SP4015 - Football Accreditation Preparation

The taught content will be delivered and provided in a variety of formats, and you will be able to access materials on the eLP. This module will be delivered using a combination of lectures, seminar sessions, workshops and practical sessions. Direct and independent study will be strongly encouraged through the provision of reading lists, workshop tasks, preparation of coaching sessions and observations of coaches in action. The aim of the practical sessions will be for you to develop key effective practice skills and coaching skills by consolidating key theoretical and applied principles taught to practice contexts. At this level you will be required to coach your peers during practical sessions, leading to a mix between group peer and self-led external coaching at level 5. Taught content involves high involvement from both academic staff and students. Material introduced in the lecture practical, seminar and practical sessions will assist you in the completion of the assessment tasks. There will be the opportunity to work in smaller groups with discipline specific members of staff who will facilitate context driven discussion and learning. You will also be set independent tasks informed by key literature to complete outside of class time to further develop your understanding of the taught content.

Module information, assessment requirements and expectations, and important module announcements will be made through the eLP. Material to support your learning will be uploaded in advance of sessions. You will be supported by a team of academic experts and/or The FA partners during scheduled teaching. You will engage in a rich dialogue with identified staff (and fellow students) in timetabled sessions and receive regular feedback on ongoing work giving you the opportunity to respond directly as part of the process. This will allow for an authentic dialogical learning process. Furthermore, these staff will be available to support you during your development of your portfolio of evidence.
Tutorial sessions will also be built into the module allowing additional reflection time throughout the module.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
• Demonstrate sound football coaching pedagogical practice that ensures a safe, fun and inclusiveengaging environment. [MLO1]
• Develop and apply knowledge (i.e., Principles of play) about football and players to help individual players become more skilful. [MLO2]


Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• Utilise a range of coaching behaviours that aim to engage, support and develop participant learning. [MLO3]
• Create short term coaching programmes to help the players I coach learn basic Football technical and tactical actions. [ML04]

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
Develop greater self-awareness, curiosity and confidence through the ability to identify and adopt solutions to challenges for diverse populations, within my coaching role. [ML05]

There will be two submissions for this module.

(1) 50% - A portfolio of evidence illustrating your coaching practice, coaching values and beliefs and your critical reflections on that practice. [MLO1, MLO2 and MLO4]

Verbal formative feedback will be provided during taught sessions and tutorials. Written summative feedback will be provided.

(2) 50% - A coaching presentation (inc. a short Q&A) ( «30 minutes) to demonstrate your developed coaching practice and describe your coaching process. [MLO2, ML03, ML05]

Formative feedback will be provided as an immediate response to the coaching presentation. Written summative feedback will be provided.

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This module will prepare you for key industry qualifications. In this module you will gain insight into the world of football coaching, specifically relevant to the grassroots game, crucially increasing employability. This module will introduce you to fundamental football coaching pedagogy and the wider football related 4-corner model. Supported by academic experts and applied practitioners, you will be introduced to, challenge and analyse many historic and current trends within football coaching.