Course Title: Coaching Children's Sport

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Coaching Children's Sport

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

This course is a blend of face-to-face and online activities, you will also take part in movement workshops. 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE2444

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2016,
Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE2444

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFlex18 (XXXX),

UGRDFlex18 (BED3)

Course Coordinator: Melanie Nash

Course Coordinator Phone: 99256656

Course Coordinator Email: melanie.nash@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 220.03.29

Course Coordinator Availability: via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

In this course you will focus on aspects of coaching children in sport and physical education activities. This course introduces you to the practical and theoretical constructs of sports coaching through active participation in movement laboratories and online tutorials. You will develop basic coaching pedagogies and the technical skills required to plan and implement effective coaching sessions. You will also be introduced to current coaching research and best practice, and undertake activities to develop your coaching knowledge and your capability as a reflective practitioner.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Develop and articulate your philosophy and values associated with coaching children in sport.
  2. Apply concepts, strategies and techniques to real-world practical coaching contexts.
  3. Identify and address safety issues in movement activities.
  4. Display initiative and creativity in choosing activities, skills and resources that involve all learners and cater for diverse learner capacities in sport.
  5. Discuss basic principles of sport psychology applied to coaching children in sports contexts.


Course learning outcomes 

  1. Use a range of communication, organisation and management strategies to effectively support engagement and learning in sporting contexts.
  2. Plan and implement a sequence of activities to demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which athletes/students learn and develop holistic sporting skills (performance, cognitive and affective). 
  3. Identify, evaluate and use a range of coaching strategies to support inclusive participation and engagement in sporting activities.
  4. Use feedback to engage in a balanced reflective critique (positive and negative) of practice.
  5. Describe and employ appropriate legislative requirements and safety procedures in the implementation of coaching sequences.
  6. Identify and assess learners’ performance in sporting contexts and adapt learning activities appropriately to support progression.

Program leaning outcomes

  • Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education 
  • Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and develop highly effective classroom teaching skills in an area of specialisation
  • Apply initiative, judgement, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills and the capacity to work responsibly, ethically and inclusively in individual and collaborative professional contexts to enhance your practice.
  • Communicate effectively with different stakeholders in the education field through a broad range of communication modes and digital technologies in diverse educational contexts.  


Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning in this course will involve a range of face-to-face and online activities including lectures, workshops, practical activities, readings, collaborative group work, class discussion and individual reflection.

 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. Suggested readings from current educational literature will be provided on the course website and will be drawn from highly regarded academic journals, books and conferences as well as reports, websites and other online resources.

The University Library has extensive resources for teacher education students. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies.

The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarians.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of your learning. You will be able to develop your work in relation to your own specific areas of interest in your professional practice.

Assessment task (%)

CLO

GTS
  1. Online quizzes related to readings, including the AIS Community Coaching General Principles online test. (30%)

3, 5

3.3, 4.1, 4.4
  1. Peer coaching and critical reflection (30%)

1, 2, 4, 6

3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 6.3
  1. Coaching program and rationale (40%)

1, 2, 3, 5

2.1, 2.2, 3.2

Due to safety and professional accreditation requirements students must satisfactorily complete all practical sessions. If you fail to meet this requirement, for reasons other than those approved by special considerations, you will not pass the course. If granted Special Consideration, you may become eligible to complete an alternative practical activity to pass the course.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

The statement of student responsibilities summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/student-responsibilities

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described online at: www.rmit.edu.au/staff/our-rmit/policies/academic-research