SR2S173 - Sport Science for Football 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR2S173
Module Title: Sport Science for Football
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Sports Coaching
Module Leader: Lee Baldock
Module Team: Stuart Jarvis, Ioan Paval, Peter Ashcroft
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake: 2023
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100095 - sports coaching
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

1. To develop an understanding of how football psychology can be used to inform coaching practice.
2. An introduction to contemporary issues and protocols used for player monitoring and testing in an applied football environment.
3. To gain practical experience of performing and conducting a range of assessments used within the football domain.

Content Summary

• Life Skills Development
• The 5C’s
• Developing the coaching environment
• Smart Speed, timing gates, agility and jump tests
• Heart Rate (HR) Analysis
• Time Motion Analysis
• Body Composition
• Monitoring readiness to perform

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 36
Practical classes and workshops 12
Independent Study 72
Directed Study 80
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Design, deliver, and evaluate the application of sport science in practical coaching sessions.
LO2 To critically analyse athlete monitoring used through an oral report on a range of field experiments and procedures.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Practical Assessment Production (Online) 1 Produce an instructional video demonstrating how to design, deliver, and evaluate psychology theory into coaching sessions. 15 1000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Poster 1 To design and produce a poster that critically analyses field tests and to present and defend the findings. 15 1000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Production (Online) 1
Poster 1

Reading List

Harwood, C.G., Barker, J. & Anderson, R. (2015). Psychosocial development in youth soccer players: assessing the effectiveness of the 5C's intervention program. The Sport Psychologist 29 (4), 319-334.

Gould, D., & Carson, S. (2008). Life skills development through sport: current status and future directions. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1, 58-78.

Jones, M.I., & Lavallee, D. (2009). Exploring the life skills needs of British adolescent athletes, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10 (1), 159-167. 

Chandler, T.J., & Brown, L.E. (2008). Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

Gore, C. (2013). Physiological tests for elite athletes. 2nd edition. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

Price, M. (2013). Lab Reports and Projects in Sport and Exercise Science: A Guide for Students. England: Pearson.