SPRT302-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Skill Acquisition in Sport

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Research led but grounded in practice, this course engages students with some of the most recent and cutting edge developments in sport coaching that have sought to apply the wide range of benefits evident in athlete-centred approaches to coaching team sports to individual sports and coaching other physical activities. It engages students with approaches to applying the holistic and humanistic pedagogical principles of athlete centred coaching in team games such as Game Sense to individual, technique-intensive sports such as swimming and athletics. Specifically, it draws on the concept of Positive Pedagogy informed by the pedagogical features of Game Sense adapted to individual sports, Positive Psychology and the work on positive approaches to promoting health and well-being. It engages students with the most recent developments in this field while providing experience through practical sessions as learners and coaches with assessment structured around reflections on this experience informed by the literature.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 200 level from any subject, or
any 45 points at 200 level from SPCO or SPRT.

Restrictions

SPCO302

Equivalent Courses

SPCO302

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 E7 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Intensive Block Course A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 16:00 Warehouse 120 Biomechanics Lab (17/4)
Warehouse 122 Strength and Conditioning Lab (17/4)
K1 Lecture Theatre (17/4)
Rec Centre Sports Hall (17/4)
13 Apr - 19 Apr
Workshop A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 08:00 - 10:00 Rec Centre Sports Hall
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 24 May
02 Monday 10:00 - 12:00 Rec Centre Sports Hall
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assessment 1: Critique of coaching a selected skill 30%
Coaching Session Plan 30%
Reflection on Designed and Coached Session Plan 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,099.00

International fee $5,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPRT302 Occurrences

  • SPRT302-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026
  • SPRT302-26S1 (D) Semester One 2026 (Distance)