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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Advanced Football Coaching Strategies and Skills

  • Unit Code

    SPS3109

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit investigates advanced football coaching strategies and skills for players at the senior, semi professional and elite levels. The focal point is the planning and execution of training programs to enhance elite players technical and tactical performance.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SPS2109

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply principles of zone play at the elite level.
  2. Demonstrate the game sense approach.
  3. Design an overall player assessment process.
  4. Formulate training programs which improve players' positional play and game formations.
  5. Implement a match day routine.
  6. Implement high level offensive and defensive strategies.
  7. Use international coaching methods to plan strategies which suit the needs of elite players.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced small sided games to enhance players tactical maturity.
  2. Coaching defensive and attacking advanced football tactics.
  3. Coaching defensive and attacking advanced skills and techniques.
  4. Coaching the principles of zone play.
  5. Fitness and conditioning for advanced, senior and semi professional football players.
  6. Football coaching assessment.
  7. Football coaching planning.
  8. Game sense approach to develop awareness of space, time and orientation.
  9. Match day administration.
  10. Positional play and multiple team formations.
  11. The coaching establishment and building a successful culture.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and performance laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePractical exercise60%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%

Text References

  • ^ Rees, R., & Van der Meer. (2003). Coaching soccer successfully (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Junior football licence. Participant manual. Sydney: FFA.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Youth football licence I. Participant manual. Sydney: FFA.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Youth football licence II . Participant manual. Sydney: FFA.
  • Wein, H. (2007). Developing youth football players. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Global Sports Multimedia. (2006). Training organiser. Football coaching for ages 6-8. GSM International Pty Ltd.
  • Global Sports Multimedia. (2005). Soccer Coaching for ages 9-10. A full season's program. 2 Disc DVD Edition. Global Sports Multimedia.
  • Global Sports Multimedia. (2006). Training organiser. Football coaching for ages 9-10. GSM International Pty Ltd.
  • Global Sports Multimedia. (2003). Soccer coaching for ages 6-8. A full season's program. 2 Disc DVD Edition. Global Sports Multimedia.
  • Hargreaves, A. (1990). Skills and strategies for coaching soccer. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2007). Coaching grassroots football. Sydney: FFA.
  • Global Sports Multimedia. (2005). Soccer coaching for ages 6-8. A full season's program. 2 Disc DVD Edition. Global Sports Multimedia.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Advanced Football Coaching Strategies and Skills

  • Unit Code

    SPS3109

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit investigates advanced football coaching strategies and skills for players at the senior, semi professional and elite levels. The focal point is the planning and execution of training programs to enhance elite players technical and tactical performance.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Use international coaching methods to plan strategies which suit the needs of elite players.
  2. Implement a match day routine.
  3. Formulate training programs which improve players' positional play and game formations.
  4. Demonstrate the game sense approach.
  5. Apply principles of zone play at the elite level.
  6. Design an overall player assessment process.
  7. Implement high level offensive and defensive strategies.

Unit Content

  1. The coaching establishment and building a successful culture.
  2. Match day administration.
  3. Football coaching assessment.
  4. Football coaching planning.
  5. Coaching defensive and attacking advanced football tactics.
  6. Coaching defensive and attacking advanced skills and techniques.
  7. Positional play and multiple team formations.
  8. Fitness and conditioning for advanced, senior and semi professional football players.
  9. Game sense approach to develop awareness of space, time and orientation.
  10. Advanced small sided games to enhance players tactical maturity.
  11. Coaching the principles of zone play.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and performance laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePractical exercise60%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%

Text References

  • ^ Football Federation Australia. (2010).  Senior football licence I . Participant manual. Sydney, Australia: FFA. Note: Download from FFA Website
  • ^ Football Federation Australia. (2010).  Senior football licence II . Participant manual. Sydney, Australia: FFA. Note: Download from FFA website
  • Rees, R. & Van der Meer. (2003). Coaching soccer successfuly (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Youth football licence II. Participant manual. Sydney, Australia: FFA.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Youth football licence I. Participant manual. Sydney, Australia: FFA.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2010). Junior football licence. Participant manual. Sydney, Australia: FFA.
  • Football Federation Australia. (2007). Coaching grassroots football. Sydney, Australia: FFA.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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