Junior Team Research Articles

Determining Validity and Reliability of an In-Field Performance Analysis System for Swimming

To permit the collection of quantitative data on start, turn and clean swimming performances in any swimming pool, the aims of the present study were to (1) validate a mobile in-field performance analysis system (PAS) against the Kistler starting block equipped with force plates and synchronized to a 2D camera system (KiSwim, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland), (2) assess the PAS’s interrater reliability and (3) provide percentiles as reference values for elite junior and adult swimmers. Members of the Swiss junior and adult national swimming teams including medalists at Olympic Games, World and European Championships volunteered for the present study (n = 47; age: 17 ± 4 [range: 13–29] years; World Aquatics Points: 747 ± 100 [range: 527–994]). All start and turn trials were video-recorded and analyzed using two methods: PAS and KiSwim. The PAS involves one fixed view camera recording overwater start footage and a sport action camera that is moved underwater along the side of the pool perpendicular to the swimming lane on a 1.55 m long monostand. From a total of 25 parameters determined with the PAS, 16 are also measurable with the KiSwim, of which 7 parameters showed satisfactory validity (r = 0.95–1.00, p < 0.001, %-difference < 1%). Interrater reliability was determined for all 25 parameters of the PAS and reliability was accepted for 21 of those start, turn and swimming parameters (ICC = 0.78–1.00). The percentiles for all valid and reliable parameters provide reference values for assessment of start, turn and swimming performance for junior and adult national team swimmers. The in-field PAS provides a mobile method to assess start, turn and clean swimming performance with high validity and reliability. The analysis template and manual included in the present article aid the practical application of the PAS in research and development projects as well as academic works.

قياس سرعة أداء بعض المهارات الهجومية لدى ناشئات رياضة التايكواندو

Taekwondo is one of the individual competitive sports with multiple and complex motor skills at the same time. The abundance of correct and effective kicks of all kinds in Taekwondo fights constitutes one of the basic pillars of the game, which will lead to deciding the outcome of the fight and its success when the fight ends with points. Tests and measurements in physical education and sports science are among the important factors that aim to establish the principles of programmed scientific planning based on the essence of modern scientific theories to reach the highest athletic levels in any game or sporting event. Taekwondo enjoys a prominent position among sporting events due to the beauty of its movements and art, in addition to its position in the Olympic and World Games. Perhaps one of its most prominent features is that it is an Olympic sport among other combat sports. The aim of the study is to identify tests measuring the speed of performance of some offensive skills among young women in Taekwondo. The researcher used the descriptive method using the survey method, and determined the research sample intentionally, which included the female junior team, whose number reached (12). Emerging, with a rate of (6) emerging, and their percentage constituted (50%) of the original population. After obtaining the raw results from the tests, they were processed statistically. Based on the researcher's conclusion of the devices used, we can follow the development of skill performance over time. Accordingly, the researcher recommended the necessity of using the devices in conjunction with other skills.

‘We may need some help; we are just parents who have chosen to engage in football’: a qualitative study on amateur coaches’ experiences of use of and support for injury prevention training in Sweden

IntroductionAchieving sufficient adherence with injury prevention exercise programmes is a challenge. The aim was to explore how amateur football coaches experience the use of and support for injury prevention training...

ASCERTAINING STUDY ON SOMATIC, MOTOR AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS IN JUNIOR BASKETBALL TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC STANDARDS

Basketball is a sport with predominantly aerobic requirements and high-intensity anaerobic requirements. In recent years, this characteristic has changed in terms of demands on the player and intensity of the competition, involving an increase in the number and duration of explosive actions. The purpose of this paper was to determine the motor, somatic and technical levels of U14 players in order to make up the expanded junior team of Romania. To identify the values specific to the age of 14, three trials were organised over the course of a year. As a result, 49 athletes from all over the country were selected and tested, and then they followed centralised training sessions within the expanded national junior team of Romania. The somatic and motor test battery consisted of: body weight (kg), body height (cm), body mass index (BMI), arm span, 10 m sprint, 20 m sprint, 3 x 10 m shuttle run, standing long jump, vertical jump, t-Test, Beep Test, Little Marathon, hip mobility, and universal throw. The research methods used in this paper were: literature review, observation, mathematical statistics, tabular method and graphical method. The research results were compared with international values. In conclusion, the current somatic and motor potential of junior basketball players does not fit into the models developed at a national and international level, given that their performance was poorer, therefore our hypothesis is not validated.

Reverse mentoring – a useful tool for integrating into the system and making a change

Introduction: Reverse mentoring is useful for closing the generational gap,improving inclusion, and developing skills. Here, a junior team membermentors a senior team member. The scheme run by the Future LeadersProgram is open to International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in Yorkshireand Humber. The aim is to close the differential attainment gap byencouraging Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) conversations.Method: Matching is done by MentorNet®. Mentor training consists ofhandbook, induction, and supervision meetings. We planned for threevirtual meetings within 6 months.• Session 1 – Aims and lived experience.• Session 2 – What does it take to feel safe, valued, and accepted?• Session 3: Setting up IMGs to succeed and the impact of the first placementon their careers.Discussion: Reverse mentoring is beyond sharing bad experiences as itcreates avenues for reflection and insights on how to better integrate intothe system.We do not need to have a bad experience before we advocate for EDIin our workplace. Sharing positive experiences is a powerful tool.Pairing Nigerian Junior doctors in the UK with senior doctors inNigeria would reduce the impact of ‘brain drain’ and be a positive toolfor exchanging knowledge and skills with the Nigerian workforce.’

The relative age effect and its influence on athletic performance in Chinese junior female' tennis players.

The relative age effect (RAE) has been the focus of numerous studies; however, there are still fewer studies in women's sports than in men's sports. In this study, all female players (N = 2,255) who participated in Chinese junior tennis competitions (U12, U14, U16, and the National Junior Team) from 2014 to 2019 were investigated in terms of competitors' birth dates and year-end rankings. For the purposes of the analysis, the birth dates were also separated into quarters and half years. The study's objectives were to analyze the prevalence of the RAE among young Chinese female tennis players and to further examine how the RAE affects athletic performance. Differences between the observed and expected distributions of birth dates were tested using the chi-square statistic, and subsequent calculations were tested using odds ratios. The RAE was discovered to be present in every group of Chinese junior female tennis players (p < 0.001), with the proportions of those born in the first half of the year being 56.4% (U12), 53.1% (U14), and 57.0% (U16), respectively. The RAE for athletes selected for the National Women's Junior Tennis Team was even more significant, with the percentage of birth dates in the first half of the year at 61.2%. Finally, we observed a tendency for the effect of the RAE on the athletic performance of adolescent female tennis players to diminish with age.

مؤشرات القدرات البدنية وعلاقتها بمستوى الإنجاز الرياضي لدى ناشئي المنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم في الجمهورية اليمنية

The study aims to identify the level of physical ability indicators among Yemen national football junior team and the relation between physical ability indicators and their athletic achievement ،the sample of the study can sited of 19 players ،they were selected in a purposive sampling the descriptive method was used for its suitability for this research، the results showed that level of physical ability indicators in terms of selection helps coach to know the physical levels of the junior players the range begins with the largest value minus the smallest value which includes speed and strength . flexibility and aghast to lowest according to the indicators of physical abilities the total of degrees the percentage of the level of achievement ،the standard deviation and the physical ranks corresponding to the performance analysis through the west Asian championship among the players indicated that there is a difference in the degrees among the junior players they have recommended that during the selection of the junior players ،coaches should be guided by the physical abilities of players ،especially the junior players It is necessary to focus on the physical aspect during the preparation period it is also necessary to know the individual al differences between the junior players.

Psychological Determinants in Biathlon Performance: A U23 National Team Case Study.

The present investigation examined what psychological factors athletes perceived to impact their competition performance and what training strategies and focus the athletes considered to be the most important. We recruited six participants (three females, three males) from the Norwegian Biathlon Federation's national U23 and junior teams, and all participated. We used semi-structured interviews to gather the data and used thematic analyses to examine our findings. The findings centered around the intricate relationship between psychological factors, particularly self-efficacy, anxiety, attention control, and performance, in biathlon shooting. Implementing a holistic approach to biathlon training entails harmonizing physical and psychological elements with personalized psychological training regimens.

No spatial advantage in adolescent hockey players? Exploring measure specificity and masked effects

The study examines how intensive hockey training is linked with spatial ability and academic performance. Participants were hockey players from top junior teams (N = 225, mean age = 14.25, all boys) and their unselected peers (N = 278, mean age = 15.47, all boys). Compared to the unselected group, hockey players showed lower results in 10 small-scale spatial tests (Cohen's d ranging from 0.42 to 1.04), Raven's Progressive Matrices (d = 0.41), and 12 school subjects (d for the sum of grades = 1.17). The differences in spatial ability remained significant after controlling for Raven's (d varying from 0.26 to 1.03). The absence of spatial advantage in athletes suggests that effects of sports on cognition are complex: spatial ability facet-specific, sport-specific, professional and intensity level-specific. Moreover, these effects might be confounded by differences in academic engagement, investment of effort and psychological and physiological effects of intensive sports engagement.

A grounded theory of personal development in high-performance sport environments

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to develop a grounded theory of how to promote personal development in high-performance sport environments. MethodologyIndividual interviews were conducted with 32 members of the Canadian junior and senior national biathlon teams, including 18 athletes (9 women, 9 men, Mage = 20.8 years, SD = 2.9), 5 coaches (1 woman, 4 men), 3 technical leaders (2 women, 1 man), and 6 parents (3 mothers, 3 fathers). Follow-up interviews were conducted with five key participants. Straussian grounded theory methodology was used. Analytic techniques included open coding, constant comparison, questioning, memoing, diagramming, and theoretical integration. ResultsThe grounded theory is based on the core category that personal development is a continual and individualized process. Three propositions represent how to promote athletes’ personal development process. Proposition 1: Athletes use realistic self-evaluation and goal setting. Proposition 2: Athletes experience different situations and reflect on their areas for personal development. Proposition 3: Athletes perceive and receive social support. ConclusionThe grounded theory portrays propositions that can be used to promote athletes’ personal development in high-performance sport environments. It may inform future applied research and the delivery of sport psychology support to high-performance athletes.

HPB P10 The impact of an electronic referral system for tertiary pancreatitis referrals

Abstract Background In the Leeds catchment, pancreatitis referrals were made ad hoc via telephone or email. This was frequently by a junior team member and essential information was frequently absent. Frustratingly the referring teams did not know who to contact and often had to make multiple calls. There was no record of these referrals and the advice provided. As a Quality Improvement we instituted an electronic referral system. Methods An Electronic referral system (Patient Pass, already within the Trust) was utilised. We developed a simple questionnaire for the referrer to complete. This was accessed via a hyperlink on the Leeds Pancreas Unit website. Images could be reviewed using a regional El Xero server without the need for image transfer This was implemented in September 2021. The system is monitored Monday to Friday by either an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or by the senior registrar/fellow. Information and scans are reviewed, and all cases discussed with the on call pancreas consultant. A survey was sent to all users in secondary care. Results 166 referrals in 21 months , Average response time from initial referral was under 3 hours. 46/166 transferred to LTHT. Average number of responses per individual referral. Overall satisfaction was over 80% from secondary care. The Pancreas team has found it easier to provide timely accurate advice on a complete set of data, especially the immediate access to images. Conclusions An electronic referral system has led to increased satisfaction for referrers. The system has led to an open, auditable, visible, referral and advice process. This has allowed patients to remain in the local hospital closer to home and visitors until the time intervention is needed or appropriate.

The relative age effect among Chinese junior men's tennis players and its impact on sports performance.

The relative age effect (RAE) has been the subject of many studies, but no relevant literature has discussed the phenomenon of RAE in Chinese tennis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that RAE significantly contributes to brain drain and other occurrences that create inequity. This paper analyzes the birth dates and year-end rankings of all male players (N = 2697) who participated in China's junior tennis tournaments (U12, U14, U16) between 2014 and 2019 and who were selected for China's National Junior Team in 2019 and 2020; the paper classifies the birth dates into quarters and semesters. One of the research objectives of this study is to analyze whether RAE exists in Chinese junior men's tennis and whether RAE exerts an effect on athletes' performance. Differences between the observed and expected birthdate distributions were tested using chi-square statistics, and subsequent calculations were tested using odds ratios. The study found that RAE was present in all Chinese junior male tennis sports groups (p<0.001). The percentages of athletes born in the first half of the year were 56.4% (U12), 60.4% (U14), and 60.4% (U16), and the percentages of those born in the first quarter were 34.1% (U12), 36.4% (U14), and 37.1% (U16). Athletes with birth dates closer to the beginning of the year had a higher probability of achieving excellent athletic performance as a result of RAE, whereas those who were born near the end of the year had a more difficult time achieving strong athletic performance.

THE INFLUENCE OF TIME BUDGET PRESSURE, AUDITOR EXPERIENCE, AND AUDITOR COMPETENCE ON AUDIT JUDGMENT

This research aims to analyze the factors that can influence the audit judgments produced by auditors. These factors are time budget pressure, auditor experience, and auditor competence toward audit judgment. The operationalization of variables uses the independent variables of time budget pressure, auditor experience, and auditor competence. Furthermore, the dependent variable is audit judgment. In this research, primary data is used, and data collection instruments involve distributing questionnaires directly using paper media. The population for this study is active internal auditors registered in the Inspectorate of West Java Province, serving as team coordinators, senior team leaders, junior team leaders, senior team members, and junior team members. The entire population, which involves 40 auditors, is used as a sample using the Saturation Sampling technique, and the data analysis technique employed is Multiple Regression using Microsoft Excel STAT97 and Statistical Program from Society Science (SPSS) 23. The research findings indicate that, partially, time and budget pressure do not significantly affect audit judgment due to the obtained results being somewhat insignificant. However, both auditor experience and auditor competence significantly influence audit judgment. Keywords: Auditor Competence, Auditor Experience, Audit Judgmen, Time Budget Pressure.

Comparative Analysis of Physical Fitness Factors According to Competition Levels in Female Long-distance Cycling Athletes for the National Junior Team

Comparative Analysis of Physical Fitness Factors According to Competition Levels in Female Long-distance Cycling Athletes for the National Junior Team

861 Getting the Surgical Handover Right: A Closed-Loop Audit

Abstract Aim The European Working Time Directive has led to a reduction in hours worked by junior doctors and subsequently increased the number of handovers between colleagues. Ineffective handovers introduce the opportunity for clinical error and adversely affect patient safety. We sought to improve the quality of patient handovers in a busy surgical department, by assessing compliance with a twelve-point guideline from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) as the gold standard. Method An audit was performed across a seven-day period. For each patient discussed during the morning or evening handover, compliance was measured according to twelve domains pertaining to a patient’s admission as per RCS recommendations (e.g., diagnosis, location, relevant investigation results). Following intervention with a ‘safe handover’ checklist, we repeated the audit across a subsequent seven-day period. Secondary outcomes, such as environmental and human factors, were also assessed by a junior team member. Results A total of 28 handovers, incorporating 337 patients, were included. Following implementation of the checklist, compliance improved across most domains—particularly with highlighting the necessity for an additional review (33.3% vs. 91.0%) and the handover of outstanding tasks (31.5% vs. 84.3%). Compliance with discussion of resuscitation status remained low (7.0% vs 9.2%). Improvements were noted with environmental and human factors, including performance of team introductions and the opportunity to raise concerns. Conclusions We have demonstrated an improvement in the quality of patient handovers as per RCS guidance following the implementation of a handover checklist. Further interventions are warranted to improve handover of resuscitation status.

Psychological Intervention Based on Mental Relaxation to Manage Stress in Female Junior Elite Soccer Team: Improvement in Cardiac Autonomic Control, Perception of Stress and Overall Health.

Chronic stress may represent one of the most important factors that negatively affects the health and performance of athletes. Finding a way to introduce psychological strategies to manage stress in everyday training routines is challenging, particularly in junior teams. We also must consider that a stress management intervention should be regarded as "efficacious" only if its application results in improvement of the complex underlying pathogenetic substratum, which considers mechanistically interrelated factors, such as immunological, endocrine and autonomic controls further to psychological functioning and behavior. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of implementing, in a standard training routine of the junior team of the Italian major soccer league, a stress management program based on mental relaxation training (MRT). We evaluated its effects on stress perception and cardiac autonomic regulation as assessed by means of ANSI, a single composite percentile-ranked proxy of autonomic balance, which is free of gender and age bias, economical, and simple to apply in a clinical setting. We observed that the simple employed MRT intervention was feasible in a female junior soccer team and was associated with a reduced perception of stress, an improved perception of overall health, and a betterment of cardiac autonomic control. This data may corroborate the scientific literature that indicates psychological intervention based on MRT as an efficacious strategy to improve performance, managing negative stress effects on cardiac autonomic control.

Goalkeeping in Junior Team Handball – A Frustrating Profession?

Goalkeeping in Junior Team Handball – A Frustrating Profession?Patrick Engel, André Nicklas, Stefanie Klatt, and Frowin FasoldPatrick EngelPatrick Engel, André Nicklas, Stefanie Klatt, and Frowin Fasold, Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics,, German Sport University Cologne, Germany, p.engel@dshs-koeln.de, a.nicklas@dshs-koeln.de, s.klatt@dshs-koeln.de, f.fasold@dshs-koeln.deSearch for more papers by this author, André NicklasPatrick Engel, André Nicklas, Stefanie Klatt, and Frowin Fasold, Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics,, German Sport University Cologne, Germany, p.engel@dshs-koeln.de, a.nicklas@dshs-koeln.de, s.klatt@dshs-koeln.de, f.fasold@dshs-koeln.deSearch for more papers by this author, Stefanie KlattPatrick Engel, André Nicklas, Stefanie Klatt, and Frowin Fasold, Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics,, German Sport University Cologne, Germany, p.engel@dshs-koeln.de, a.nicklas@dshs-koeln.de, s.klatt@dshs-koeln.de, f.fasold@dshs-koeln.deSearch for more papers by this author, and Frowin FasoldPatrick Engel, André Nicklas, Stefanie Klatt, and Frowin Fasold, Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics,, German Sport University Cologne, Germany, p.engel@dshs-koeln.de, a.nicklas@dshs-koeln.de, s.klatt@dshs-koeln.de, f.fasold@dshs-koeln.deSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:April 12, 2023https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000386PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreLiteraturBroadbent, N., Buszard, T., Farrow, D., & Reid, M. (2021). Scaling junior sport competition: A body-scaling approach? Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (23), 2746 – 2754. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1956217 First citation in articleCrossref, Google ScholarDeutscher Handball Bund (DHB). (2022). Internationale Hallenhandballregeln mit DHB Zusatzbestimmungen [International handball rules with adaptions of the DHB]. Dortmund: DHB. First citation in articleGoogle ScholarInternational Handball Federation (IHF). (2023). Goalkeeper Statistics World Championship 2023. Basel: IHF. First citation in articleGoogle ScholarKrüger, K., Pilat, C., Tirekoglou, P., Frech, T., & Mooren, F. C. (2016). Positions- und Spielklassenspezifität anthropometrischer und konditioneller Faktoren im Männerhandball [Playing positions and class specificity of anthropometrical and physiological factors in male handball players]. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin 67 (6), 144 – 149. https://doi.org/10.5960/dzsm.2016.234 First citation in articleGoogle ScholarLimpens, V., Buszard, T., Shoemaker, E., Savelsbergh, G. J. P., & Reid, M. (2018). Scaling constraints in junior tennis: The influence of net height on skilled players’ match-play performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89 (1), 1 – 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2017.1413230 First citation in articleCrossref, Google ScholarMartínez-Rodríguez, A., Martínez-Olcina, M., Hernández-Garcia, M. J., Rubio-Arias, J. Á., Sánchez-Sánchez, J., & Sánchez-Sáez, J. A. (2020). Body composition characteristics of handball players: Systematic review. Archivos de Medicina del Deporte, 37 (1), 52 – 61. First citation in articleGoogle ScholarFarrow, D., & Reid, M. (2010). The effect of equipment scaling on the skill acquisition of beginning tennis players. Journal of Sport Sciences, 28, 723 – 732. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640411003770238 First citation in articleCrossref, Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 30Issue 1Januar 2023ISSN: 1612-5010eISSN: 2190-6300 InformationZeitschrift für Sportpsychologie (2023), 30, pp. 36-37 https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000386.© 2023Hogrefe VerlagPDF download

Complications and Errors in Guided Growth Surgery

Abstract Objectives: Guided growth (GG) is a widely used treatment option in growing children with varus/valgus deformities (VVD) or limb length discrepancy (LLD). The outcomes of these different techniques have been widely reported. There is, however, a paucity of reports addressing adverse events (AEs) of GG. We reviewed the clinical results of GG for VVD or LLD with an emphasis on describing AE. Methods: AEs were collected and analyzed for all cases treated at a single European institution with GG for VVD or LLD. AEs were classified into five categories: improper indications, malpositioned implants, errors in timing of hardware removal, general surgical complications, and implant failures/incomplete removals. Results: During the defined time period, 117 patients for LLD and 106 patients were operated for VVD. In total, there were 111 AEs (LLD = 60, VVD = 51). These were subdivided into categories: improper indications (31) (LLD = 20, VVD = 11), malpositioned implants (26) (LLD = 23, VVD = 3), errors in timing of hardware removal (25) (LLD = 9, VVD = 16), general surgical complications (20) (LLD = 5, VVD = 15), and implant failures/incomplete removals (9) (LLD = 3, VVD = 6). Conclusions: Most AEs can be avoided through correct radiological analysis of limb alignment and a basic understanding of the principles of GG. Furthermore, it is essential to place the implant precisely and ensure regular follow-up evaluations. While ostensibly a simple procedure, therapeutic decisions regarding planning of GG need to be thoughtfully made, the actual performance of the GG surgery should not be relegated to an under-supervised junior team member. Careful follow-up is imperative.

A comparative analysis of sport and economic success through the example of top- and mid-ranking Hungarian water polo clubs

Abstract The biggest question of professional sports is how to compete successfully in the global economic framework, simultaneously in terms of the sport and in economic terms. As a result, in addition to indicators measuring sports-related effectiveness, the need for an economic analysis of sport has also emerged. Most academic research into the economic aspects of sports are related to the analysis of North American major league sports, as well as to European football. Water polo is also a spectator team sport, yet its economic analysis is almost entirely missing. In this article, we present an economic analysis of the operation of five men’s water polo teams – the top four teams in terms of the sports results and one from the mid-range – competing in the highest-level national championship in Hungary. Our aim is to determine, on the basis of the analysis of the data, the relationship between effectiveness in sports and the economic background of the teams. It can undoubtedly be concluded that, in addition to appropriate professional decisions, it is the economic situation of a club that has a clear impact on their effectiveness; in other words, up to a certain point, the more disposable funds and wider range of assets a sports company has, the more effectively it can prepare and the better results it will have in the various domestic and international championships and tournaments. CIT (corporate income tax benefits, “TAO” in Hungarian) support is fundamentally important in the field of youth sports development. While professional sports in Hungary are built on the development of junior players, there is still no clear link between the successfulness of the adult and the junior teams. The first-division teams of the clubs providing the best junior players are frequently in the mid-range or occasionally among the weakest teams in the national championship. Our research has shown that apart from the fact that some teams are extremely successful in the water polo championship, the outcome of many matches becomes quite predictable. Based on these, the uncertainty of the outcome is compromised, and the championship becomes less exciting and also loses some of its audience.

Challenges for assessing curriculum learning in initial teaching education programmes

Designing an assessment that is fit for purpose in the initial teacher education (ITE) setting is complex. The assessment must meet the university and New Zealand Teaching Council regulations, mirror educational best practice, support ITE students to learn curricular and pedagogical content as well as be practicable to teach and assess. This article outlines a novel integrated assignment for first-year primary ITE students in science, English, and mathematics that was implemented in 2020 as part of a response to COVID lockdowns in Auckland, New Zealand. The lecturers used role play to launch the assignment task and model a team meeting where junior team teachers designed an integrated unit, which was a required task within the ITE students’ assignment. Data generated from student satisfaction surveys, a small focus group, and lecturers’ personal reflections identified that the assignment format emulated classroom practice, deepened curriculum understanding, and helped ITE students understand teachers’ work.