Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Youth Football Coaching: Developing Creative Players
University of Birmingham and The Football Association (The FA)
This online course explored the opportunities and challenges for youth coaches in promoting creative play in football. The course covered topics including identifying development needs of young players and examining the coaches’ role in promoting creative behaviours.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr. Mark Griffiths
Lecturer in Sport Pedagogy
University of Birmingham
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify key characteristics of a creative coach
- Assess the diverse and individual learning needs of young players
- Design effective learning experiences for young players
- Evaluate the impact of your practice on players’ creative development
- Discuss your practices and beliefs with other coaches to support your development as a creative coach
- Develop strategies to support your learning and the on-going development of your practice beyond this MOOC
Syllabus
- Identifying development needs of young players
- Examining the coaches role in promoting creative behaviours
- Considering how different practices encourage creativity
- Challenges in building creative environments
- Recognising contemporary developments in research and practice
Issued on 26th February 2017
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