Sports Coaching 100 Hours Certificate Course

1 Introduction to Sports Coaching

• Introduction
• What Do We Mean By Sports Coaching?
• Working with Others
• Focus on Sports Coach
• Sports Coaching Skills and Roles

2 Professional Standards and Communication in Sports Coaching

• Introduction
• Ethics in Sports Coaching
• Example Code of Ethics
• Confidentiality
• Professional Standards in Sports Coaching
• Good communication with athletes and other sporting professionals

3 The Coach-Athlete Relationship

• Introduction
• The Relationship Between The Coach and Athlete
• The Coach-Athlete Relationship
• Other Relationship Models
• A Two-Way Road
• Coaching Skills

4 Training Roles of the Coach and Athlete

• Introduction
• The Three Stages of Athlete Learning
• Types of Coaching Roles
• Autocratic Coaching – teacher and dictator
• Democratic Coaching – involving
• Laissez-faire
• Holistic Coaching – the global approach
• Which Style is For You?
• Blended Coaching – the dynamic approach

5 Motivation

• Introduction
• What is Motivation?
• Needs Hierarchy
• Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation
• Incentives and Rewards
• Fear as a Motivator
• How to Motivate Sports People
• Motivating Through Purpose
• Offering Autonomy and Support
• Using Visualisations
• Case Study

6 Coaching Individuals

• Introduction: Sports that are played by individuals
• Coaching Skills with the Individual
• Social Facilitation & the Individual
• Case studies of coaching working with individuals

7 Coaching Teams

• Introduction: Sports that are played by teams
• Building Teams
• Team Dynamics
• Creating Team Leaders
• Motivating Teams
• Social Facilitation & Teams
• Coaching skills with the team
• Case studies of sports people in team sports
• Case studies of coaching working with team

8 The Athletic Identity

• Introduction
• What is the Athletic Identity?
• The Athletic Identity
• Importance of the Athletic Identity
• Problems with Athletic Identity
• How a Sports Coach Can Help
• The Stages of Grieving
• How does this relate to the sports person?

9 Children and Parents in Sport

• Introduction
• Ethical Issues Working with Children
• How coaching children differs to coaching adults
• The Long-Term Athlete Development Model
• Sports that involve children
• Coaching Style
• Psychological issues when children are involved in sport
• Impact of Parents on Children in Sport
• Encouraging Children to Take Up Sports

10 Amateur Vs Elite Vs Professional Sports Coaching

• Introduction
• Amateur vs. Professional
• Case Study
• Money

11 Maintaining Your Motivation as a Coach

• Introduction
• A Recap on Motivation
• Positive Thinking
• Staying Focused
• Staying Engaged
• How to Deal with Disappointment