Learning outcome

The candidate is able to reflect on what the coach role involves in a broad sense, and the knowledge they will need to fulfil this role in the best possible way.

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Their role as coach (and is able to reflect upon this), and in relation to the interaction between training activities in their selected specialization sport and the educational, sociological and physiological aspects.

Skills

The candidate can:

• Reflect independently on the relationship between theoretical topics and their chosen specialization sport.
  

General competence

The candidate can:

• Organise and implement training in their chosen specialization sport, with reflective and well -founded scientific physiological, pedagogical and sociological justifications.

Course Description

The course highlights and discusses various aspects of planning, organization and implementation of training in the chosen specialization sport.

Sport-physiological themes:

• The importance of endurance, strength, flexibility, speed and coordination in the chosen specialization sport
• How to train endurance, strength, flexibility, speed and coordination in the chosen specialization sport

Sport-sociological themes:

• Training sociology: achievement, health or social capital?
• Training or free play? Children's sports and socialization

Sport-educational themes:

• How to create and maintain good working relationships and communication processes?

• How to train your mental skills to promote achievement:

  Visualization, inner dialogue, motivation, relaxation / tension adjustment

• Techniques to increase confidence and concentration
• An effective coach - athlete relationship; mental training in the coaching role
• How to create good learning / training environment to promote achievement
  

In addition, various topics will be focused on through interdisciplinary seminars:

• Training planning and periodization
• Performance development
  

Teaching and Learning Methods

The instruction is organized into blocks of lectures in the subjects sport physiology, sport sociology and sport pedagogy and interdisciplinary seminars with key topics regarding the role of coach. In some contexts, the subject matter will be made apparent through practical activity. The course emphasises that the student needs to be strongly motivated in learning activities in order to develop themselves in their coaching role; consequently, the link between theory and practice is important. In this context, the student’s own experiences and reflections from practical training will be focused on in lectures, seminars and discussions.

Assessment Methods

• Oral presentation in groups in the student seminar, graded marks, counts for 30 % of the final grade.
• Individual oral examination, graded marks, counts for 70 % of the final grade.

All parts of the assessment must gain passing marks in order to achieve a final passing mark for the course.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean