After having completed this course of attained an equivalent competence level, the student:
- Build positive, ethical and individualised working relationships with participants. Lead and facilitate positive change and development in participant.
- Developing athlete outcomes of four C’s. (Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character)
- Manage the competitive environment effectively to maximize enjoyment, learning and performance. Deal with stakeholders in a responsible manner.
- Demonstrates the application of the scientific theory of sport psychology, recovery, monitoring and sport nutrition to the coaching process.
- Critically review his/her own coaching process, practices and training methods in relation to the needs of an athlete(s) for performance improvement.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student is able to:
Take part in a seasonal coaching process and identify variables effecting on athlete/team development and performance. Reflect on the application of theory of training and performance monitoring, recovery, psychological skills and sport nutrition in practical coaching context
Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student is able to:
Assess own actions and role in developing athlete/team competitive environment and identify positive change and development factors. Describe and reflect on the application of theory of training and performance monitoring, recovery, psychological skills and sport nutrition into practical coaching context and demonstrates a competence to transfer the theoretical constructs into practice.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student is able to:
Critically assess own actions and role in developing athlete/team competitive environment and identify positive change and development factors. Apply and reflect on the application of theory of training and performance monitoring, recovery, psychological skills and sport nutrition in practical coaching context. Demonstrates competence of transferring the theoretical constructs into practice in a holistic way to develop the athlete/team. Reconstruct future actions based on experience.