The aim of this module is to provide performance coaches with foundational knowledge in the principles of sports pedagogy, including: the coaching process, teaching methods, learning styles, constraints coaching framework, skill acquisition as well as designing positive learning environments. Coaches will develop their own coaching philosophy, in order to apply sports coaching principles, to highly talented or elite swimmers.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Lecturer will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of Victoria Polytechnic produced workbooks.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.