6B029E - Leading High Performance Teams 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 6B029E | ||
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| Module Title: | Leading High Performance Teams | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Sport | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Football Coaching | ||
| Module Leader: | Ioan Paval | ||
| Module Team: | Melanie Tuckwell, Dean Parsons, Jayne Ludlow, Jonathan Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2026 | Final Year of Intake: | 2031 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100095 - sports coaching | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
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| Valid From | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2032 |
Module Aims
The main aims of the module are:
To critically explore the psychological and cultural principles underpinning high-performance team leadership.
To design and justify strategies that promote sustainable performance, collaboration, and professional excellence.
Content Summary
Leading High Performance Teams is the final step in your leadership pathway, the point where you learn to lead people and teams strategically within high-performance football and sport environments. You’ll explore leadership as a relational, cultural, and performance-focused process, understanding what truly drives elite team success.
You’ll critically appraise how trust, motivation, communication, and shared vision shape high-performing groups, and how leaders build environments that nurture wellbeing, innovation, and continuous improvement. Through applied projects, case studies, and challenge-based learning, you will bring theory and practice together to design strategies that strengthen cohesion, resilience, and collective performance.
By the end of the module, you will have the mindset and advanced leadership skills needed to operate confidently in high-performance systems, ready to influence culture, guide teams, and lead in environments where standards, pressure, and expectations are at their highest.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 30 |
| Groupwork | 31 |
| Guided Study | 107 |
| Problem/Challenge based learning | 37 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 19 |
| Formative Assessment | 26 |
| Summative Assessment | 50 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically evaluate leadership behaviours and interpersonal strategies that influence performance, cohesion, and wellbeing in high-performing teams. |
| LO2 | Design and justify evidence-informed interventions to enhance leadership effectiveness and team performance within a professional football or sport setting. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Practical Assessment | Simulation (Onsite) 1 | The assessment enables students to demonstrate critical and applied understanding of leadership within complex, elite team environments. Learners analyse leadership behaviours, communication strategies, and cultural influences that shape performance, before designing an actionable, evidence-informed intervention to improve effectiveness and wellbeing. 60 minutes – 20 minutes contribution/student | 60 | N/A | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Simulation (Onsite) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |