EEH317 - Children in Sport: Issues and Controversies
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in A300 or E359 |
| Unit chair: | Jacqui Peters |
| Campus contact: | Jacqui Peters (Burwood (Melbourne)) To be advised (Waurn Ponds (Geelong)) Jason Kermeen (Warrnambool) |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | 1 x 1 hour online Collaborate Class per week for 9 weeks, 1 x 2 hour coaching experience in school per week for 9 weeks |
Content
Children’s participation in organised competitive sport in and out of school has been a topic of much debate for some time. In this unit students will identify and investigate some of the issues and controversies that have surrounded under age sport and examine ways in which school and community sport programs have attempted to address the problems. One of the more controversial issues is the ‘win at all costs’ mentality that is embedded in adult sport but which has questionable value in children’s sport.
As well as looking at the problems, this unit will also examine the merits of sport for children and, in a practical way, how games can be modified and conducted so as to enhance their physical health, motor skills and peer social relationships. Students will propose and undertake an independent learning experience through which they will gain sport coaching qualifications and undertake a related coaching/leadership experience with children in schools of an additional 4 hours minimum duration (unrelated to professional experience placement), which will contribute to assessment in the unit.
Assessment
Review of literature – 1600 words, 40%
Case study report – 2400 words, 60%
Unit Fee Information
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