SPRT310-26W (D) Whole Year 2026 (Distance)

Practicum 3

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 15 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 August 2026

Description

This course provides a final application of sport coaching theory to practice. Students will plan, implement and critically evaluate aspects of coaching pedagogy, sociology and sport science while coaching their selected sport. This will occur during coaching sessions with a team or individuals at any sporting level, throughout a season of practices and games or events.

Students are required to have a full 1st aid certificate prior to going on placement.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically evaluate one's own coaching effectiveness through the use of reflective practice.
2. Plan, implement and critically evaluate selected principles of sport science within the coaching practicum experience;
3. Plan, implement and critically evaluate selected aspects of pedagogical theory within the coaching practicum experience;
4. Critically reflect on a sociological and/or an ethical issue from the coaching practicum experience;
5. Implement and critically evaluate an action plan addressing the sociological and/or ethical issue(s) identified.

Prerequisites

SPRT110 and 60 points from 200-level SPRT courses

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Piet Van Hasselt

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Portfolio 12 Oct 2026 100% Evidence from planning, implementation & reflection on a series of personal coaching sessions that relate to the course content. To include supervisor debrief notes & reflective summaries as well as session plans & all coaching documentation as outlined on the course Learn site (specific to subject where relevant). This assessment will be graded as pass or fail.

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 .

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