SHN6342 - Professional Practice in Coaching

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the growing interdisciplinary nature of coaching through independent research in professional contexts.
Demonstrate an understanding and critical awareness of the moral, ethical, environmental and legal issues which underpin best practice.
Demonstrate evidence of critical reflection around current/prior and future coaching practice in a research-informed manner.
Display a critical appreciation of the issues facing sports coaches within the current professional context.

Content:

This module considers how contextual characteristics may influence and impact upon practice within sports coaching. This module looks at the environment within which coaching practice takes place, and how the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and social context encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module will be delivered via the use of learning workshops, through which core content is delivered via 'mini lectures' and then discussed in collaborative workshops facilitated by the leading academic.

Workshops
Hours: 30
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 170

Further details relating to assessment
Observation of coaching practice: Students must observe a practising coach for a period of an hour and submit a series of field notes documenting the observed elements of practice, critically referring to coach athlete interaction.

Assessment:

001 Observation of Coaching Practice; up to 1500 or 15 min equiv; Mid-Semester 2 40%
002 Written Reflective Report; 3000 words; End of Semester 2 60%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jon Radcliffe
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S2

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