SE766-7-SP-CO:
Masterclasses in Coaching
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2023/24
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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Masterclasses in Coaching aims to give our Masters-level students access to experts in the field. Using an interview style format, students will be able to generate pertinent questions and directly engage with expert practitioners working in and around the coaching environment at a range of levels. The module hopes to shine a light on various aspects of professional sport to better equip students with insider knowledge of various aspects and contexts within sport.
To advance student understanding of what it is like to work in professional sport.
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of issues within professional practice in sports coaching.
2. Critically reflect upon own professional skills to benefit future learning and practice.
3. Coherently present ideas in oral form.
4. Coherently present ideas in written form.
Indicative content:
1. Improving Technical Competency
2. Game Strategy
3. Physical Conditioning
4. Intrapersonal Knowledge and Skills
5. Fostering Group Goals and Teamwork
6. Individualised Consideration
7. Coach-Athlete Relationships
Seminars will take place weekly with experts in each of these aspects of coaching.
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Light, R.L., Harvey, S. and Mouchet, A. (2014) ‘Improving “at-action” decision-making in team sports through a holistic coaching approach’,
Sport, Education and Society, 19(3), pp. 258–275. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2012.665803.
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Cushion, C. and Partington, M. (2016) ‘A critical analysis of the conceptualisation of “coaching philosophy”’,
Sport, Education and Society, 21(6), pp. 851–867. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2014.958817.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Students will be offered formative feedback on both assessments four weeks before the due date.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr John Mills, email: john.mills@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Ben Jones, Dr Ed Hope, Dr Jason Moran, Dr Andrew Hammond, Tom Leeder, plus guest lecturers.
SRES School Office (sres; non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk)
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Prof Paul Potrac
Northumbria University
Professor
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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