LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

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LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSIT Y

FACULT Y OF SCIENCE

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Sport & Physical Education

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Faculty:

Science

Department:

School of Health Sciences

Campus Location:

Hope Park

Entry Requirements:

The standard offer level is between 260 - 300 UCAS points, including a minimum of two A/A2 Levels or equivalent. In addition, applicants must have A/A2 Level in Sport, PE, Biology (or equivalent) and GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in Mathematics.

UCAS Code:

C601

Duration:

Three years

Year of Entry:

2016

Fees:

The tuition fees for home and EU students for 2016/17 are £9,000 for full-time undergraduate courses.

Degree:

BSc Single Honours and BA/BSc Combined Honours

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Contact Details:

Student Recruitment +44 (0) 151 291 3111 [email protected]

Course Combinations:

Sport & Physical Education and Business Management (BA) UCAS code NC2Q Sport & Physical Education and Childhood & Youth (BA) UCAS code LC56 Sport & Physical Education and Dance (BA) UCAS code WC53 Sport & Physical Education and Education (BA) UCAS code CX63 Sport & Physical Education and Geography (BSc) UCAS code FC86

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Sport and Physical Education is a multidisciplinary subject delivered in a way that ensures our graduates leave the institution with the skills to enable them to find employment. The philosophy of the curriculum is to deliver a skills-based theoretical, practical and applied experience which is underpinned by a foundation in subject knowledge and research skills. With these aims in mind the teaching activities range from traditional lectures, to seminars and tutorials supported by practical sessions both on campus and at the University’s Outdoor Education Centre in Snowdonia National Park, Wales.

You will have the opportunity to explore in detail a wide variety of principles and practices in different sports underpinned by both a theoretical and practical approach. The course will allow you to explore the

impact of sport at the individual, team, organisational and wider community level, from grass roots through to the elite. Sport and Physical Education at Liverpool Hope focuses on core disciplines in the field. These include, but are not limited to: applied and theoretical approaches to sport psychology, performance and technique, sport analysis, sport development, sociology and history, and coaching science and development. Within all disciplines you will approach the effect of sport, physical education and activity on individuals and society as a whole, emphasising the ethical issues relating to competition, participation and also the issues relating to health and well-being.

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Throughout the programme of study, you will be introduced to the core sub-disciplines of Sport and Physical Education, including psychology, sociology, sport development, history, and coaching. Using an innovative, integrated approach, key themes will be studied from the range of perspectives in the discipline. You will be encouraged to develop a broad appreciation of the theoretical and applied sport-related issues as well as developing personal and professional life skills from a challenging and balanced curriculum that promotes critical thinking on theory and practice.

Over the course of the three years you will develop a critical focus on current research in the field, culminating in the final year research project.

What you will

study

Level C (Year One)

• Principles and Practice in Physical Education

• Outdoor and Adventurous Activities • Codification and History of Sport • Development of Sport in the Community • Working with Others in Sport

• Individual Difference and Impact on Sporting Performance

• Impact of Sport on Local and National Identity

Level I (Year Two)

• Sporting Education and Values • Policy and Practice

• Constructs and Applications of Sport • Participation in Sport and Health and

Well-being

• Management and Governance

Level H (Year Three)

• Preparation and Applied Sport Performance

• Diverse Populations • Events and Organisations • Applying Theory to Practice • Stages of Development

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Employability

and Career

Opportunities

We pride ourselves on having tutors who actively support and develop students from the day they arrive through their time at Liverpool Hope and beyond in achieving their goals and ambitions. The Sport and Physical Education course offers many opportunities for the development of personal and professional skills including communication, organisation, time management, analysis and reflection.

You will be supported throughout the course through tutor and self-directed learning, promoting you to become self-aware, proactive and motivated in your academic and life goals. The skills developed through the course will be transferable to many professions and areas of future employment. Our students have gone on to achieve success in many different vocations. Examples include: Coaching, Sport Development, Lifestyle Consultancy, Leisure Management, Sport Science Support, Personal Fitness Instructor, Sport Administration, PE Teaching, Masters, PhD, Sport/Exercise Psychology Support, Management, and Athlete Support. Students studying on this course will have the opportunity to work with staff and partners of the University in a variety of sport and exercise settings with local and/or national organisations to develop their skills.

This could lead to other opportunities to gain valuable experiences whilst studying across the three years at Liverpool Hope, all helping to develop key generic skills and the specific skills that will enhance your profile and ability to be successful after graduating in the career of your choice.

Postgraduate Opportunities

Many of our graduates are now considering furthering their studies at Liverpool Hope University by embarking on one of our MSc programmes:

• MSc Applied Exercise Physiology • MSc Skills Acquisition and Human

Movement

• MSc Sports Nutrition

• MSc Exercise and Ageing • MSc Diabetes*

* Available from January 2016, subject to validation.

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• The degree is approached in an interdisciplinary way so all aspects of Sport and Physical Education are explored including Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Education and Coaching and Development

• You will have the opportunity to go on field trips to the University’s Outdoor Education Centre, Plas Caerdeon, to develop skills in various outdoor sporting activities. The Centre is set in 19 acres of private, secluded woodland within the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales overlooking the Mawddach Estuary – often described as one of the most beautiful in Britain

• Throughout your degree you will use sporting practicals to underpin the academic material using the purpose-designed laboratories and the sports centre

Why study this subject at

Liverpool Hope?

• Hope Park Campus provides a centralised environment for the teaching and

research of exercise and sport, with several laboratories, a large indoor sports hall, astro turf, and grass pitches

• The opportunity to gain annual

undergraduate summer employment and long-term graduate positions abroad with one of Liverpool Hope University’s partner organisations in America and Canada

• Students studying Sport and Physical Education often take up the opportunity to study abroad during their degree, particularly in America.

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Graduate

Profiles

Luke Madden

“Studying Sport has been a very positive experience incorporating both practical and theory lessons. It identified key concepts within the field and I feel prepared for further study if I choose to progress to postgraduate level. Every staff member within the

Department is dedicated to their field and endeavours to gain the best out of their students.”

Roxanne Thorpe

“I went on a team building trip to Plas Caerdeon, North Wales, which involved a number of outdoor activities and gave me the chance to try new tasks, and enabled me to get to know my peers better. I was also a part of a research project and this gave me the opportunity to develop my practical skills and further my knowledge. It also enabled me to work with professionals which gave me greater responsibility. My course was all that I thought it would be.”

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Dr Caroline Wakefield

Associate Professor

of Sport Psychology

Dr Wakefield received her first degree from the University of Liverpool in 2003. Following this, she studied for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at (what was then known as) University College Chester, focusing specifically on Physical Education. Continuing in academia, Dr Wakefield was then awarded a PhD from the University of Liverpool in 2007, entitled ‘The effect of PETTLEP-based imagery interventions on motor performance’. The work stemming from this PhD has been published in internationally peer-reviewed journals. Since joining Liverpool Hope, she has also successfully completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Dr Wakefield’s major research interest focuses on the use of imagery in improving the performance of sport skills, specifically that relating to the PETTLEP model of motor imagery. Dr Wakefield also has an ongoing interest in research areas such as body image, the psychology of weight loss, and exercise dependence. She has presented her work at a number of major sport psychology

International Society of Sport Psychology, European College of Sport Sciences, Association for Applied Sport Psychology, and the British Psychological Society. Dr Wakefield also serves as a reviewer on behalf of several sport psychology journals, including: The Sport Psychologist and International Journal of Sport and

Exercise Psychology. Following her PhD, she has held positions teaching sport and exercise psychology at the University of Chester and the University of Lincoln. She has also worked as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bolton and Manchester Metropolitan University. Dr Wakefield joined Liverpool Hope University in September 2009.

Recent Publications:

• Wakefield, C.J., Smith, D., Moran, A., & Holmes, P. (2013). Functional Equivalence or Behavioural Matching? A Critical Reflection on 15 years of Research Using the PETTLEP Model of Motor Imagery.

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 105-121. • Grills, A. & Wakefield, C. J. (2012). A

comparison of PETTLEP imagery in the facilitation of dominant and non-dominant leg kicking accuracy in football players.

Journal of Mental Imagery. 36 (3 & 4).

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Dr Liam O’Callaghan

Lecturer in Sport and

Physical Education

Dr Liam O’Callaghan joined Liverpool Hope in 2010. Having obtained Bachelors and Masters Degrees in History from the National University of Ireland, he later completed his PhD at Leeds Metropolitan. His first book Rugby in Munster: A Social and Cultural History

(Cork University Press, 2011) was critically acclaimed. As a researcher, Dr O’Callaghan is interested, generally, in the social history of modern Ireland with a focus on issues such as intersections of class and culture, the comparative history of sport and leisure, and popular history and myth. He has been an invited conference speaker in the USA, Germany and Ireland and his work has also been the

basis of media interviews on RTE Radio, The Irish Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Recent Publications:

• L O’Callaghan (2015), ‘Irish rugby and the First World War’, Sport and Society (first published online, May 2015) DOI:10 .1080/17430437.2015.1038916

• L O’Callaghan (2014), ‘The Pacific Islander in Irish Rugby: From Exotic ‘Other’ to Global Professional Colleague,’ International Journal of the History of Sport, 31:11, 1345-58

• O’Callaghan, L, ‘Rugby football and identity politics in Free State Ireland 1922- 32, Eire-Ireland, 48: 1 and 2 (2013)

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Dr Stefan Koehn

Lecturer in Sport and

Exercise Psychology

Dr Koehn received his PhD from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, entitled ‘Propensity and Attainment of Flow State’ (2007). The dissertation consisted of three interconnected studies that focused on (a) main antecedents of flow in competition, (b) interactions between antecedents and self- paced and externally-paced performance situations and flow, and (c) an intervention programme to increase flow and performance in tennis competition. All studies have been published in major sport psychology journals, such as the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, or The Sport Psychologist. Dr Koehn continued work in Australia as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Central Queensland University (2007-2010), before starting a post as Research Officer with Bath University (2010-2011), and Teaching Fellow at Abertay University (2011-2013). During his time working in the UK, Dr Koehn completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Training, and was awarded Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Since 2013, he

with BASES and a Chartered Scientist. In recent years he has been approached to review papers in sport psychology journals, or journals with sport psychology or health psychology sections. Currently he is serving on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Exercise and Sport Science. Dr Koehn joined Liverpool Hope University in January 2014.

• Koehn, S., Gillison, F., Standage, M., & Bailey, J. (in press). Life transitions and relevance of healthy living in late adolescence: A qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology – Special Issue ‘Food, Diets and Dieting’. DOI:10.1177/1359105314546340 • Koehn, S., Morris, T., & Watt, A.

P. (2014). Imagery intervention to increase flow state and performance in competition. The Sport Psychologist, 28, 48-59. DOI:10.1123/tsp.2012-0106 • Koehn, S., & Morris, T. (2014). The

effect of performance context and skill level on the frequency of flow experiences. European Journal of Sport Science, S1, S478-S486. DOI:10.1080/17461391.2012.718

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Simon Kawycz

Lecturer in Sport and

Exercise Psychology

Simon currently contributes to all undergraduate levels of teaching on the Sport and PE, Sport Psychology and Sport and Exercise Sciences degree programmes. Simon has past experience of teaching on related courses at Masters Level in international locations such as the UAE and on Postgraduate Certificate courses at other universities as a guest lecturer. Simon’s research interests are in attributions, social identity, social support and performance development. He has also worked in a consultancy role with a number of different athletes, coaches and teams within sport and outside of sport; delivering a range of sport and exercise psychological interventions and principles on a one to one basis and in workshops to teams/groups. Those who Simon has worked with include: England RFU: U15 - U18, Brooklands/ Poynton Ladies Hockey Club, Saracens RFC, Chester Swimming Club athletes,

Liverpool Harriers Triple Jumpers, Bank of America/Nuffield Proactive Health, Chester Hockey Club, Connect Physical Health: London. Other Sports include: Football, Golf, and Thai Boxing.

Recent Publications/Conference Presentations:

• Kawycz, S., Adie, J.W., & Molyneux, R.(2013). Psychological Effects of Injury Severity in Team-Sport Athletes. Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP) British Psychological Society Conference. • Kawycz, S. P., Richardson, K. & Binks,

E. A Qualitative Exploration into the Knowledge and Use of Social Support in Coaches. (2012). BPS Annual Conference.

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Dr Greg Wood

Lecturer in Sport

Psychology

Dr Wood joined Liverpool Hope University as a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology in 2013. Prior to this he completed a PhD and Post Doctoral position at the University of Exeter. Dr Wood’s PhD research was focused on the visuomotor control of football penalty takers, how this might be disrupted by anxiety and distractions and how quiet eye training regimes might improve both visuomotor and psychological control. Broadly speaking his research examines the attentional processes underlying the learning and skilled performance of visually guided movement tasks with an emphasis on how these may break down under pressure. His current research projects include exploring the visuomotor control of children and adults with Dyspraxia/ Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), exploring the influence of illusions on the planning and control of

motor actions,

embodied perception in sport, working memory capacity as executive attention and understanding the attentional mechanisms behind ‘choking’ under pressure.

• Wood, G., Vine, S.J., Wilson, M.R. (2015). Working memory capacity, controlled attention and aiming performance under pressure. Psychological Research. • Miles, C. A., Wood, G., Vine, S.

J., Vickers, J. N., & Wilson, M. R. (2015). Quiet Eye Training facilitates visuomotor coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities. • Wood, G., Jordet, G., & Wilson, M.R.

(2015). On winning the ‘lottery’: Psychological preparation for football penalty shootouts. Journal of Sports Sciences.

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Dr Joel Rookwood

Senior Lecture in

Sport and Physical

Education

During the last decade, Dr Rookwood has travelled to 120 countries, in 30 of which he supported as well as led projects within a developmental and charitable capacity. This has incorporated sport, aid and education-based programmes aimed at engaging with, empowering and enhancing the lives of the underprivileged, and those who have been the victim of racism, terrorism, disaster, warfare, crime, poverty, famine and persecution. Dr Rookwood’s research interests include: Christianity and Peace Promotion through his experience of working on related projects in Liberia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also interested in the Christian response to conflict and the socio-political mechanisms associated with preventative diplomacy as well as peace-making. Other interests include International Development with a particular interest in aid distribution, sustainable development and social involvement; Social Development and Integration. He has conducted research and welcomes investigative projects relating to the promotion of co-existence and the structure of Non-Governmental

Club’ (a group of supporters/writers who have watched a match in every professional English football ground), and has extensive knowledge of UK football supporter culture; Spectator Violence - his PhD examined the causality, impact, analysis and police and legal response to English and Welsh football violence, as well as the treatment and representation of British supporters in European competition.

• Rookwood, J. (2014). Hooliganism. In, Encyclopaedia of Social Deviance. (Eds. H. Copes and C. Forsyth). pp. 347-351. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Rookwood, J. (2015). Consuming football in late modern life (review). Sport in Society.

• Rookwood, J. (2012). Constructing peace and fostering social integration through Sport and Play in Azerbaijan. In, Sports, Governance, Development and Corporate Responsibility. (Eds. B. Segaert, M. Theeboom, C. Timmerman and B. Vanreusel). pp. 30-43. New York: Routledge.

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Dr Omid

Alizadehkhaiyat

Associate Professor

in Sport and Exercise

Science

Dr Alizadehkhaiyat graduated in Medicine (MD) in 1995 and completed a PhD in musculoskeletal science (sports medicine) at the University of Liverpool in 2006. He has been a competitive sportsman himself playing sports for over three decades. His academic expertise is focused on human musculoskeletal system and sports & exercise medicine. Main research interests include multidisciplinary evaluation of neuromuscular function in healthy population, sporting activities, exercise protocols, and patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Other research interests involve outcome assessment following rehabilitation programmes, exercise training and orthopaedic

interventions. Dr Alizadehkhaiyat is a fully GMC-registered medical practitioner and holds honorary contract with the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals, NHS Trust University of Liverpool. He is currently involved in multidimensional collaborative projects with University of Liverpool, Clinical Engineering Department (Royal Liverpool University Hospital), John

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 24:52-59.

• Hawkes D, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Fisher AC, Kemp GJ, Roebuck MM, Frostick SP. (2015) Electromyographic Assessment of Muscle Fatigue in Massive Rotator Cuff Tear. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25:93-99.

• Alizadehkhaiyat O, Hawkes D, Kemp GJ, Howard A, Frostick SP. (2014) Upper Extremity Strength and its Relationship with Skeletal Muscle Mass Indices as Determined by Segmental Bio-impedance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 114: 177-185.

Dr. Kevin Enright

Lecturer, Coaching

and Coaching Science

Dr Kevin Enright joined Liverpool Hope University in September 2014. Under the supervision of Professor Barry Drust, Kevin was awarded his Ph.D from Liverpool John Moores University for his doctoral thesis entitled “The impact of concurrent-training on the physiological adaptations to sports specific exercise in elite football players”. Prior to undertaking his Ph.D Kevin supported a range of athletes

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• Enright, K, Dallaway, N, Daley, T, Li, F-X. (2015) Quantification of high running velocity using a commercially available soccer motion camera tracing system. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS) Malmo, Sweeden • Enright, K, Iga, J, Morton, J, Drust, B.

(2015). The effects of concurrent training organization in youth elite soccer players, European Journal of Applied Physiology (under review)

• Enright, K, Iga, J, Morton, J, Drust, B. (2015) The acute hormonal responses to two concurrent endurance and strength-training programmes in elite soccer players. Paper presented at the 8th World congress in Science in football (WCSF) Copenhagen, Denmark

• Enright, K, Iga, J, Morton, J. Drust, B. (2011) The effect of in-season concurrent soccer and strength-training sequence on muscle strength and morphology of elite soccer players. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS) Liverpool, England.

Liam Owens

Graduate Teaching

Assistant in Coaching

Science

Liam joined Liverpool Hope University in September 2013 and is currently in the role of Graduate Teaching Assistant in Coaching Science. Liam is also studying for his PhD within Sports Biomechanics and Coaching Science. He currently holds an MSc Sports Biomechanics degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has one publication in the Journal of Sports Biomechanics which was his MSc thesis.

• Lees, A. and Owens, L. (2011) ‘Early visual cues associated with a directional place kick in soccer’. Journal of Sports Biomechanics, 10(2), 125-134.

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