- Exploring what is a coach and what is coaching; coaching philosophy, self-awareness, self-esteem and self-disclosure.
- Determining coaching objective. A winning philosophy; striving to win, commitment, ethical behaviour. Coaching styles.
- Leadership in coaching; defining leadership, transformative leadership, creating a vision, providing direction. Nurturing team culture. Knowledge of the sport; motivation. Empathy
- Communicating with athletes; three dimensions of communication, six steps in communication, ineffective communication; evaluating communication skills. Coaching styles and communication developing communication skills. Developing credibility communication consistency. Improving NVC
- Motivating Athletes; extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. The need for fun and to feel worthy, self-fulfilling prophecy. How athletes learn to fear failure, emphasising performance, unrealistic goals. Enhancing motivation by goal setting; goal consequence, recognising athlete limitations.
- Managing your Athletes behaviour; what is positive discipline; preventive discipline. Creating a team culture, codes of conduct, holding meetings, developing team rules, consequence. Corrective discipline; discipline vs. punishment. Strategies for correcting behaviour, administering consequence.
- Understanding young people; maturation, early adolescence, late adolescences understanding maturation differences, understanding the child, skills and teaching and learning.
- Culturally responsive coaching; heritage, stereotypes and prejudice. Coaching recommendations
- Gender differences, physical and mental differences. Specialisation early or not. The coach decision making model procedural ideas.
- Introduce knowledge of the coaching environment. Components of the successful delivery of a coaching session, the planning process.
- Direct delivery of coaching sessions, peer observation of sessions.
- The reflection process, Kolb's learning cycle evaluation, smart targets. Planning CPD

A range of formative and summative assessment methods will be used which are appropriate to the teaching and learning delivery method, mode of attendance and proposed weighting criteria used for this module.
A contextualised and approved assessment strategy and schedule will be published to students by award. The assessment methods will enable the student to work effectively both under their own initiative and as a member of a team during group-based projects to provide evidence which clearly satisfies the Learning Outcomes for this module.

Type of Assessment
Assessment 1: will be a presentation that addresses LO1,2,3 70% 15minute presentation with up to 10 minutes questioning.

Assessment 2; will require the learner to plan, deliver and review a 20minute coaching session LO4 30%

All learning outcomes are covered by the 2 assessment methods. Students must attempt all assessments and achieve an overall pass grade for the module.
Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Formative feedback will be provided in a variety of forms, including written feedback on proposed titles, outline assignment plans and full drafts. Feedback may take place via full-class, group and individual tutorials.

- Moodle VLE
- Classroom with SMARTboard and projector
- Sports hall and equipment

Taught Session 72 hours;
Taught sessions: 42 hours
Practical Delivery 30 hours

Independent Study: 228 hours
Research 84 Hours
Planning and reflecting upon sessions 144 hours

Book lists and reference resources will be located in module handbooks and updated annually (amendments confirmed at the Annual Planning Event).
Cassidy, T., Jones, R., Potrac, P. (2009) Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice Second Edition. Routledge, Abingdon
Cross, N. Lyle, J. (2006) The Coaching Process Principles And Practice For Sport. Butterwoth-Heinemann. Oxford, United Kingdom

Stafford, I.(2011) Coaching Children in Sport, Routledge, Abingdon

Lynne, A. (2010) Effective Sports Coaching: A Practical Guide Crowood Press, Whiltshire