PES531 PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT OF SPORTS COACHING
| Course Code: | 4530531 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physical Education and Sports |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand the aims of coaching in different coaching settings including recreational, developmental and elite-performance
- Develop a personal coaching philosophy with pedagogical view
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic theories/principles of teaching and learning in coaching
- Reflect on own and others’ pedagogical practices in coaching
- Analyze the pedagogical practices in coaching
Course Content
Coaching is a complex process that enables learning and development of athletes toward the goal of specific training. This course aims to develop an understanding of pedagogical issues in sports coaching. Pedagogical processes in different coaching context including recreational, developmental and performance settings, will be examined in detail.
Course Learning Outcomes
Discuss the literature on sports coaching frameworks
Differentiate the aims of sports coaching in recreational, developmental and elite performance settings
Interpret the sports coaching standards
Define the sports coaching effectiveness
State a personal sports coaching philosophy
Evaluate the sports coaching philosophies of others
Relate the sports coaching philosophy, aims and practices
Review the basic theories of learning and instruction
Apply the theories of learning and instruction into the sports coaching setting
Reflect on his/her own pedagogical practices in sports coaching
Evaluate others’ pedagogical practices in sports coaching by considering the theories of learning and instruction
Observe the sports coaching setting by quantitative and qualitative data collection tools to understand the pedagogical practices
Analyze the collected data in the sports coaching setting
Present the observation findings in the sports coaching setting
Review the instructional models in sports setting
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Develop and extend the knowledge and skills related to the field | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Contribute to national literature with studies | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Interpret and contribute the knowledge in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary groups | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Provide education and training to public and private institutions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Contribute to enhancement of programs (career development programs etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Develop and implement national and international projects | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Capability to work with a team | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Work independently in area of expertise | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Offer data-driven solutions to problems and show leadership characteristics | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Internalize social, cultural, scientific, and ethical problems | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Utilize communication skills at academic environments | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Use at least one foreign language at advanced level for writing and speaking | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Openness to critical thinking, diversity and change | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Demonstrate and behave in accordance with ethical values in personal and professional life | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Use the information technologies for education and research activities | ✔ | |||
| 16 | Use technologies effectively in education and sport settings | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution