Sports Coaching and Development

Introduction to Sports Development 

Understanding the concepts of sports development, physical activity, and physical recreation, emphasising the importance of promoting active lifestyles and enhancing overall well-being. Review the significant role sport plays in a variety of sectors, including health, education, and economic regeneration, contributing to community cohesion and addressing broader societal issues such as social inclusion and youth engagement. 

Exercise Prescription (Non-referred populations) 

Build knowledge and practical skills to plan, prepare, instruct and evaluate gym-based exercise programmes for a variety of different healthy populations. Completion of this module contributes to the award of the Chartered Institute Management and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) Level 2 Gym Instructor qualifications. 

Managing Sport 

A focus on the key management skills and disciplines required in developing sport from several operational contexts. Specifically, understanding the importance of coordinating sporting events as a vital delivery tool for sports development. 

Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology 

Identify key areas of sport psychology such as personality and individual differences; stress, anxiety and performance; group dynamics and team cohesion; motivation and goal setting; psychology of motor learning and control; self confidence in sport; concentration and attentional focus; exercise psychology. 

Introduction to Sports Coaching 

Obtain foundational knowledge and understanding of sports coaching, emphasising the development of essential communication and organisational skills. Students will learn how to deliver safe and effective coaching sessions while acquiring the necessary skills and competencies for successful engagement in future sports placement opportunities. 

Academic Research and Professional Skills* 

Fundamental social, interpersonal and academic building blocks for a vibrant and successful University experience are covered in this module. In addition, it aims to equip students with the transferable professional skills that enable them to function in a professional environment. 

*This module can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh

Community Sports Development  

An examination of the impact of initiatives complemented by an overview of the challenges faced by specific population target groups. On completion, students will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of community sports development with a key emphasis on determining the barriers to participation for various target groups. 

Sports Coaching and Leadership  

Students will be expected to use their advanced knowledge and coaching skills to plan and deliver practical sports sessions to a wide range of specific populations. 

Physical Education and School Sport  

Analyse the role of the PE teacher and sports coach, both within Primary and Secondary education and offer an insight into the contemporary initiatives that focus on School Sport provision with an emphasis on Government involvement and/or intervention. In addition, the module will increase student’s awareness and understanding of the factors that impact on and limit young people’s participation in PE and school sport. Introduce the concept of Physical Literacy and its importance to PE and school sport and the Health and Well-being strand of the Curriculum for Wales. 

Research Methods 

Build on your understanding of methods to broaden and deepen your appreciation of the range of approaches used in qualitative and quantitative research. This module provides an opportunity for to develop a research proposal in preparation for the Year 3 Dissertation module. 

Adventurous Activities and Outdoor Leadership  

Experience delivering, leading and observing outdoor adventurous activities in an applied setting. Develop knowledge on working safely and responsibly in an outdoor setting, recognising boundaries of professional competence. Engagement within hands on teaching and learning strategies effective for the holistic development of young people. 

Practical content can include hill and gorge walking, orienteering, paddleboarding and other outdoor contemporary activities available and suitable at the time of delivery. 

Sport Placement*  

The overall aim of this module is to enable the learner to engage in reflection of their learning through their work experience.  Students will be provided with the opportunity to conduct their work-related experience within several key vocational areas related to the sports industry. These will include; school sport, competition/event organisation, community club coaching and other community sport delivery. 

*This module can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh

Dissertation  

Design and conduct an independent study to critically evaluate scientific data and literature in an area that interests you. 

Applied Professional Project  

The module is designed to provide a platform upon which the learner can enhance the effectiveness of their workplace experience. For their chosen professional activity, the student will be expected to develop independent learning based on experience in the workplace. 

Leadership in Sport  

Contemporary leadership concepts and skills required within twenty-first century sports organisations; providing an increased knowledge of both sport management and leadership approaches. 

Applied Sports Coaching  

Evaluation of the humanistic and empowerment approaches to coaching. Observe and critically evaluate the coaching style and skills of other community and/or elite coaches.  

Creatively Teaching Physical Education, Health and Well-being  

Advancement of professional teaching skills and subject knowledge of Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing topics arising from the National Curriculum to enable students to teach Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing. Understand how learners learn within the subject area and how to develop the teaching skills and pedagogical principles to create authentic and creative learning experiences in the delivery of secondary school sport. 

Work Based Learning*  

Build your practical experience by working with industry partners from across the community sport and education sector.  

Critical Issues in Sports Coaching and Leadership  

The module aims to develop a student’s critical awareness of contemporary topics across coaching, leadership performance and participation in sport. Furthermore, it will allow a student to consider a range of participant populations (e.g. Grassroots, to high performance, children to adults) and develop a critical appreciation of the contribution of sociological, psychological, physical and practical concepts and their impact on sporting performance. 

*This module can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh