East Anglia – Independent Coaching Education: Delivering Physical Activity

his 2 day course will be delivered through a combination of discussion, seminar, DVD illustration, practical sessions and student led coaching.  Approximately 75% will be practical activity.

The course will provide a full introduction to the place of physical activities in the primary curriculum.  It will explain the National Curriculum requirements and approaches, and will focus on a child centred delivery model, reflecting good practice as defined by Ofsted criteria.  It will enable coaches to establish the foundations of movement skills, and a base of physical literacy and then build sport specific techniques and games on top of these.

Participants will be expected to participate in discussion, take part in practical sessions, devise tasks and coach micro sessions to the group.

On completion of the course, participants will have an understanding of the landscape of primary PE, and the delivery of a child centred approach to activity.  They will be equipped to plan and deliver lessons and units of work which reflect contemporary good practice across a range of National Curriculum movement areas.

The course is accompanied by a resource pack, and successful completion leads to the award of the appropriate Premier Sport Certificate and your Activity Professional will be qualified to deliver Invasion Games, Cricket, Athletics and Racket Sports (inc Lacrosse) and will cover National Curriculum Requirements and Implications; Building a Foundation of Physical Literacy, Delivering FUNdamentals of Movement and Lesson Planning.