SP5048 - Football Professional Development and Practice

This module is essentially work-based and requires you to engage in CPD activities and learning experiences to enhance your employability. The module will be delivered initially via a series of introductory lectures explaining the purpose of CPD, the process, and the assessment. You will be assigned a CPD supervisor at the start of the module to support you in setting your personal SMART objectives and Key Skills analysis and CPD. The learning strategies of taught sessions, and the planning/completion of the CPD activities aim to develop your conceptual knowledge of the football industry, and to identify the range of skills and competencies needed to be effective in your own career. You will then choose suitable CPD opportunities, experiences, courses, workshops, etc. to address and further develop your identified employability needs. The final assessment task is a professional development discussion.

This module requires 48 hours of external coaching placement, which will be completed as approved University placement activity and contributes to module learning outcomes and assessment.
Please note: The Football Association (FA) requires regular coaching activity across a minimum of 12 months to be eligible to complete the UEFA B Licence in level 6. As this module runs for 24 weeks, any additional coaching hours required by the FA beyond the University placement hours — for example, coaching completed during vacation periods or after the module concludes — is undertaken voluntarily by students who wish to be consider for the full UEFA B award at level 6. These additional hours do not contribute to University credit, are not subject to University placement oversight, and responsibility for these arrangements lies with the student and the FA.

Module information, assessment requirements and expectations, and important module announcements will be made through the eLP module site. Material to support your learning will be uploaded in advance of sessions. You will be provided with content verbally and guided through tasks during timetabled sessions. A dedicated assessment session will afford you the opportunity to ask assessment related questions in class. The Module Leader is there to support you with any queries that you may have about the module content, and all staff members provide tutorial time outside of class time. Module tutors will provide you with the necessary information on how to arrange a tutorial. You will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback on your development during the module, and you will receive feedback on summative work to help you identify areas of strength and areas for development. There will be the opportunity to discuss your feedback with a member of staff during a tutorial. There are also further academic skills support available from the University Library services where you can gain access to study skills / academic writing and support materials, as well as links to booking both on and off campus study skills sessions.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. Undertake self-reflection and appraisal of your football career aspirations and needs and evaluate your performance against the Industry Standards, such as The FA quality coaching standards;
2. Undertake an evidence-based audit of the success of your learning experience related to your SMART Objectives and Key Skill analysis of your employability needs;

Intellectual/Professional skills & abilities:

3. Apply the skills of an independent learner to your academic study and continued professional development with academic support;

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

4. Behave in a manner consistent with professional and ethical standards;
5. Engage in a questioning and critical approach to learning.

The summative assessment for this module comprises a:

1. Professional development discussion (15-minute) worth 100% of the module total assessment (LO’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

The summative assessments will require you to engage in critical reflection, self-evaluation, action planning related to your personal development goals. In addition, you will be required to map how your coaching skills align with the FA quality standards and discuss how these experiences have advanced your coaching practice.


Formative feedback and support:
A system of individual tutorial support is implemented in order to guide you through the process of choosing and accessing relevant development opportunities, and in undertaking your self-reflection. Additional formative assessment will also be available on the individual courses and workshops.

Directed tasks whilst on the module will ensure that you continuously reflect upon your performance as a sport related practitioner and that you set appropriate targets. Feedback will be given in a group session and you can access personal tutorials to support assessments.

Regular contact is maintained between you and your supervisor throughout the module in order to ensure that you are supported in the CPD experience.

Summative Feedback
You will receive written or audio feedback on your summative assessment to help you identify areas of strength and areas for development. There will be the opportunity to discuss your feedback with a member of staff during a tutorial.

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The main focus of the module is work based learning, which encourages you to develop independence and to take responsibility for your own skill development in an appropriate series of skill and experience enhancement opportunities of your choice within football related activity. This process is supplemented by the inclusion of generic lectures, workshops, associated directed learning tasks and individual tutorial support. The generic lectures will provide the foundation knowledge necessary to allow you to capitalise upon the CPD opportunities. Workshops and directed tasks will allow for the development of essential skills through self-reflection and formative assessment tasks. A system of individual tutorial support is implemented in order to guide you through the CPD process. Regular contact is maintained between yourself and your supervisor in order to ensure that you are supported throughout the module. Research-rich learning enables you to apply coaching theory, analyse practice, and reflect effectively. With individual support, reflective tasks, and structured CPD planning, you will gain practical experience and professional behaviours needed to progress within football coaching.