Knowledge baseLaajuus (10 cr)

Learning objectives

The student is able to effectively and comprehensively plan and evaluate practices and seasonal plans of his own orientation group (child, youth, adult) to support athlete’s personal development based on the results of the individual profiling and the developmental stage.The student is capable of leading practices and competitions and appropriately reacting to changing situations. The student is able to develop coaching environment with emphasis on athletes’ engagement and ownership. The student is capable of developing athlete`s life skills and to enhance performance and promote recovery. The student is able to activate different stakeholders for the benefit of the coaching process.

Contents

Practical coaching processes

Learning materials

Material from seminars, research studies, and other coaching education material distributed in the class.