Aljaž Ruis is a student athlete enrolled in the Media Production programme, Video Production module. Professionally, alongside his studies, he is active in the field of futsal or indoor football and is a categorised athlete at the national level.
Already during his childhood, Aljaž enjoyed playing football. He chose a career in indoor football because of the faster style of play and the diverse dynamics of the game.
Aljaž has achieved the title of national champions in youth categories with his team several times and has also won the award for top scorer. He was called up to the national team for under-19s and under-21s.
Currently, together with the team KMN Meteorplast from Ljutomer, he is striving for placement in the 1st Slovenian Futsal League, which they are succeeding in so far. In the future, he hopes for a senior national championship title in the 1st Futsal League. He wishes to continue his career in the senior national team of Slovenia as well.
What does your typical working day look like? I would say it does not differ too much from the working day of other students. In addition to student obligations, I also do student work, and I always find time for training. If not for team training, at least for individual training. What does your typical weekend look like? During the weekend I sometimes have a match, if there is no match, I work. I also use the time during the weekend for study obligations, either for homework or for preparation for an upcoming exam. If there is still some time left, I like to watch a good football match and play a game on the PlayStation. Why did you choose this study programme and Academia? I chose this programme because I attended the Secondary School for Design Maribor, media technician course, and I wanted to continue my education in the same direction. Academia enabled me to coordinate student work, training and studies.
Aljaž, despite his professional career in indoor football, makes an effort to be present at all lectures, as much as possible. If he does not manage to do so, he makes up for the delay with independent learning and assignments.
He believes that the advantage of athletes in their studies is better organisation and perseverance. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Aljaž's training and competitions were interrupted. This significantly slowed down the development of his career in indoor football as well as his physical fitness.
After completing his studies, Aljaž wishes to find employment in a company from his field. Alongside work, he wishes to continue his sports career. He advises other students at Academia to be as physically active as possible, in any form.
He emphasises that a person feels better after completed physical activity, which increases their productivity, creativity and thinking.
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Source: Academia (1. 7. 2021). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
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