Positive Coaching in Sport

The Positive Coaching in Sport course will provide youth sport coaches with an innovative coaching methodology focused on pedagogy, non-discrimination, inclusion, role-modelling and mentoring which can make sports a more enjoyable experience for all athletes, prevent dropouts due to situations of abuse, preserve and foster athlete well-being and lower barriers faced by children at risk of social exclusion.

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University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara

Course description

In this course, you will be introduced to the principles and practices of positive coaching. To maximize the benefits of this course, you can actively engage with the material, not just by reading, listening and completing the tasks but also by taking notes and reflecting on how these concepts can apply to your own coaching practice.

Curriculum

1.1 How Best to Benefit from this Course

1.2 The Coach as a Reflective Practitioner

2.1 The Athlete Development and the Key Principles of Positive Coaching

2.2 The Benefits of Positive Coaching

3.1 Establishing a Supportive Team Culture

3.2 Setting Positive Expectations and Goals

4.1 Communicating to Meet Athletes' Psychological Needs

4.2 Learn How To Deliver Constructive Feedback

5.1 Fostering Resilience and Growth Mindset

5.2 Foster Life Skills Development

5.3 Sustaining Positive Coaching Practices Over Time

Instructors

Maja PEKOVIC

Head of the International Relations Department / Deputy Secretary General

Montenegrin Olympic Committee

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Milorad ŠUTULOVIC

Project Manager

Center of Affirmation of Sport and Youth

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Prof. Maurizio BERTOLLO‚ PhD

Professor of Methods and Didactics of Physical Activity / Rector's Delegate for International Cooperation and Partnership

University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara

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Prof. Rita DE OLIVEIRA‚ PhD

Associate Professor in the School of Applied and Health Sciences

London South Bank University.

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More info

“Positive Coaching in Sport” (Coaching PLUS) is an Erasmus+ project under the coordination of the Olympic Committee of Montenegro. Coaching PLUS aims to develop an educational tool for coaches in Montenegro following a positive coaching philosophy.

This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

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