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EDPE341 Sports Coaching - School-Aged Children

Updated: 15 November 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BGenStuds/BTeach or BEd(Primary) (on campus) prior to 2010 or BEd(Prim) (off campus) from 2010 or BSportSc or BSportStud
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Annette Freak (afreak@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is designed to introduce the students to the theory and practice of effective sports coaching in the context of working with the school-aged child. Students will be introduced to the theoretical foundations that underpin contemporary sports coaching practices including functional anatomy, biomechanics and skill acquisition. Students will then observe and analyse accredited coaches working with school-aged children with a view to understanding more fully how this theory may advance their expectations of the roles and responsibilities of the sports coach.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Junior Sports Matters: Briefing Papers for Austalian Junior Sport
ISBN: 9781740130929
Australian Sports Commission 2007
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2000
Assessment Notes
Applied questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
Assignment 2 60% 2000
Assessment Notes
Analysis of coach
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. examine the multi-faceted role of the modern sports coach in schools;
  2. apply general coaching principles to sport-specific contexts;
  3. demonstrate understanding of the inter-relationship between a child's physiology, maturation and skill development to successful athletic performance;
  4. observe, analyse and differentiate the practice of accredited and non-accredited coaches; and
  5. demonstrate understanding of the application of coaching principles to children.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught and required to demonstrate extensive knowledge of sports coaching and school aged children. This is embedded in the unit through lecture material, assessed in both Assignment 1: Applied questions and Assignment 2: Analysis of Coaching. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students demonstrate oral and written skills through sports coaching practice and written assignments. This attribute is embedded in the unit via written material, visual data and aural information, practiced through email, LMS and assessed in online postings, email contact and demonstrated assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students are exposed to the variety of implications of diverse multicultural backgrounds necessary for implementing quality coaching practice. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students acquire knowledge of and integrate safe and effective sports coaching principles of school - aged children within both their assignments. This is embedded in the unit through accessing resources from a variety of sources and processing this information in an informed and discipline-specific manner. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students identify, and implement personal learning strategies that reflect the specific outcome of committing to lifelong participation in physical activity. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions as they work through both assignments. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students appreciate the social and ethical implications of their actions. This attribute is embedded in the unit through the professional responsibility of coaches to cater for inclusion of all students. 		True
8 Team Work
This attribute is embedded in the unit through students collaborating and networking effectively with qualified coaches in the field to enhance their professional preparation. Assignment 2 requires students to work with and analyse effective sports coaches. 		True True True
   

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