Institute for Physical Education and Sport
Kunsill Malti għall-Isport
FOUNDATIONS IN COACHING Short Courses
Date/time
Target initiation of modular courses: March 2008
5.00pm - 6.00pm
Time
Module name
Course 1
or
hrs
Code
5.00pm - 8.00pm
PHE 0105
The Coach At Work
2 ECTS
MARCH
Coaching Philosophy and Leadership
Coaching Philosophies
3hrs
3rd March
Leadership and coaching
3hrs
5th March
Coaching for Character
3 hrs
10th March
2 hrs
12th March
Tutorial/Assesment
Course 2
PHE 0106
Planning for success
2 ECTS
March
Preparing the Programme and assessment
Designing the Session/year plan
3hrs
17th March
Assessing participants and evaluating the session
3hrs
19th March
Risk Management
3hrs
24th March
2 hrs
26th March
Teaching technical skills and delivering a session
2hrs
2nd April
Communicating effectively and providing feedback
2hrs
7th April
The Learning Domains
3hrs
9th April
Teaching For Understanding and Knowledge structures
3hrs
14th April
2 hrs
16th April
Fitness and its assessment
2hrs
16th April
Conditioning and Training
3hrs
21st April
Prevention of Injuries and recovery
3hrs
23rd April
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 3
PHE 0107
Effective Coaching
2 ECTS
April
Pedagogical Issues in Coaching
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 4
PHE 0108
Fitness, Conditoning and injury prevention
2 ECTS
April
The mind of the child
2hrs
28th April
2 hrs
30th April
The Human body
3hrs
5th
May
Basic first aid
2hrs
7th
May
Nutrition
3hrs
12th May
2hrs
14th May
2 hrs
19th May
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 5
PHE 0109
Nutrition, first aid and development
2 ECTS
May
Physical development
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 6
PHE 0110
Issues in Sports Psychology
2 ECTS
May
Self Confidence and self esteem
3hrs
19th may
Motivating the athlete
3hrs
21st May
Mental training
3hrs
26th May
2 hrs
28th May
Long Term Athlete Development (theory/workshop)
3hrs
2nd June
Parental readiness
3hrs
4th June
Competitive readiness
3hrs
9th June
2 hrs
11th June
Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
2hrs
16th June
Protecting sports children
3hrs
18th June
Good practice and child protection
3hrs
23rd June
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 7
PHE 0111
Developing the young participant
2 ECTS
June
Socio-philosophical issues in coaching children
Tutorial Assessment
Course 8
PHE 0112
Child protection
2 ECTS
June
National Policies and workshop
3hrs
25th June
2 hrs
30th June
Coaching athletes with special needs
3hrs
25th June
Adapting the programme
3hrs
27th June
Workshop
3hrs
2nd July
Tutorial/Assessment
Course 9
PHE 0113
Adapted coaching
2 ECTS
June
Recommended text books for short courses
Coaching Essentials, Sports Coach UK
How to coach Sports Effectively
How to Coach Children in Sport
What is Sport Coaching
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
How to Coach Sports Safely
Course description:
Each study module is a 2 ECTS course. Each short course is assessed by a short test at the end
Candidates can choose to register for any of the 9 selected short courses.
Minimum number of candidates per short course is 5. If this quota is not reached,
the Institute has the right not to offer the particular short corse.
Recommended text are the series of Coaching Essentials by Sports Coach UK.
Fee peer course Euro 40. for more details contact Mr. Oliver Mallia on oliver.mallia@um.edu.mt