There's more to a Sports Coach than meets the eye
Sports Coaches have an integral role in communicating with many people such as family members, workplace employees, associated professions such as doctors, physiotherapists, sports psychologists and nutritionists and, in many cases, members of the public and fans. It is, therefore, a huge responsibility to work as a Sports Coach, but with responsibility comes REWARD.
Why Study Sports Coaching?
Sports Coaching is a versatile career path
- Work with amateurs or professionals
- Work with children or adults
- Work with people in need e.g. disabled, disadvantaged, elderly
Sports Coaching has versatile hours - think about the possibilities...
- You may work full e.g. at a sports club or school
- You may work part time e.g. working for different organisations
- You may start a small business e.g. offering after school sports clinics
- You may volunteer your skills e.g. for a local social sporting team
Sports Coaching is FUN
LESSON STRUCTURE
There are 11 lessons in this course:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Sports Coaching
What Do We Mean by Sports Coaching?
Focus on Sports Coach
Sports Coaching Skills and Roles
Lesson 2: Professional Standards and Communication in Sports Coaching
Ethics in sports coaching
Example Code of Ethics
Confidentiality
Professional Standards in Sports Coaching
Good communication with athletes and other sporting professionals
Lesson 3: The Coach-Athlete Relationship
The relationship between the coach and athlete
The 3 + 1Cs Model
Other Relationship Models
A Two-Way Road
Coaching Skills
Lesson 4: Training Roles of the Coach and Athlete
The Three Stages of Athlete Learning
Types of coaching ROLES
Autocratic Coaching – teacher and dictator
Democratic Coaching – involving
Laissez-faire
Holistic Coaching – the global approach
Which Style is For You?
Blended Coaching – the dynamic approach
Lesson 5: Motivation
What is Motivation?
Needs Hierarchy
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation
Incentives and Rewards
Fear as a Motivator
How to Motivate Sports People
Motivating Through Purpose
Offering Autonomy and Support
Using Visualisations
Case Study
Lesson 6: Coaching Individuals
Sports that are played by individuals
Coaching Skills with the Individual
Social Facilitation & the Individual
Case studies of coaching working with individuals
Lesson 7: Coaching Teams
Sports that are played by teams
Building Teams
Team Dynamics
Creating Team Leaders
Motivating Teams
Social Facilitation & Teams
Coaching skills with the team
Case studies of sports people in team sports
Case Studies of Coaching Working with Team
Lesson 8: The Athletic Identity
What is the athletic identity?
Social Identity Theory
Importance of the Athletic Identity
Problems with Athletic Identity
How a Sports Coach Can Help
The Stages of Grieving
How does this relate to the sports person?
Lesson 9: Children and Parents in Sport
Ethical Issues Working with Children
How coaching children differs to coaching adults
Sports that involve children
Coaching Style
Psychological issues when children are involved in sport
Encouraging Children to Take Up Sports
Lesson 10: Amateur Vs Elite Vs Professional Sports Coaching
Amateur vs. Professional
Case Study
Money
Lesson 11: Maintaining Your Motivation as a Coach
A Recap on Motivation
Positive Thinking
Staying Focused
Staying Engaged
How to Deal with Disappointment
Maintaining Your Personal Development and Training in Coaching
Avoiding Stress and Burnout
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Course Aims
- To explain the role of the sports coach.
- To explain professional standards and codes of ethics applicable to sports coaching.
- To explain and define what constitutes the coach-athlete relationship.
- To explain the roles adopted each by the coach and the athlete.
- Explain mechanisms which underlie motivation in sport and apply them to motivational strategies.
- Understand how to work with individual athletes, and methods of coaching them to be successful.
- To understand team dynamics and methods of coaching teams to be successful.
- To explain the athletic identity and its significance in sports coaching.
- To explain important elements of sports coaching for children.
- To consider the differences between amateur, elite and professional sports coaching.
- To explain different ways a sports coach can maintain motivation in their role.
Why study Sports Coaching with us?
This course will provide you with the fundamentals of what it takes to be a Sports Coach. In addition to the course notes, you will be provided with the opportunity to engage in tasks that will encourage you to enhance your learning. We like to think of this as “experiential learning” which may take the form of practical tasks, networking or conducting further research to develop and apply the knowledge you have gained from the course material.
What now?
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