Module Descriptors
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORTS COACHING
SPOR60335
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 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.
A feature of this assignment is the analysis of coaching senarios
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
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.
A feature of this assignment is the analysis of coaching senarios
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
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 Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (24)
12 x 1 hour tutor led lecture programme
12 x 1 hour student / tutor led seminar sessions
Independent Study Hours: (126)
12 hours tutor-directed independent study
74 hours student-led independent study into research and reading around topics covered
40 hours student-led independent study into assessment preparation
12 x 1 hour tutor led lecture programme
12 x 1 hour student / tutor led seminar sessions
Independent Study Hours: (126)
12 hours tutor-directed independent study
74 hours student-led independent study into research and reading around topics covered
40 hours student-led independent study into assessment preparation
Module Resources
Appropriately and adequately equipped lecture theatre
Appropriately and adequately equipped seminar room
Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities
Internet access sufficient to access blackboard
Appropriately and adequately equipped seminar room
Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities
Internet access sufficient to access blackboard
Module Texts
A single or selected series of textbooks is unlikely to be sufficient here and access to National
Governing Body websites of various sports is going to be useful, along with many varied other sources. However two particularly useful textbooks are as follows:
Cassidy, T., Jones, R., & Potrac, P. (2004). Understanding sports coaching. The social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of coaching practice. London: Routledge.
Lyle, J. (2002). Sports coaching concepts. A framework for coaches` behaviour. London: Routledge.
Governing Body websites of various sports is going to be useful, along with many varied other sources. However two particularly useful textbooks are as follows:
Cassidy, T., Jones, R., & Potrac, P. (2004). Understanding sports coaching. The social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of coaching practice. London: Routledge.
Lyle, J. (2002). Sports coaching concepts. A framework for coaches` behaviour. London: Routledge.
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 currently include: Analysing the coach as a leader including profiling the successful modern day coach; Different approaches to coaching athletes especially at the elite level and analysing contemporary perspectives of the coach-athlete relationship; Ethics in coaching including
child abuse in sport; Developments in coach education strategies including developing the coach as a reflective practitioner; Coaching for long term athlete development; Investigating the involvement of women in coaching.
issues in sports coaching.
The topics will vary according to topical issues apparent at the time of delivery, but indicative content would currently include: Analysing the coach as a leader including profiling the successful modern day coach; Different approaches to coaching athletes especially at the elite level and analysing contemporary perspectives of the coach-athlete relationship; Ethics in coaching including
child abuse in sport; Developments in coach education strategies including developing the coach as a reflective practitioner; Coaching for long term athlete development; Investigating the involvement of women in coaching.