Online coach development and certification programs in sports: are they possible?

• Authors: Konstantinos G. Papageorgiou
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Anticipating the inevitable shift of coach education and Coach Certification Programs (CCP) to distance-learning platforms in the imminent future, I have attempted to identify obstacles that we are likely to face. After explaining the rationale and the potential benefits of such courses, I have identified technique as the most difficult component to both teach and evaluate. A specific viewpoint regarding technique is briefly discussed and several related guidelines are provided to assist in both teaching (coach education) and evaluating technique (CCP) within the context of distance education.

Keywords

EN

distal method; distance education; online learning; technique; tennis

Discipline

• MISCELLANEA: MISCELLANEA

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Szczeciński. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
• Journal: Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 69-75

Contributors

author

Konstantinos G. Papageorgiou

• Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece

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