Each BULLDOG GAME will have a minimum of two days duration. According to the needs, the sports associations and schools may organize more anti-bullying activities in sports grounds since the total Anti-bullying activities developed by our project will be 60 and the maximum per day activities recommended will be 6.
DAY 1
The game starts as follows:
PART 1:
1) The user (teen athlete) must answer short questions with close multiple choice answers based on an Assessment test format using an illustrated and attractive background and layout skin.
The test will include a) a Personality test containing questions that will reveal the user's feelings and secret thoughts towards his team mates, coaches and fans, his possible reaction towards bullying or teasing incidents, his level of self-confidence etc.
b) a Sociometrics test containing questions related to the social context in which bullying occurs. Five factors will be analysed: Victimization, Acceptance, Prosociality, Withdrawal, and Aggressiveness.
At the end of the test the user will have the option to share the Assessment test's results with his coach. The results of the test won't be available for the user. The user will only know that he successfully answered all questions of the test.
According to the Assessment tests results, the sports teachers/ coaches will obtain valuable information concerning the user/athlete and also some indicators that the user/athlete could belong to Red Bulldogs, Blue Bulldogs or Black Bulldogs.
a) red bulldog (vulnerable to bullying or already bullying victim),
b) blue bulldog (athlete with strong self-confidence than can learn to act as an upstander),
c) black bulldog (potential bully, or bully, intolerant behavior).
PART 2:
Educational Role playing Game: The user/ athlete will learn how to react towards various stressful incidents of bullying and intolerant behavior that may occur in the sports fields.
Several bullying, violence, discrimination, racism incidents in team sports will be presented in the form of Role playing scenarios. Each time the user will have to play a different role: the role of the bullying victim (Red bulldog), the role of the bully (Black bulldog) or the role the bystander (Blue bulldog). The user will have to select his defense line among two options and he will immediately get informed by the system if his choice was right or wrong.
The Educational Role playing Game aims to teach:
- the Red bulldog how to defence bullying,
- the Blue bulldog how to change his role from a bystander to become an upstander, (that is a person who sees what happens and intervenes, interrupts, or speaks up) to stop the bullying and encourage bullying victims become again active in team sports,
- the Black bulldog to understand how the bullying victims feel when they receive bullying and what are the consequences of these actions e.g. banned from the team etc.
PART 3:
Evaluation of knowledge received through a Self evaluation game /Post training knowledge assessment test
At the third part of the software, the user/athlete will test his knowledge received by choosing the correct steps to solve a hypothetical bullying- discrimination incident that takes place at the sports field. The realistic scenario will be elaborated with photos, graphics and where possible videos.
All stages of the incident will be described in multiple scenarios.
Eg. Where the incident begun (in sports grounds, sports facilities etc.)
why it begun,
who was the victim,
who was the bully,
what the victim must do, (defence strategies)
how the other team mates reacted,
what was the role of the teacher/coach,
what was the role of the parents from both sides,
how the issue was resolved
how to prevent a new bullying assault
The users that will select the correct steps and solve the bullying incident receiving high scores more than 98% will be given the title of the Golden bulldog.
The Golden bulldogs will become the role model athletes and leaders of smaller teams helping the coaches during the awareness raising sessions and anti-bullying sessions. Golden bulldogs will be mature athletes, who know how to behave in team sports, are able to take the correct decisions and can cooperate well with sports teachers and coaches to assist their work.
Golden bulldog will receive a T-Shirt with the project's logo in gold colour.
DAY 1
- Number of participants in each BULLDOG GAME: max 30 young athletes
- Parent consent required
- Each participant must have a smartphone and download BULLDOG app in his language version EN, EL, RO, IT, PT, SK.
- Duration: Max 60 min (20 min for every Part of our Mobile App). If the age group is very young, the teachers/coaches may decide to divide the digital sessions into two days.
The game starts as follows:
PART 1:
1) The user (teen athlete) must answer short questions with close multiple choice answers based on an Assessment test format using an illustrated and attractive background and layout skin.
The test will include a) a Personality test containing questions that will reveal the user's feelings and secret thoughts towards his team mates, coaches and fans, his possible reaction towards bullying or teasing incidents, his level of self-confidence etc.
b) a Sociometrics test containing questions related to the social context in which bullying occurs. Five factors will be analysed: Victimization, Acceptance, Prosociality, Withdrawal, and Aggressiveness.
At the end of the test the user will have the option to share the Assessment test's results with his coach. The results of the test won't be available for the user. The user will only know that he successfully answered all questions of the test.
According to the Assessment tests results, the sports teachers/ coaches will obtain valuable information concerning the user/athlete and also some indicators that the user/athlete could belong to Red Bulldogs, Blue Bulldogs or Black Bulldogs.
a) red bulldog (vulnerable to bullying or already bullying victim),
b) blue bulldog (athlete with strong self-confidence than can learn to act as an upstander),
c) black bulldog (potential bully, or bully, intolerant behavior).
PART 2:
Educational Role playing Game: The user/ athlete will learn how to react towards various stressful incidents of bullying and intolerant behavior that may occur in the sports fields.
Several bullying, violence, discrimination, racism incidents in team sports will be presented in the form of Role playing scenarios. Each time the user will have to play a different role: the role of the bullying victim (Red bulldog), the role of the bully (Black bulldog) or the role the bystander (Blue bulldog). The user will have to select his defense line among two options and he will immediately get informed by the system if his choice was right or wrong.
The Educational Role playing Game aims to teach:
- the Red bulldog how to defence bullying,
- the Blue bulldog how to change his role from a bystander to become an upstander, (that is a person who sees what happens and intervenes, interrupts, or speaks up) to stop the bullying and encourage bullying victims become again active in team sports,
- the Black bulldog to understand how the bullying victims feel when they receive bullying and what are the consequences of these actions e.g. banned from the team etc.
PART 3:
Evaluation of knowledge received through a Self evaluation game /Post training knowledge assessment test
At the third part of the software, the user/athlete will test his knowledge received by choosing the correct steps to solve a hypothetical bullying- discrimination incident that takes place at the sports field. The realistic scenario will be elaborated with photos, graphics and where possible videos.
All stages of the incident will be described in multiple scenarios.
Eg. Where the incident begun (in sports grounds, sports facilities etc.)
why it begun,
who was the victim,
who was the bully,
what the victim must do, (defence strategies)
how the other team mates reacted,
what was the role of the teacher/coach,
what was the role of the parents from both sides,
how the issue was resolved
how to prevent a new bullying assault
The users that will select the correct steps and solve the bullying incident receiving high scores more than 98% will be given the title of the Golden bulldog.
The Golden bulldogs will become the role model athletes and leaders of smaller teams helping the coaches during the awareness raising sessions and anti-bullying sessions. Golden bulldogs will be mature athletes, who know how to behave in team sports, are able to take the correct decisions and can cooperate well with sports teachers and coaches to assist their work.
Golden bulldog will receive a T-Shirt with the project's logo in gold colour.
Anti-bullying activities developed by our project will be 60 and the maximum per day activities recommended will be 6.
DAY 2
Every sports association, after receiving the results from the BULLDOG app, will proceed to anti-bullying activities in the sports fields.
Maximum duration of each activity: 15 min
Total activities per day: 6
The young athletes will be divided into smaller groups of max 10 athletes. Every group will include athletes from all Bulldog types, creating smaller teams including athletes with all types of behaviors (red, blue, black bulldogs).
Golden bulldogs will lead each group and assist the coaches in performing various anti-bullying activities. The activities will include:
a) The application of the pedagogical materials developed: (brainstorming questions, Problem solving scenarios, story cards, info cards etc.)
b) Physical activities (eg. moving around the sports fields according to given directions, follow instructions eg. "All those that feel that have been bullied even once in your sports life kick the ball to the goal post" etc.
At the end of all activities, the athletes will be encouraged to write down bullying incidents they have experienced, seen or behaviours they made them feel uncomfortable and would like to talk about, and insert their paper in a ballot box.
BULLDOG games will encourage the participation of parents too, who will not only observe the games but will be motivated to participate in role-playing games.
Also, during BULLDOG's last day all participants (young athletes, teachers, coaches, parents) will have to complete a short Materials Evaluation Form.
ORGANIZATION OF SUPPORT GROUPS: The athletes that worked as GOLDEN BULLDOGS in Bulldog games will form a Support group for every team. All members of the team that feel uncomfortable or stressed by a violent behaviour of another team mate but fear to report the incident to the sports teacher/ coach or parent, may have the option to talk to the members of this Support group. The Golden Bulldogs then, will be the mediators among victims and teachers/coaches and report such incidents to adults.
DAY 2
Every sports association, after receiving the results from the BULLDOG app, will proceed to anti-bullying activities in the sports fields.
Maximum duration of each activity: 15 min
Total activities per day: 6
The young athletes will be divided into smaller groups of max 10 athletes. Every group will include athletes from all Bulldog types, creating smaller teams including athletes with all types of behaviors (red, blue, black bulldogs).
Golden bulldogs will lead each group and assist the coaches in performing various anti-bullying activities. The activities will include:
a) The application of the pedagogical materials developed: (brainstorming questions, Problem solving scenarios, story cards, info cards etc.)
b) Physical activities (eg. moving around the sports fields according to given directions, follow instructions eg. "All those that feel that have been bullied even once in your sports life kick the ball to the goal post" etc.
At the end of all activities, the athletes will be encouraged to write down bullying incidents they have experienced, seen or behaviours they made them feel uncomfortable and would like to talk about, and insert their paper in a ballot box.
BULLDOG games will encourage the participation of parents too, who will not only observe the games but will be motivated to participate in role-playing games.
Also, during BULLDOG's last day all participants (young athletes, teachers, coaches, parents) will have to complete a short Materials Evaluation Form.
ORGANIZATION OF SUPPORT GROUPS: The athletes that worked as GOLDEN BULLDOGS in Bulldog games will form a Support group for every team. All members of the team that feel uncomfortable or stressed by a violent behaviour of another team mate but fear to report the incident to the sports teacher/ coach or parent, may have the option to talk to the members of this Support group. The Golden Bulldogs then, will be the mediators among victims and teachers/coaches and report such incidents to adults.