Course overview
The course is designed to build pedagogical content knowledge across various sports, with a focus on fostering inclusion and developing skilled players at all levels—from beginners to elite athletes. Through in-depth analysis of sport and pedagogy, it connects theory and practice to enhance teaching and coaching abilities. Participants will learn to design effective learning environments, deliver engaging presentations, and facilitate both learning and individual development.
- Introducing Sport Pedagogy
- Elements of Skilled Play
- Game Sense & Technical Ability
- Playing Skilfully in Dynamic Environments
- Beginners & Experts
- Strategies for Teaching Play Practice
- Shaping, Focusing & Enhancing Play
- Game Types: Similarities & Differences
- Transfer in Learning Design
- Sport for All
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse the complex and interconnected factors that influence skilled performance across different types of sports, for participants ranging from novice to elite levels
- Evaluate key learning experiences in teaching and coaching that promote inclusion, engagement, success, and enjoyment in sports
- Critically evaluate contemporary approaches to teaching and coaching sport, including key principles, processes, practices, and underpinning theories for engaging and developing skilled players
- Apply pedagogical content knowledge from Play Practice to plan and teach a series of engaging, progressive, success-oriented learning tasks in a sport
Degree list
The following degrees include this course