HOPE (Health Opportunities through Physical Education)--- Sportsmanship Project

Your project task is to develop an orientation program that will prepare a team of student travelers for the challenges of working with a team while immersed in a different culture. The orientation should provide them with scenarios they may encounter and enhance their understanding of attitudes and behaviors contributing to success, effective communication skills, conflict resolution, and working with a diverse team of people.

Your Project will include:

• An itinerary (sequence of trip destinations & activities) for that trip that reflects at least three team goals and include a web link athletes can use to learn about the country.
• A list of the top five things the traveling team should know about the culture of the people they will meet on the trip. Include commonly used phrases, how to properly greet someone, the amount of personal space that is typical in different situations, eye contact, tipping practices, etc.
• A game, sport, or physical activity typically enjoyed by people in the country the traveling team will visit. Briefly describe the activity and explain the role of this activity within culture.
• Two scenarios illustrating communication challenges members of the traveling team are likely to encounter and propose at least three effective strategies for handling each challenge.
• Two scenarios illustrating sources of interpersonal conflict members of the traveling team are likely to encounter and at least three effective strategies for handling each conflict.
• Two scenarios illustrating teamwork and diversity challenges members of the traveling team are likely to encounter and at least three effective strategies for handling each challenge.