadership positions in sports are female? With the overall percentage of women in this industry being just over half We will counteract this inequality.

Through your education and training in the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership you will be able to compete in different sports and make your way to the top.

This puts you, along with your team, at the center of this program. Aspects of team development, as well as managing your organization are key points to make the difference and set yourself apart from others.

Further basics are to develop a good feeling for current trends in and around the sports business through successful communication and basic psychological knowledge. Excellent speakers guarantee a program at the highest level with exciting insights behind the scenes and the sharing of personal experiences that will help you on your way.

You will also benefit from the other participants, the presence days on site in the Mercedes-Benz Arena or on the grounds of the VfB Stuttgart, and expand your network with us.

You will deal intensively with topics such as management skills in sports, communication as a key qualification, leadership skills in various business areas or the legal basics, which will give you a head start. The instructors will work with you to put the content into the context of different sports. In this way, you can also benefit from the cross-comparison of the different sports.

You will acquire know-how specifically geared to the versatility of sports, which will significantly advance the quality of your decision-making. Your qualification creates confidence among all internal decision-makers and also has a positive effect on external stakeholders in the industry.

  • EXCLUSIVITY
    Deepen your expert status in the sports industry & set yourself apart from your competition thanks to exclusive learning content.

  • NETWORK
    Benefit from our relationships with key decision makers in sports & expand your personal network.

  • SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE
    Learn from top experts from various sports and business sectors

  • FLEXIBILITY
    Use modern e-learning & educate yourself comfortably besides sports & job

  • PRACTICE NEARBY
    Gain insights into the daily challenges of people with expertise & use these insights for your daily work routine

  • PRESTIGE
    Secure a nationally recognized certificate that enjoys a high reputation in the German-speaking sports industry.

SHORT PROFILE OF THE MASTERCLASS "WOMEN SPORTSLEADERSHIP

  • ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
    Qualified high school diploma, interest in a variety of sports and experience in sports.

  • PERFORMANCE SPECTRUM
    30 ECTS credits (creditable at selected universities)

  • LEARNING CONCEPT
    Blended Learning (Online+Presence)

  • COURSE FEES
    4.450€ (including 199€ registration fee) Per month 472,34€ (flexible financing models - from 250€ per month)

  • TARGET GROUP
    Women who want to develop in leadership positions in sport or who aspire to leadership positions
    Women who want to improve their expertise and action knowledge
    Upcoming Young Professionals
    former or active athletes who want to build up another mainstay

  • CONTACT PERSON
    Florian Brachtel

  • STUDY LOCATION
    Stuttgart

  • REGISTRATION DEADLINES
    The registration deadline for the next course follows.

  • START TIME
    01.11.2024

  • TEACHING DURATION
    9 months

  • COURSE DATES
    Start is in November 2024. You can find the module dates in the module descriptions

  • STUDY MODEL
    Part-Time

TARGET GROUP OF THE MASTERCLASS "WOMEN SPORTSLEADERSHIP”

The Masterclass is a Germany-wide training and further education program and is aimed at women who are enthusiastic about sports. Especially women who already hold leadership positions in sports or who want to develop into such leadership positions.

We want to address women who want to improve their expertise and action knowledge.

Young professionals can benefit from the Masterclass, but also already established personalities who work in sports clubs, sports associations, sports companies or sports administration.

Active and former female athletes who want to put their practical knowledge into practice and possibly aspire to a professional future in sports business will also benefit from the experience of the program's experts.

Prerequisites for participation in the course are a qualified high school diploma, great enthusiasm for sports, cross-sport thinking and an interest in working with people.

EXPERTS QUOTES

"Women in sports - not just active on the court or field, but as leaders with skills and their own approaches. That is the goal we are pursuing as the VfB Stuttgart Academy in cooperation with the International Football Institute.

Diversity, role models and practical examples will be important for motivating young talents who want to get involved in leadership roles. In this jointly developed certificate, experts provide insights into the world of sport, impart key qualifications and competencies on various topics such as leadership, power, communication, team development and psychology - important building blocks for being well equipped in the world of sports.

The exchange in a protected space, the experience of the lecturers and the presence in the environment of professional soccer are central components of this unique masterclass."

"It will do the soccer business good if we see more women in leadership positions! That is my firm conviction.

I had the privilege of serving as managing director of the Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Nürnberg, MSV Duisburg and Hannover 96 for around 20 years, and it's clear to see: It's like it was - women are still currently underrepresented as managers in sports. We want to change this with the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership.

The Masterclass Women Sportsleadership represents an education and training program that is completely new on the training market. We focus exclusively on addressing and developing women. Experienced lecturers present and impart unique module contents with a focus on application in practice to an exclusive group of women. It is particularly important for us to offer this programme across all sports. Because all participants will benefit from the exchange of many personalities with individual experiences in different sports.

We are very grateful that we were able to develop the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership together with our partner - the VfB Stuttgart Academy. The concrete experience that my colleague Yvonne Kosian-Räker brings in as head of the VfB Stuttgart Academy defines another unique selling point of the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership."

 

"I consider the creation of offers to support women on their way to leadership positions in sport important and sensible. In addition to teaching key qualifications, networking and the exchange of experiences are top priorities. Therefore, I am happy to be part of the new Masterclass 'Women Sportsleadership' of the VfB Stuttgart Academy in cooperation with the International Football Institute, and give the participants an insight into my many years of experience in top management in the Bundesliga and as one of the founders of the initiative 'Football can do more!

YOUR LEARNING CONTENT IN THE MASTERCLASS "WOMEN SPORTSLEADERSHIP”

The training and further education program is carried out by the International Football Institute in cooperation with the VfB Stuttgart Academy. Renowned lecturers impart application-oriented knowledge for practical work.

In the seven modules, each with one day of attendance and one online seminar, the participants deal intensively with the focal points of women in sport, psychological skills, management skills in sport, communication as a key qualification, leadership skills in sport, legal basics and team development.

At the end of the certificate course, each participant completes a final presentation and a final paper.

The program also underpins the fact that good and modern leadership in sports does not depend on gender, but on appropriate knowledge and skills, which the participants acquire in this certificate in a theoretically sound, as well as practical way.
The contents are taught exclusively by top experts.

The Women in Sport module deals generally with the status quo of women in the sports industry and the fundamental contexts of development over the past decades. This is because those who gain knowledge of development contexts can use this knowledge to their own benefit and their own development.

In this module, topics such as the compatibility of career and family and the history of the ban on sport are addressed. This module also aims to compare different types of sport and presents positive examples to motivate and inspire participants.

The participants will initially focus intensively on self-analysis and the associated question: Where do I want to go? Other topics include stress management, the right way to deal with prejudices and power games, and bias management.

The core element of the Management Skills in Sport module is the fundamentals of modern management. It deals intensively with network management, which is particularly important, and provides insights into how to build and maintain networks in the best possible way. By working on the topic of crisis management, students also make concrete preparations for times when quick and decisive action is required. PR and public relations are dealt with in order to achieve the best possible positioning of the association or company. In addition, self-marketing is another key topic in order to be able to present your own personality in line with your own development plan.

Module 4 shows that successful communication is a key qualification for every leader. Leading employees is best achieved when rhetoric, body language, argumentation skills and conversation skills form a coordinated unit. Other topics in the module include internal and external communication and self-branding.

The fifth module, Leadership Skills in Sport, starts by looking at individual leadership styles. This is followed by a discussion of how to lead employees and teams well. Other key topics include negotiation training and mentoring, in which students explore the questions: What is it? What are the benefits? And above all, how does it work?

In this module, participants gain an insight into the legal foundations relevant to their professional activities. They learn about the differences between professional sport and other sectors. Furthermore, the differences between management positions in different types of companies - for example AG, GmbH or e.V. - are explained and the respective significance for the people working there is discussed. Finally, attention is drawn to the topic of employment law and harassment in the workplace and the legal consequences that can be drawn.

The final module 7 deals intensively with the development of the team. The different personalities of a team and their interaction are addressed. This is of paramount importance when dealing with the task of team building. The different team roles are also dealt with in detail and particularly application-oriented knowledge is imparted. The potential of the participants multiplies when the strengths of team development are optimally developed. This module also discusses the efficient resolution of conflicts in order to skillfully and consciously eliminate these risks.

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OUR LEARNING CONCEPT: BLENDED LEARNING, FLEXIBLE ALONGSIDE SPORT & WORK

Blended learning is even more than e-learning: it combines the classic face-to-face seminars with various online learning formats, thus making learning more modern, flexible and transfer effective. Due to the semi-virtual concept and the block models, the programs are extra-occupational and can therefore also be carried out alongside sport and family.
The certificate program is therefore much more than an online or distance learning program.

In order to test the knowledge gained, online tests are just as possible as study papers on individual topics.
The innovative learning approach guarantees the compatibility of work, sports and further education.
Lecturers with enormous expertise impart practical knowledge at the highest level during the seven days of attendance.

  • BALANCED MIX OF ONLINE LEARNING AND FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING

  • MULTIMEDIA STUDY MATERIAL

  • PERSONAL CONTACT PERSONS

  • INTERACTIVE EXCHANGE

  • PROMOTION OF DIGITAL SKILLS

  • INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AT YOUR OWN PACE

  • HIGHEST APPLICATION ORIENTATION AND FLEXIBILITY

  • IDEAL TRAINING ALONGSIDE SPORT AND WORK

The VfB Stuttgart Academy

The VfB Stuttgart Academy is a unique platform of support and education.

Whether you are a competitive athlete, a young professional or a manager - the academy will turn you into a professional!

Advantages that only the VfB Stuttgart Academy offers

Here, not only the club cosmos of VfB Stuttgart awaits the participants as a backdrop. The special composition of teaching, quality, content and tailor-made offers makes the academy an exceptional place to learn.

Together with its renowned educational partners, the VfB Stuttgart Academy has built up an educational offering that is second to none. In addition to sound theories, VfB Stuttgart experts provide the appropriate practical insights and experiences.

ALL INFORMATION ON THE VfB STUTTGART ACADEMY

OUR LEARNING CONCEPT: BLENDED LEARNING

Blended learning is even more than e-learning: it combines the classic face-to-face seminars with various online learning formats, thus making learning more modern, flexible and transfer effective. Due to the semi-virtual concept and the block models, the programs are extra-occupational and can therefore also be carried out alongside sport and family.
The certificate program is therefore much more than an online or distance learning program.

In order to test the knowledge gained, online tests are just as possible as study papers on individual topics.
The innovative learning approach guarantees the compatibility of work, sports and further education.
Lecturers with enormous subject expertise impart practical knowledge at the highest level during the ten days of attendance.

  • BALANCED MIX OF ONLINE LEARNING AND FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING

  • MULTIMEDIA STUDY MATERIAL

  • PERSONAL CONTACT PERSONS

  • INTERACTIVE EXCHANGE

  • PROMOTION OF DIGITAL SKILLS

  • INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AT YOUR OWN PACE

  • HIGHEST APPLICATION ORIENTATION AND FLEXIBILITY

  • IDEAL TRAINING ALONGSIDE SPORT AND WORK

The VfB Stuttgart Academy

The VfB Stuttgart Academy is a unique platform of support and education.

Whether you are a competitive athlete, a young professional or a manager - the academy will turn you into a professional!

Advantages that only the VfB Stuttgart Academy offers

Here, not only the club cosmos of VfB Stuttgart awaits the participants as a backdrop. The special composition of teaching, quality, content and tailor-made offers makes the academy an exceptional place to learn.

Together with its renowned educational partners, the VfB Stuttgart Academy has built up an educational offering that is second to none. In addition to sound theories, VfB Stuttgart experts provide the appropriate practical insights and experiences.

ALL INFORMATION ON THE VfB STUTTGART ACADEMY

YOUR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS A MANAGER IN SPORTS

If you are a convincing manager in sports clubs or companies in the sports business, you can assume maximum responsibility and lead the institution into a successful future. And, of course, also profit financially accordingly.

With your skills and knowledge, you become one of the faces of the club or your company and contribute significantly to its success.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to constantly adapt and thus optimize your institution in the fast-moving times through your own vision work and by following megatrends.

Your cooperation and your scope of duties will extend across all levels, from employees to all stakeholders in the business environment, such as sponsors.

Good communication significantly influences the success within your institution and thus continuously increases your personal value on the job market.

Kathleen Krüger (Team Manager FC Bayern Munich), Kerstin Holze (Vice President DOSB), Dr. Verena Svensson (Vice President German Handball Federation) as well as Christiane Hollander and Esin Rager (both Vice Presidents St. Pauli) are probably among the best known women in leadership. Kathleen Krüger (Team Manager FC Bayern Munich), Kerstin Holze (Vice President DOSB), Dr. Verena Svensson (Vice President German Handball Federation) as well as Christiane Hollander and Esin Rager (both Vice Presidents St. Pauli) are probably among the best known women in leading positions in sports in Germany.

Would you like to be one of them? Then decide today and register for our Masterclass Women Sportsleadership.

THESE COOPERATION PARTNERS TRUST
ON OUR EXPERTISE

By cooperating with us, our partners come into direct and personal contact with decision-makers from the soccer industry who work for us as lecturers or people with expertise.
In addition, partnerships enable contact with people who already work at clubs or associations and who are already deciding, or will soon be deciding, on their own collaborations with partners.

The early point of contact with current and future executives enables the development of new business areas.
During excursions, cooperation partners can also present themselves as attractive employers.

THESE COOPERATION PARTNERS TRUST
ON OUR EXPERTISE

By cooperating with us, our partners come into direct and personal contact with decision-makers from the soccer industry who work for us as lecturers or people with expertise.
In addition, partnerships enable contact with people who already work at clubs or associations and who are already deciding, or will soon be deciding, on their own collaborations with partners.
The early point of contact with current and future executives enables the development of new business areas.
During excursions, cooperation partners can also present themselves as attractive employers.

STUDY LOCATION STUTTGART

Stuttgart is one of the most innovative high-tech locations in all of Europe and is now also the home of the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership. Thanks to the cooperation with the VfB Stuttgart Academy, we are able to hold the classroom sessions of the course in the Mercedes Benz Arena or in other VfB Stuttgart premises. The premises are equipped with the latest technology and offer optimal conditions.

With 30,000 resident companies, the capital of Baden-Württemberg boasts a wide variety of industries. Numerous museums, libraries, theaters and operas also make Stuttgart an important cultural center.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

With the successful completion of our certificates, you earn experience points that you can use for the DFB's trainer training for the entrance examination procedures.

The concept of our Masterclass is semi-virtual. In the combination of virtual self-study phases on our state-of-the-art virtual learning platform and the face-to-face modules, you can combine the program in an ideal way, e.g. with your job, your family as well as sports and leisure.

The course consists of a total of 7 modules, each with one day of attendance in Stuttgart, which take place at monthly intervals (start November 2022). Between these attendance days, there is the opportunity to deepen and learn discussed and further content on the online learning platform as part of the virtual learning phase and to work on individual and group assignments. In addition, webinars on explicit topics are held regularly.

The course will take place in Stuttgart. We are in the Mercedes Benz Arena or in other premises of VfB Stuttgart.

Our masterclass lasts 9 months. In addition, the respective awarding of certificates takes place at the end of the course.

The masterclass takes place on an annual basis. The exact dates of the course can be found on the certificate website.

The attendance days within the course are not mandatory, but attendance is expected and highly recommended for successful completion.

The size of the course group is a maximum of 30 participants.
This ensures a productive, interactive and pleasant learning atmosphere.

Prerequisites for participation in the course are a qualified high school diploma, great enthusiasm for sports, cross-sport thinking and an interest in working with people.

The final thesis of the course is a written work (10-15 pages).

Registration takes place via the "REGISTER NOW" button on the certificate website.
After sending the fully completed registration form, the applicant will immediately receive a confirmation email listing all the necessary documents required for registration.

Our Masterclass is certified, recognized in the sports industry and enjoys a good reputation, especially among clubs and associations. In addition, the credit points achieved can be credited at selected universities.

The total fee for the training is 4.450€. We offer flexible financing models here - from 250€ per month.

Contact
ISMANING

Florian Brachtel

IFI contact person for the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership

International Football Institute
Steinheilstr. 8
85737 Ismaning

+49(0)-89 6209 787 100

Contact
STUTTGART

Anja Selensky

Contact person of the VfB Stuttgart Academy for the Masterclass Women Sportsleadership

VfB Stuttgart Academy
Mercedesstraße 109
70372 Stuttgart

+49(0) 771 55 007 269

++ LIMITED TO 30 PLACES - REGISTER NOW! ++

++ LIMITED TO 30 PLACES - REGISTER NOW! ++

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