SP7008 - Strategic Interactions in Performance Sport

The taught content will be delivered and provided in a variety of formats, and you will be able to access materials on the eLP. There will be the opportunity to work in smaller groups with members of staff who will facilitate context driven discussion and learning. You will also be set independent tasks informed by key literature to complete outside of class time to further develop your understanding of the taught content.

Module information, assessment requirements and expectations, and important module announcements will be made through the eLP. 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 is also further academic skills support available from the University Library services.

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:

Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and critical understanding of the intrapersonal, interpersonal and analytical skills necessary to negotiate the demands and dilemmas inherent in contemporary sports work.

Critically analyse the socio-pedagogical and personal challenges facing sport professionals tasked with leading, influencing and supporting diverse networks of stakeholders in highly dynamic organisational contexts.

Develop well-reasoned, judiciously considered strategies to navigate interactive professional practice dilemmas in relation to relevant real-world sport organisations, theory and concepts.



Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

Critically reflect on your analytical, emotional, and interactional competencies as a sport practitioner.



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

Demonstrate a critical, philosophical and ethical approach to examining your own and others’ professional practice.

Viva (30 minutes)

100% Weighting

MLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

A critical discussion of strategic interactions in pursuit of desirable professional practice goals. The focus of discussion during the viva will be informed by a reflective summary (1000 words submitted ahead of the viva) specific to each student’s practice context.



There will be formative assessment opportunities throughout the module that will allow students to contextualise the content towards their own practice.



You will receive feedback on your summative assessments 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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This module focuses on the complex social and interactional nature of sports work across a range of professional roles (e.g., sport coach, video analyst, strength and conditioning specialist, sport scientist etc.). You will explore key challenges and opportunities facing sport professionals who are tasked with leading, influencing and supporting diverse webs of stakeholders that span highly dynamic organisational contexts. This module will help you to critically reflect upon and develop the intrapersonal, interpersonal and analytical skills necessary to negotiate the demands and dilemmas inherent in contemporary sports work. You will engage in inquiry, interpretation and explanation of your own strategic interactions and those of other people, as well as their complex situated interrelationships, and you will learn to locate and apply your knowledge through socio-pedagogical theorising at the forefront of academic and professional practice in sport.