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Exploring sport coaching and psychology
This free course, Exploring sport coaching and psychology, investigates how scientific and management ideas contribute to success while also taking you on a journey through unique sporting case studies and insights that will change how you view and study sport. You will consider how the mind, the body, the environment and training techniques all...
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Putting the child before the player
Football is the most popular team sport for children and young people in the UK and throughout much of the world. In this interactive, you will learn why children’s rights are fundamental to every young person’s experience of football.
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Supporting female performance in sport and fitness
Do you support women’s performance in sport or fitness as a coach or parent? Are you a female athlete who wants to optimise your performance using recent research insights? If so, then this free course is for you. It addresses the problem of sports science research traditionally being male dominated and the assumption that if it works for men ...
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Developing employability through sport and physical activity
While many people recognise the positive impact of engaging in sport and/or physical activity on their physical and mental well-being, research indicates that participation can also equip us with valuable skills that enhance our employability. Engaging in sport and physical activity provides opportunities to develop a diverse skill set that can ...
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Coaching neurodivergent athletes
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and understanding for anyone working with neurodivergent athletes in sport and exercise settings or with an interest in coaching neurodiverse athletes. Within the sport and exercise sector this may include those in coaching roles, as well as fitness instructors, personal trainers and wider ...
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Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
As women’s sport surges on the global stage, hosts England have lit up the Women’s Rugby World Cup. But the tackles, speed and power fans see on the field are only part of the story. What we don’t see is what it takes – both physically and psychologically – to wear England’s emblem, the Red Rose.
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Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
The tide is turning for professional female cricket players, but can the same be said for those playing at the grassroots level?
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The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Football, often hailed as the world’s game, continues to reflect broader societal dynamics particularly in matters of race, equity, and representation. In recent years, global attention has increasingly focused on the structural disparities faced by racially minoritised individuals within coaching and leadership roles, despite their dominance as...
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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Explore how the impact of the successful growth of women’s football is impacting those playing the game.
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Growing the popularity of women’s football: an update
Read about how women’s football is continuing to rise in popularity in this article.
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Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Sportswomen continue to break barriers despite facing a disturbing level of online abuse that goes beyond their athletic abilities.
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Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Have you ever witnessed the electrifying rush of motorcycle racing and then realised you’re watching women? The roar of the engines, the speed, the exceptional skill, the intense focus: it’s more than just a race for many women, it can be a fierce battle for empowerment and mastery.