{"id":13372,"date":"2019-07-08T09:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T08:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=13372"},"modified":"2019-07-08T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T08:10:46","slug":"the-open-university-and-sport-england-unveil-free-sport-coaching-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/education-languages-health\/sport\/the-open-university-and-sport-england-unveil-free-sport-coaching-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open University and Sport England unveil free sport coaching course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Open University and Sport England have partnered to deliver a free online course to educate and develop sports coaches, officials, instructors and activity leaders. Available on the OU\u2019s free learning platform, OpenLearn \u2013 \u2018Coaching Others to Coach\u2019 launches on 8 July and can be studied by anyone at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Developed in consultation from UK Sport, UK Coaching and leading practitioners from various National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and supported with National Lottery funding, the Badged Open Course (BOC), that has a digital badge awarded on completion, is aimed at professional and volunteer coach developers. The course covers:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How adults learn<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The skills and communication behaviours of those coaching coaches<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How to make sense of complex learning environments<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Observing practice and providing feedback to coaches<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding and recognising expertise in coach development<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coaching Teaser\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ys3ucduXtwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Oakley, Professor of Sports Performance Education said: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBringing together expertise from a range of leading organisations and bodies in the sports industry, this new course will help develop the people who coach the coaches \u2013 an important and essential part of the workforce. After months in the making, we\u2019re looking forward to seeing the impact that this course will have in supporting coaches in becoming even better at what they do.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Stuart Armstrong, Head of Coaching at Sport England commented:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cCoaches, volunteers and officials are constantly going above and beyond to make sure millions of people can get active right across the country. But we know that with the right support they could be even more effective in retaining the people currently getting active, while attracting people new to sport who may have felt it wasn\u2019t for them. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re delighted to see the launch of this innovative online course developed by The Open University with National Lottery funding and support from the sports sector. We are excited to see the benefits that providers of sport and physical activity, especially those who coach the coaches, gain from this course, not only in improving their offering and building their expertise but also in creating inclusive, engaging and attractive environments to support more people getting active.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Coaching Others to Coach\u2019 is the 50<sup>th<\/sup> BOC by OpenLearn, which coincides with 50 years since The Open University was formed. OpenLearn continues to build on its ethos of breaking down barriers to education by reaching millions of learners each year through its free resources.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more<\/h3>\n<p>To study the OU and Sport England\u2019s new course, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/coaching-others-coach\/content-section-overview\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/coaching-others-coach\/content-section-overview<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open University and Sport England have partnered to deliver a free online course to educate and develop sports coaches, officials, instructors and activity leaders. Available on the OU\u2019s free learning platform, OpenLearn \u2013 \u2018Coaching Others to Coach\u2019 launches on 8 July and can be studied by anyone at any time. 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