Performance Development & Expertise [2015-2016] [SEM 2]
Weekly outline
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All the introductory information will be contained in this area:
Please access these before the course material
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This contains an overview of course information, including the all important assessment detail.
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I have included some background reading here
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This folder contains the reading list for this course - some readings may be already recommended for specific weeks.
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Introduction to the Topic
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The information contained here gives a background to the course.
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The following questions test your knowledge of experts in various areas. Some of these experts will be discussed during the course and there are links to further information in the resources section should you wish to find out more.
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I have attached a rather sensationalist US Newspaper article on this subject. Let me know what you think?
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I have attached a brief podcast as we have singularly failed to arrange a quick introductory chat. Please listen to this and if there are any questions please post them on the discussion board.
I will be sending out a new doodle for next week - please can EVERYONE complete this asap.
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This course is front-loaded - that means that there is more work in the first few weeks of the course. The good news is that one of the assessments is included within the week-to-week framework of this course.
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Genes, Environment and Sport Performance
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What makes champions? A review of the relative contribution of genes and training to sporting success
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Genetic Variation in Physical Performance
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The Influence of Family in the Development of Talent in Sport
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Understanding parental stressors: An investigation of British tennis-parents
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Why nature & nurture won’t go away
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This is the podcast about the meeting next week
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So we are moving on from the Nature v Nurture argument but not completely leaving it behind. We are looking at Deliberate Practice and Deliberate Play this week and their role in developing talent.
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20 years later: deliberate practice and the development of expertise in sport
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A comparison of the soccer talent development systems in England and Canada
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Here is DRAFT brochure
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So we have looked at the Nature/Nurture debate and some of the aspects arising from that. I hope that we can move away from talking about Talent Identification, which in my opinion does not work, to Talent Development - a subtle but important difference.
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This lecture examines Talent Development and considers Gagnés Model of Giftedness & Talent.
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Understanding the Microstructure of Practice: Training Differences Between Various Age Classes, Expertise Levels and Sports
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The Standard Model of Talent Development and Its Discontents
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Look at some of the recent developments in this area from a populist point of view
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The next episode - apologies for the dog barking at one point
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Some further information on the concepts of expertise
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The Journey Is the Destination: Reconsidering the Expert Sports Coach
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Are there conditions that encourage the development of expertise?
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This is the podcast about the group seminars - please listen
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PCDE's are gaining momentum as a key determinant in the development of expertise.
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Introductory lecture
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AINE MACNAMARA & DAVE COLLINS
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DANIEL GOULD AND KRISTEN DIEFFENBACH
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Very up-to-date & relevant
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Questionnaires x 2 in this folder
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Some background to the concept plus how to think outside the box!
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Dynamic social networks in high performance football coaching
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Communities of practice, social learning and networks: exploiting the social side of coach development
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A Sport Leader's Attempt to Foster a Coaches' Community of Practice.
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This is the article I mentioned in the lecture
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Supporting material for this week
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This is your opportunity to ask questions, clarify expectations and network
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We will be concentrating on seminars during this week. Attendance is encouraged to support and report back to the presenting group/s. Please note that attendance & engagement is included within the overall assessment for this element.
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We will be concentrating on seminars during this week. Attendance is encouraged to support and report back to the presenting group/s. Please note that attendance & engagement is included within the overall assessment for this element.
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Talent Development in German Football
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We will be concentrating on seminars during this week. Attendance is encouraged to support and report back to the presenting group/s. Please note that attendance & engagement is included within the overall assessment for this element.
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This is your opportunity to bring everything form this course together and reflect on your learning.
This could also form the basis for discussion around the final element of assessment - the case study.
I will be arranging a session to answer questions and go through the ethics forms - please have an attempt at completion and send to me before this meeting
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An 'expert' explaining Thematic Analysis
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Further 'expertise'
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I will be available for discussion around the final assessment.
Remember you will need to complete the ethics form prior to starting this.
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Assessment 2 - Case Study
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