The Serious Game “Top Eleven” as an Educational Simulation Platform for Acquiring Knowledge and Skills in the Management of Sports Clubs

The aim of this study is to examine whether students a sport management undergraduate course can gain knowledge in the professional soccer club, by participating commercial serious game. Serious considered cyber game that its purpose exceeds entertainment. For case study, club was “Top Eleven”. theoretical model based on, Misfeldt’s “scenarios learning” for transformation into an educational means. It includes dimensions cover part class content National and Kapodistrian University Athens, School Physical Education Sport Science. consisted scenarios vested game, order add parameters basic elements with relate further class. application showed Top Eleven covers adequately dimensions; therefore it be used as tool. Furthermore, evaluation gamification conducted (n = 62). data collected majority (f 61, 98.4%) agreed participation “helpful” their education process. They they gained “very” or “very much” related 41, 66.1%) 59.7% 37) them would choose work position “sport manager” result experience