Course Coordination
Nuno Jorge Sousa Moreira Pimenta
Description
Today’s sports coaches are expected to have cultural and technical-vocational training at higher education level. This course’s overall aim is to train graduates in Sports Coaching in accordance with the regime for accessing and working as a sports coach, which relies upon obtaining a vocational certificate as a sports coach. Skills will be developed in the areas of coaching, competitions, management, research and education/training, based on the ability to assist, plan, organise, guide and assess the sports coaching process in a context grounded in practice, research and reflection.