Advanced Certificate in Coaching Science
Culture and Arts - Sport
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification: Advanced Certificate in Coaching Science
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with knowledge and skills needed to specialise in professional practice as a coach or senior coach at high school or club level. This qualification ensures that knowledge-building scaffolds on existing exercise science and coaching-based knowledge by ensuring relevant theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for specialisation as a coach. A qualifying learner who has achieved the assessment criteria of this qualification will be able to:
- Demonstrate a specialised knowledge of exercise science which informs the design of a coaching plan, including long term development plans for apparently healthy participants who wish to improve their performance, or participate in sport.
- Ensure that theoretical knowledge informs professional practise in the design and implementation of sport coaching programmes.
- Plan, develop and manage a sport coaching programme for a sports participant.
- Apply current science and research to inform decision-making in the context of participants needs and their sport performance goals.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ethical practice, professional scope of practice and referral in line with professional standards.
- Understand the rules and governance of their chosen sport.
- Apply business and management practices to run and administer a coaching business, sports team or event.
Rationale:
The Advanced Certificate in Coaching Science responds to the continuing growth of the sport sector and the establishment of the professional body for coaching practitioners under the auspices of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). SASCOC ensures international benchmarking and internationally agreed standards for coaching professionals through its association with associated international sporting bodies. This qualification meets the SASCOC standards for coaching practitioners, specifically for the professional designation of Coach and Senior Coach. Thus it addresses the increasing need for specialisation in the sport coaching sector, in either a performance or participation setting. It acknowledges that as the profession expands and grows its social identity, its professional designations and their concomitant theoretical and vocational knowledge requirement increases. This qualification aims to:
- Ensure that the professional practices of sport coaches adhere to current principles of exercise science.
- Develop the appropriate knowledge and skills for professional practice in sport and coaching (to encourage participation or performance) at a specific coaching level.
- Enhance the professional standards of coaching practitioners by ensuring understanding of and commitment to working within a scope of practice that gives credibility to their profession.
- Align the education and training for coaching professionals to the international sport and fitness community, and with the national federation.
Outcomes
- Understand how to identify, plan, and implement a skills training programme to improve technical performance.
- Identify and assess correct/incorrect technique and plan and implement a corrective programme.
- Coach a chosen sport by applying professional coaching principles.
- Apply business and management principles to run and administer a business or sports events.
- Manage administrative, health, safety, risk and legislative responsibilities in coaching.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Understand planning and implementing sessions to meet participant/s needs and sport goals.
- Assess skills for technical correctness and create a program to correct faults.
- Identify important sport-specific skills.
- Manage a skill training program.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Develop exercises/drills to improve technical execution of movements.
- Implement programs to plan, manage, and enhance correct technical skills.
- Create drills to improve skills.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Apply communication techniques to sport coaching.
- Utilize motivation and techniques for sport coaching.
- Apply psychology principles in sport and mental skills training.
- Demonstrate coaching roles and responsibilities according to codes of conduct.
- Implement coaching within a sport code effectively.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Establish a coaching business with correct administrative procedures.
- Apply management principles to a touring team.
- Understand management processes within a sports club or facility.
- Run a business with sound financial management.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Plan and organize sport programs for beginner to intermediate levels considering safety and risk factors.
- Demonstrate knowledge of values and ethics in professional conduct.
Integrated Assessment:
- Integrate concepts, ideas, and actions to achieve coherent knowledge and skills.
- Assess observable performance, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
- Encourage learners to explain their thinking and decision-making.
- Assess theoretical knowledge and practical skills in sport conditioning.
- Use a variety of tasks for assessment.
- Assess knowledge through tests, exams, and assignments.
- Assess practical skills through projects, demonstrations, and simulations.
- Demonstrate sport and exercise conditioning skills using relevant equipment.
- Work with participants or athletes to prepare and adapt conditioning programs.
- Gain experience in sport coaching environments.
- Log hours and assess practical capabilities.
- Provide evidence of competencies, knowledge, and skills.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Certificate
- NQF Level
- 06
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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