SR4T004 - Advanced Coaching Practice (UEFA A) 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR4T004
Module Title: Advanced Coaching Practice (UEFA A)
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Criminology
Module Leader: Brendan Cropley, Jonathan Jones
Module Team: Melanie Tuckwell, Grant Kalahar
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2022
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 60 Credit Level: 7
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 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

To develop an enhanced awareness of Individual and team performance through a range of advanced coaching methods.

To successfully develop the necessary skills to allow effective evaluation of Individual & team requirements for sustained optimal performance.

To develop a critical understanding of the role, scope and value of the coaching process and the application of key coaching principles.

To develop a heightened understanding of key management related issues, applied to a variety of roles within the football industry

To develop the skills required to demonstrate competence in the application of technical, tactical, physical & psychosocial information to achieve optimal team performance.

Content Summary

Leadership and management

Performance analysis (including opposition analysis & analysis of self)

Evolution of football (systems & styles of play; modern trends; player roles and responsibilities)

Football physiology (fitness programming & tactical periodisation)

Football specific psychology (player preparation; communication skills & personal effectiveness)

Player development (post 16yrs; technical programming 9-23yrs)

Coaching methodologies (team training & match preparation, game model development)

Laws of the game (coaching implications)

Technology and Football (Innovative approaches; media management)

Technical/Tactical/Physical (Team strategies & styles; team organisation)

Integrated training methodologies

Advanced coaching practice (intervention strategies; types of session design)

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 72
Seminar 12
Tutorial 24
Demonstration 12
Practical classes and workshops 25
Work based learning 195
Independent Study 200
Directed Study 30
Groupwork 30
Total Hours Selected 600

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Develop and refine an enhanced reflective understanding of self and demonstrate the ability to articulate personal/professional development.
LO2 Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the demands of the modern-day football coach and design appropriate practices that maximise player development and preparation.
LO3 Demonstrate a level of critical theoretical appreciation, surrounding literature underpinning advanced level football coaching practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1 VIVA Voce -Self-reflective analysis Part two 40 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 UEFA A Licence Portfolio Tasks - Full completion of all theoretical & practical submissions 0 N/A 55 No 40
Synchronous Online Oral Assessment Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Online) 1 VIVA Voce -Self-reflective analysis Part one 20 N/A 15 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1
Portfolio 1
Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Online) 1

Reading List

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