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Week 1

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Activity 2: Oakley, B. (2015) The other giant leap for mankind: how this athlete set a world record that's still standing 20 years later: https://theconversation.com/ the-other-giant-leap-for-mankind-how-this-athlete-set-a-world-record-thats-still-standing-20-years-later-44156 https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nd/ 4.0/ © Ben Oakley

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Introductory Video: Alex Danson: © The Open University (2017) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 4.0/

Activity 3: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Momentum Productions © The Open University (2015)

Activity 4: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Momentum Productions © The Open University (2015)

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Week 2

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Activity 3: Cahill, J. (2016) ’10 keys to unlock your coaching potential’, Keeping kids in motion Available at https://jcahillpe.wordpress.com/ 2016/ 08/ 06/ 10-keys-to-unlocking-your-coaching-potential. Courtesy © Justin Cahill

Images

Medal Quest © The Open University

Audio-visual

Activity 1: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Momentum Productions © The Open University (2015)

Activity 2: extract from: The Making of an Ice Princess broadcast on BBC2 26 June 2016. Used under licence from DCD Rights http://dcdrights.com

Activity 4: courtesy of Talksport  http://talksport.com/ kick-science-high-performance-special-160525197204

Activity 5: courtesy of UK Coaching http://www.sportscoachuk.org/

Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.

Week 3

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Box 1: Darling, N. (2012) ‘I could do that: why role models matter’, Psychology Today. Available at https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thinking-about-kids/201205/i-could-do-why-role-models-matter Courtesy: © Nancy Darling

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Figure 2: courtesy of ©Innerdrive www.innerdrive.co.uk

Audio-visual

Introductory Video: Alex Danson: © The Open University (2017) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 4.0/

Section 5: extract from: Bringing up Britain BBC R4 series 6 ep 2 © BBC 2013

Activity4: extract from: Sport and Fitness Running in Circles, BBC R4 © BBC 2016

Week 4

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Activity 5: Schroth, H.A (2013) extract from: Coach McKeever: Unorthodox Leadership Lessons from the Pool in Calafornia Management Review 56, 1, 89-99, California Management Review, University of California

Audio-visual

Introductory video: Alex Danson © The Open University (2017)

Activity 1: courtesy: British Rowing, britishrowing.org.

Activity 2: Pia Sundhage: BBC World Service © BBC (2014)

Activity 3: Jurgen Klinsmann: BBC World Service 31 May 2014 and 1 June 2014 © BBC

Activity 4: Terri McKeever: from The Managers; 7 June 2014 © BBC

Week 5

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Activity 4: Developing excellence in young athletes, courtesy © Innerdrive www.innerdrive.co.uk

Images

Figure 2: courtesy © Innerdrive www.innerdrive.co.uk

Figure 3: © Sylvia Duckworth https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 2.0/

Audio-visual

Introductory video: Alex Danson © The Open University (2017) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 4.0/

Activity 2: extract from BBC Radio 4 interview with Peter Clough by Liz Barclay http://www.bbc.co.uk/ radio4/ factual/ learningcurve_20080707.shtml © BBC

Activity 3: courtesy Sports Coach Radio: http://sportscoachradio.com

Week 6

Audio-visual

Activity 1: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Moment Productions © The Open University (2015)

Activity 3: extract From Birth to the Starting Line episode 2 broadcast on C4. Co-produced with The Moment Productions for The Open University © The Open University (2015)

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Figure 1: © Dave Rogers/Getty Images

Figure 2: designed by YLM Sportscience

Medal Quest © The Open University

Week 7

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Box 1: extract from: O’Sullivan, A. (2015), Are you a trainer or a coach – Coachsully 1 July 27 2015. Courtesy © Adrian O’Sullivan

Box 2: extract (Kerry talks about his session design) courtesy from Connected Coaches https://www.connectedcoaches.org/

Audio-visual

Introductory Video: Alex Danson: © The Open University (2017) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 4.0/

Activity 3: extract courtesy of TalkSport http://talksport.com

Week 8

Audio-visual

Activity 1: from: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Moment Productions © The Open University (2015)

Activity 2: from: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Moment Productions © The Open University (2015)

Activity 3: extract from: ‘From birth to the starting line’, Chasing Perfection, episode 1, broadcast on C4. Co-produced with The Moment Productions for The Open University © The Open University (2015)

Activity 4: extract from: ‘From starting line to the podium’, Chasing Perfection, episode 2 broadcast on C4. Co-produced with The Moment Productions for The Open University © The Open University (2015)

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