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    Overview

    An examination of what it means to be a sports coach in Aotearoa/New Zealand, drawing on research grounded in pedagogy, psychology, sociology, economics, gender, environmental science and management.

    Are you interested in developing your understanding about what it means to be, and to become, a sports coach? Drawing on theoretically informed sociocultural literature and applied experiences, SPEX 207 explores topics including "What and who is a sports coach?" and "becoming a coach" all the while recognising the various, and changing, contexts in which coaching occurs.

    About this paper

    Paper title Understanding Sports Coaching
    Subject Sport, Physical Education and Exercise
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,016.55
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    72 points
    Recommended Preparation
    SPEX 101
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music, Science
    Contact

    tania.cassidy@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Tania Cassidy

    Teaching Arrangements

    The majority of the teaching occurs in a lecture format, but there will be opportunities to engage with some sports coaching case studies.

    Textbooks

    No textbook required.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    At the conclusion of the paper the students will be able to:

    • Discuss the various ways in which the social, cultural, environmental and individual factors influence coaching practice with particular emphasis on the Aotearoa New Zealand context
    • Reflect upon how current academic theories and coaching practices provide a framework for future practices

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 13:00-13:50 9-13, 15-22
    Wednesday 13:00-13:50 9-13, 15-22
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22
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