| CODE | PHE0103 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Pedagogy of Coaching | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Physical Education and Sport | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit focuses on the areas: Coaching Philosophy, and objectives, designing the session and season plan, coaching styles and leadership, assessment, communication, coaching people with special needs and issues in inclusive education. Study Unit Aims: The study-unit aims at: 鈥� Providing students with an understanding of the various coaching philosophies and coaching styles; 鈥� Engaging students in discussion on coaching session planning and the aspects which impinge on design and preparation; 鈥� Exposing students to the contextual frameworks related to adapted and inclusive coaching; 鈥� Engaging students in effective communication protocols and feedback provision. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge and Understanding By the end of the study unit students will be able to: 鈥� Design and structure session plans which reflect a good time on task and a challenging learning experience within a positive coaching climate; 鈥� Differentiate between the different coaching styles and pedagogies; 鈥� Design inclusive practices and adapted activities to meet the needs and challenges of all athletes. 2. Skills By the end of the study unit students will be able to: 鈥� Reflect on how adaptations in sessions would help make session more inclusive; 鈥� Critically reflect on how coaching styles impinge on performance and practices; 鈥� Reflect on how communication skills can be improved; 鈥� Plan and deliver inclusive session plans aligned with LTAD principles; 鈥� Plan and reflect on inclusive practical coaching. Reading List: Supplementary reading: - Turner, G. (2023). The Young Athlete鈥檚 Perspective: Talent Development Stories: What They Want and Need. - Kilgannon, P. (2018). Coaching Children In Sport-The CARVER Framework. - Toms, M., Jeanes, R. (2022) Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport (Routledge Research in Sports Coaching). - Pill, S., SueSee,B et al. (2021). The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Danica Bonello Spiteri Andrew Decelis Joseph Noel Grima Ivan Riolo |
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