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EDPN5016: Planning and Program Management for Coaches
2023 unit information
Successful coaching requires good management and organisational skills. To achieve optimum performance and overall athlete development, coaches must consider the daily activities as well as the broader issues in developing, managing and monitoring the environment long term to guarantee desired outcomes. This unit will critically examine the processes, research and strategies relating to peak performance, good to great principles, strategic and operational planning, periodisation, staff selection and recruitment, managing staff and athletes, team culture and program review. This unit provides an opportunity for planning and program management at the macro and micro level to be developed.
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Education
| Code | EDPN5016 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. effectively apply the principles of planning and competently implement, maintain, assess and amend the planning process on a macro and micro scale
- LO2. discuss current theories, principles and research in relation to planning processes, management, and program evaluation
- LO3. engage in the coaching process using a holistic approach to planning and management
- LO4. analyse an organisation or teams' performance and management practices, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and use the results to inform planning for improvement
- LO5. identify ‘pitfalls’ or ‘hiccups’ that may arise during planning, managing and review processes
- LO6. demonstrate sound, research-based knowledge through the use of critical judgment and thinking
- LO7. provide leadership and collaborate with others
- LO8. confidently communicate relevant knowledge and skills to others in written and oral form.
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