The Sport Coaches and their Competencies

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of the basic constructs of Sport Pedagogy.

Teaching Methods

Lectures with Power Point presentations. Synthesis of reference papers by the students. Debate about empirical reality.

The students must be able to deal with research instruments, to use them with their athletes, to analyze and interpret the results as individuals and as a community of practice.

Learning Outcomes

The unit presents a critical overview of the state of the art about the contemporary issues in Sport and of the role of the coach as a central agent in the development process. Existing research about the topic.

Analysis of the current models of coaches’ education.

Competencies: to be able to analyse and assess projects and programmes; to create intervention projects and programmes for coaches, other agents and families. 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1] Ethical problems in contemporary sport; changes in the structure and contents of sport. [2] Constructivism, non linearity and the challenges for the coach [3] Theoretical foundations of the study of the coaches: models of coach education; competencies and competence: the needed balance. [4] The coach-athlete relationship as a function of context; qualitative and quantitative research. [5] Social ecologies and the role of significant others; relationship between coaches, families, peers and other agents.

Head Lecturer(s)

Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Hall, E. T., & Gray, S. (2016). Reflecting on reflective practice: a coach’s action research narratives. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 8(4), 365–379.

Roberts et al (2019). Coach knowledge in talent identification: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(10), 1163-1172.

Stodter, A., & Cushion, C. J. (2017). What works in coach learning, how, and for whom? A grounded process of soccer coaches’ professional learning. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 9(3), 321–338.

Voigt, L., & Hohmann, A. (2016). Expert youth coaches’ diversification strategies in talent development: A qualitative typology. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 11(1), 39-45

Webb, V., Collins, D., & Cruickshank, A. (2016). Aligning the talent pathway: exploring the role and mechanisms of coherence in development. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(19), 1799-1807.