Module Descriptors
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORTS COACHING
SPOR60331
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Lee
Email: C.G.Lee@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
12 x 1 hour tutor-led lecture programme
12 x 1 hour student / tutor led seminar sessions
12 hours tutor-directed independent study
114 hours student-led independent study
12 x 1 hour student / tutor led seminar sessions
12 hours tutor-directed independent study
114 hours student-led independent study
Module Additional Assessment Details
A COURSEWORK COACHING PORTFOLIO length 2500 words
Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment:
1. A 2500 word coursework portfolio assessing LOs 1, 2 and 3.
Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via:
Seminar sessions will provide the opportunity for students to present their analysis of a situation and share
knowledge and experiences. A short (500 word) in class practice essay will be matched to assessment criteria
in a seminar / workshop session.
Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment:
1. A 2500 word coursework portfolio assessing LOs 1, 2 and 3.
Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via:
Seminar sessions will provide the opportunity for students to present their analysis of a situation and share
knowledge and experiences. A short (500 word) in class practice essay will be matched to assessment criteria
in a seminar / workshop session.
Module Resources
Appropriately and adequately equipped lecture theatre
Appropriately and adequately equipped seminar room
Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities
Appropriately and adequately equipped seminar room
Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities
Module Texts
A single or selected series of textbooks is unlikely to be sufficient here and access to the National Governing Body
website is going to be useful, along with many varied sources.
website is going to be useful, along with many varied sources.
Module Indicative Content
The module aims to provide students with an advanced level of knowledge in selected contemporary issues in sports
coaching. The topics will vary according to topical issues apparent at the time of delivery, but indicative content
would include: the role of the various agencies involved in the promotion and development of sport (NGBs,
Sport England, International Sports Federations, National and Local Government), ethics in coaching, child abuse in sport, role of the coach, coaching sport at the elite level, coach education strategies including developing the coach as a reflective practitioner, profiling the successful modern day coach and analysing contemporary perspectives of the coach-athlete relationship.
coaching. The topics will vary according to topical issues apparent at the time of delivery, but indicative content
would include: the role of the various agencies involved in the promotion and development of sport (NGBs,
Sport England, International Sports Federations, National and Local Government), ethics in coaching, child abuse in sport, role of the coach, coaching sport at the elite level, coach education strategies including developing the coach as a reflective practitioner, profiling the successful modern day coach and analysing contemporary perspectives of the coach-athlete relationship.