SMGT20160 Player Development and Welfare

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module traces the LTAD process from talent identification through to retirement and introduces students to the relationships between and responsibilities of athletes, teams, coaches, player managers and player unions/associations in both an amateur and professional context.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

(i) understand the key stages of an athlete's 'lifespan';
(ii) understand the key principles of talent identification and player recruitment;
(iii) appreciate the role of player unions/associations and managers within the broader sports industry;
(iv) create lifestyle programmes to support athletes;
(v) develop educational and other post-career pathways for athletes.

Indicative Module Content:

Theoretical frameworks underpinning aspets of player welfare and development.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

65
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The primary method of instruction for this module will be a mix of lectures, group discussions, in-class critical thinking activities and case-based problem-solving. A coordinated synergistic combination of tangible (i.e. instructional material such as academic texts, articles, case studies and technology) and intangible resources (i.e. knowledge, experience and skills) are utilised to achieve pedagogical competence. In addition, student centric innovative delivery techniques such as critical incident analysis and peer-to-peer discussion are adopted while assessment techniques (i.e. In-class individual/group tasks) are constructively aligned with the learning outcomes. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
SMGT10100 - Theory of Coaching


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Individual Assignment Week 9 n/a Graded No

50
Examination: 2 hr final examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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