iCoach Kids EU - Free Massive Open Online Course
December 17, 2018
The first iCoachKids FREE E-Learing Course "Developing Effective Environments for Children in Sport" is now available online.
iCoachKids centre-piece is the development of a series of three Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs to support & guarantee access to high quality coach education to all coaches around the EU and beyond. Sport Ireland is one of the partners of the course along with other notable European associations.
The course offers an overview of the role of the children's coach as well as what children want and can gain from taking part in sport. You will learn about the value of having a coaching philosophy and vision and about the importance of safeguarding and protecting children in sport and how to go about it. The course will also provide a brief explanation of the impact of child growth and development on what and how we coach so you can plan developmentally appropriate activities.
The contents of the MOOCs are based on the European Coaching Children Curriculum (ECCC) also developed as an output of iCK.
The MOOCs are intended as an accessible yet comprehensive resource for coaches and coach developers. Due to the Open Licence, coaches will be able to sign up for the MOOCs individually or as part of a course edition run by the specific organisation they are part of. [*clarification being sought from Hockey Ireland].
The first MOOC is available and the next two will go live in 2019.
"The MOOCs are aimed at beginner and intermediate youth coaches, yet we are confident that the quality of the courses and the ancillary materials and study guides will make them attractive to even the most experienced and knowledgeable coaches out there." iCK
The courses incorporate a mix of taught content via videos and interactive activities, and reflective and applied work wherein the learning coach will be engaged in"real life" tasks related to the content covered on the course.
The titles of the three courses are
- MOOC 1 - Developing Effective Environments for your Children in Sport
- MOOC 2 - Child & Youth Centred Coaching
- MOOC 3 - Coaching Children: Planning, Doing and Reviewing
iCoachKids is co-funded by an Erasmus+ grant and led by Leeds Beckett University and the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE). It bring together another six world class organisations with a common desire to support children and youth coaches and a proven track record of doing so. These include Sport Ireland Coaching, the Hungarian Coaches Association, the Netherlands Olympic Committee, the European University of Madrid, Lithuanian Sport University and the Royal Belgian Football Association.
More information and details about registering for this FREE MOOC - Click Here
