SR4S048 - Strategic Leadership in Sport 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR4S048
Module Title: Strategic Leadership in Sport
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Midwifery
Module Leader: Stephen Woodfine, Thomas Overton
Module Team: Melanie Tuckwell, David Adams
First Intended Intake: FEB 2017 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100096 - sports development
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

With the ever-increasing demands placed on industry professionals to plan and schedule training with appropriate knowledge of recovery, loading and tapering for competition, this module has been developed to ensure this understanding is framed to provide the requisite knowledge in order to prepare athletes for high performance. Similarly, this module also respects how this scheduling and specific approaches to periodisation can be applied to ensure effective transition of a player throughout a player development programme.

Content Summary

Models of periodisation and alignment to game model

Global coaching methodologies

Periodisation for performance

Periodisation for player development

Periodisation to develop football specific fitness components

Development of game speed

Principles of periodisation

Tactical periodisation

Demands of the game: physical and implications to practioner

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 30
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 70
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critical analysis of approaches to periodisation for enhanced performance and player development utilising the 4-corner model.
LO2 Demonstrate the associate theory to practice link in designing appropriate periodisation cycles applicable to the context

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Design a 6-week Meso-Cycle of Training: Consider global approaches associated to the team. You are also required to identify 3 players within your team (defensive / Midfield & Attacking) provide a Individual periodised approach associated to the players needs during that 6-week cycle. 0 4500 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Case study 1

Reading List

https://rl.talis.com/3/southwales/lists/4A04A465-5DD2-EED6-AC58-880856BA11C0.html?lang=en