| CODE | PHE1147 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching, Coaching and Officiating Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Physical Education and Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is composed of a number of theory based lectures and practical sessions. Throughout the theoretical lectures, the technical and tactical components of a number of track and field events are analysed and broken down into progressive elements for teaching and learning. Officiating athletic events will also be included. These components are carried out by means of individual and group work in the practical sessions.The cognitive elements within the teaching of track and field events are given major importance so as to help students understand the importance of focusing on the concepts within the cognitive domain rather than the simple physical abilities . The sprinting and endurance events, team relay and hurdling as well as jumps and throws in athletics are all tackled in depth. Students will be challenged in developing analytical skill abilities, and finally an appreciation of the athlete at work. A holistic pedagogical approach helps students understand the progressions in the teaching of the track and field events under study. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims at providing students with opportunities to analyse, discuss, practice and research issues related to the teaching of thefundamentals of track and field events as well as kids athletics . Students are challenged to become familiar with adaptation skills and pedagogical skills in teaching track and field concepts in creative methodologies depending on the environments they are working in. The study-unit targets teaching the progressions of skill analysis using various technological aids. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the necessary progressions in the teaching of track and field events through practical and lecture based sessions; - Recognize all the safety issues and measures in the implementation of a track and field programme within a school environment; - Reproduce effective demonstrations related to the particular track and field events in question; - Recognize correct techniques when following students' coursework; - Demonstrate sound technical and tactical components of track and field events through practical performances and skill analysis activities during sessions and as part of the assessment. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Prepare a well structured Track and Field Athletics teaching plan, related to the particular events in question; - Give a sound and solid demonstration of the events taught; - Follow a planned progressive teaching plan to teach the events; - Demonstrate sound technical and tactical components of field events through practical performances; - Analyze the benefits and effective use of technology (audio/visual aids) and improvisation skills as pedagogical tools in teaching track and field through lecture based sessions; - Interpret rules and officiating competencies of the events tackled through examination discussions and practical sessions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Carr, G. (1999) Fundamentals of Track and Field (2nded.). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. - IAAF The Referee: Rules & Regulations online download edition. Monaco: IAAF. - IAAF Competition Rules online download edition. Monaco: IAAF. - IAAF level 1 coaching material. - American Sport Education Program with Matt Lydum. (2008). Coaching Youth Track and Field. Human Kinetics. ISBN: 9780736069144. - Mark Guthrie. (2003) Coaching Track & Field Successfully. Human Kinetics. ISBN: 9780736042741. - Track & Field Coaching Essentials Paperback – Illustrated, November 24, 2014. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lara Gerada Tiziana Zammit |
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