Coaching Mapping Document
Endorsement Criteria
1. Pedagogy of Coaching Practice
Knowledge and Understanding
Endorsed courses will be able
to demonstrate how students
are able to achieve the
following knowledge and
understanding in relation to
the pedagogy of coaching
practice.
Example: Types of coaching methods and
strategies and their application to sports
coaching.
Types of coaching methods and strategies
and their application to sports coaching.
The types of communication used throughout
the sports coaching process.
Methods of planning, periodisation and
setting objectives for the delivery of coaching
sessions.
The purpose and function of evaluation,
reflection and self-analysis within sports
coaching.
The application of theories of learning and
learning styles to sports coaching and sports
performance.
Types of practice and theories concerning the
transfer of learning to different situations and
the relationship between performance and
learning in sport.
Theories of motor learning and their
application to the development of skilled
performance within sport.
Capabilities
Endorsed courses will be able to
demonstrate how students are able to
achieve the following capabilities in
relation to the pedagogy of coaching
practice.
The application of different coaching methods
and strategies to achieve planned objectives.
The capability to effectively plan and evaluate
coaching sessions using session objectives,
goals and outcomes appropriately.
The capability to deploy different methods of
practice to enhance learning, performance
and the acquisition of skilled performance.
The capability to use different means of
communication to ensure that effective
communication within a coaching
environment is maintained.
The capability to accurately observe and
analyse technical and skilled performance,
and improve performance through effective
feedback and communication.
The capability to self-appraise and reflect on
coaching performance identifying personal
Evidence in support of meeting the
criteria
Please fill in each box as per the example
below stating where there is evidence to
demonstrate the endorsement criteria are
being met. Please be as concise as possible
Evidenced in the learning outcomes, content
and assessment criteria of module CSC101
Coaching Practice 1 and CSC105 Coaching
Practice 2.
strengths and weaknesses.
2. Professional Practice
Knowledge and Understanding
Endorsed courses will be able
to demonstrate how students
are able to achieve the
following knowledge and
understanding in relation to
the professional practice of
sports coaching.
Models of the sports coaching process and
conceptual frameworks that define the role of
sports coaches and coaching.
The ethical and moral responsibility of sports
coaches to sports performers.
The nature of the relationship between
coaches and athletes.
The needs of diverse populations and the
function of sports equity within the sports
coaching process.
Key statutory legislation and non-statutory
guidelines relating to the role of sports
coaches, including health and safety, risk
assessment, codes of conduct and the rules
and regulations of sport.
Specific legislation and statutory
responsibilities that relate to specific
populations such as children and young
adults.
The relationship between sports coaches and
other professionals within the sports industry
and theories that examine the social status of
sports coaches and coaching within a modern
society.
Capabilities
Endorsed courses will be able
to demonstrate how students
are able to achieve the
following capabilities in
relation to professional
practice.
The capability to deliver coaching sessions
that demonstrate an appropriate level of
professional performance.
Ensure coaching sessions comply with
relevant legislation, guidelines and codes of
conduct.
The capability to deliver coaching sessions
that ensure the safety and well-being of all
those involved.
Demonstrate the capability to plan and deliver
coaching sessions that promote inclusion and
positive behaviour.
3. Subject Matter
Endorsed courses will be able
to demonstrate how students
are able to achieve the
following knowledge,
understanding and capabilities
in relation to the subject matter
of coaching which is divided
into a number of discrete
areas.
Physiological aspects of sports
performance.
The different energy systems used by the
body in undertaking physical work.
The influence of physiological systems in
limiting physical performance.
The influence of diet and nutrition on energy
metabolism.
The effects of environmental conditions on
physical performance.
The role and function of ergogenic aids in
enhancing physical performance
The difference between components of
physical performance such as speed,
strength, power, agility.
The principles of training and their application
to developing physical performance
Short and long term physical adaptations to
training.
Plan and deliver effective warm-ups and cooldowns in the context of pre and post
performance.
Be capable of delivering a coaching session
in which the aims and outcomes focus on
developing one aspect of physical
performance.
Social psychological aspects of sports
coaching
The effects of stress, anxiety and arousal on
sports performance and the role of
techniques designed to regulate the impact of
such stressors.
The function of effective goal setting as a
means of enhancing motivation and
performance.
The influence of motivation on sports
performance and how motivation can be
enhanced through a variety of techniques and
exercises.
The role of confidence and self-efficacy in
relationship to performance.
Theories of leadership, group dynamics and
cohesion and the role of the sports coach in
developing effective and efficient teams.
An appreciation of the various perspectives
and theories that underpin psychological
behaviour relevant to sport and sports
coaching.
Plan and deliver coaching sessions that adopt
appropriate and evidence based techniques
for maintaining and enhancing participant
motivation.
Demonstrate the capability to provide
effective management and leadership within
the delivery of a coaching session.
Show a capability to plan the integration of
techniques and exercises designed to
optimise performance and regulate emotions
and arousal within a performance context.
Analysis of Sports Performance
The knowledge of systems (qualitative and
quantitative) that enable sports performance
to be analysed from a technical, tactical and
strategic perspective.
An understanding of how to apply forms of
analysis to sports performance and draw
accurate conclusions that demonstrate
relevance to the sports coaching process
The knowledge of means to profile individual
performers to assess their strengths and
weaknesses as performers.
The capability to plan, deliver and assess a
coaching session that has been developed to
improve an aspect of performance which has
been identified through applying a form of
performance analysis.
Biomechanical and Movement Analysis
Functional skeletal and muscular anatomy.
The theories and Laws of physical force,
motion and momentum that can be applied to
sports performance.
Techniques used in the kinesiological and
kinematic modelling of sports performance.
An understanding of how to apply
biomechanical principles of movement to the
coaching process.
The capability to apply the knowledge and
understanding derived from a form of
biomechanical modelling to observe and
analyse performance and use the findings to
plan and deliver a coaching session.
Management and Development of
Coaching
The sports industry in the UK and the position
of coaching within this industry.
The key policy and strategic documents that
apply to the development of coaching as a
professionally regulated vocation.
The relationship between sports coaching
and the wider context of sports development
in the UK.
Theoretical and conceptual forms of analysis
that can help to describe and explain the role
of sports coaching within a modern society.
The historical development of sports coaching
within the UK.
Theories that can be used to explain the
cultural and social processes that influence
the relationships between coaches and other
professionals within the sports industry (not
applicable to a Foundation Degree).
The structure and system of sports coaching
within at least one other country aside from
the UK (not applicable to a Foundation
Degree).
Research Skills
Qualitative and quantitative methods of
research enquiry.
The philosophy of scientific enquiry and the
major paradigms of science and scientific
discovery.
The ethics of research applicable to the
human sciences.
Methods and techniques for analysing and
manipulating both quantitative and qualitative
data to a level commensurate with
undertaking a significant piece of independent
research or a work-related vocational study