Sports Coaching: Theory and Practice (EDUC10051)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces students to the theoretical and practical aspects of sports coaching, focusing predominantly on participation- and development-level settings. By participating in classroom discussions and movement-based activities, students will develop a foundational understanding of how and why people participate in sport and how to enhance people’s experiences of their sports participation through quality coaching practice. Students will also learn how to evaluate and improve their planning and coaching performance by applying reflective and analytical skills. Students will develop this understanding and these skills by engaging with knowledge from fields such as sports pedagogy, motor learning, sports psychology, and sports sociology, among others.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- understand and apply sports coaching terms, principles, theories, and models.
- design and evaluate sports coaching sessions.
- apply and evaluate sports coaching skills and strategies.
Generic skills
This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:
- Critical and creative thinking
- Developing and applying new ideas
- Linking theory and practice
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Communication of knowledge in written and oral forms.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Assessment
Semester 1
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
4 Online quizzes related to lectures
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Coaching plan evaluation
| Mid semester | 40% |
Coaching practice evaluation
| During the examination period | 40% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials/workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module Hurdle requirement: Submit completion certificate for Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module. | Mid teaching period | N/A |
Semester 2
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
4 Online quizzes related to lectures
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Coaching plan evaluation
| Mid semester | 40% |
Coaching practice evaluation
| During the examination period | 40% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials/workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module Hurdle requirement: Submit completion certificate for Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module. | Mid teaching period | N/A |
Summer Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
4 Online quizzes related to lectures
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Coaching plan evaluation
| During the teaching period | 40% |
Coaching practice evaluation
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials/workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module Hurdle requirement: Submit completion certificate for Community Coaching Essential Skills Online Module. | Mid teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinators Ben Williams and John Quay Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours comprising 32 hours of on campus lectures, practicals and tutorials and four one hour online asynchronous lectures delievered over five days. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 February 2025 to 7 February 2025 Last self-enrol date 4 February 2025 Census date 14 February 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 February 2025 Assessment period ends 7 March 2025 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ben Williams Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours comprising 12 hours of lectures and 24 hours of workshops/practicals Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Ben Williams Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours comprising 12 hours of lectures and 24 hours of workshops/practicals Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Semester 2 contact information
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Additional delivery details
Quota: 140 (Summer Term only)
The Summer Term intensive availability has an enrolment quota of 140. Selection is automated and based on the order in which students enrol. Your enrolment in this subject guarantees a space unless you withdraw. If the subject is full, spaces may become available in the future as others withdraw. The only way to check this is by attempting to enrol. Please note that there are no waiting lists for this subject. As entry into this subject is based only on the order in which students enrol, special permission will not be offered to any students.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Leading Community Sport and Recreation - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 9 April 2025