Note: In this unit, there are five potential discussion themes available for your consideration. You should select three different discussion themes and submit one initial post that begins a discussion thread and two responses to your group members’ posts in the appropriate discussions area. If you are the first person to submit a post, do not forget to indicate the title of the theme (e.g. Children’s Participation in Sport Discussion). Moreover, do not worry to be the initiator of a discussion; other students who are interested in the theme(s) will join you soon to keep the discussions running.

1. Coaching Process Discussion: Evaluate the coaching process found in the community sport stream, the competitive    stream, and the instruction stream.
2. Communication Discussion: What are the fundamental characteristics of communication? Describe your feelings and actions when you have been on teams or groups that had poor verbal and nonverbal communication.
3. Charismatic Leadership Discussion: What would be the benefits and limitations of being an athlete coached by a charismatic leader? If you have experienced this type of leadership what are your observations of this type of coach?
4. Coaching Theory Discussion: Comparing and contrasting the major theoretical approaches of leadership, which in your opinion is the most effective coaching theory?
5. Future Coaches: Based on psychology’s accumulated knowledge of how and why coaches perform as they do, what does the future hold for people interested in becoming coaches at different levels of expertise?

In the Unit 09 Thematic Discussions area for your group, you should share your views about and discuss three different themes with your group members. You are required to submit one initial thread that begins a discussion AND two responses to different thematic posts of two of your classmates. Indicate the degree of your agreement or disagreement with their views, and provide explanations for your decision

Across the course units (01-05 and 07-10), there are discussion activities that require your active, weekly participation in group discussions. Students will be placed in small groups to promote collaborative learning. Select Groups from the Tools dropdown menu to view your group.The purpose of the discussion is to build on the knowledge gained from the required reading and CourseLink unit modules to critically reflect on themes related to each unit in the course.With the exception of Unit 06, each unit includes five potential discussion themes for consideration. Students are required to select three different discussion themes (out of the five potential choices) and post one 150-250 word paragraph for each unit theme selected. A total of three posts should be submitted for each unit and must be related to different unit themes. To encourage idea sharing and interaction, students are expected to submit one initial post that begins a discussion thread by Wednesday and also complete two responses to group members’ posts by end of the week (Sunday).Only one initial post and two responses (each related to a different unit theme) will be graded.The due dates for unit discussion posts are listed in the Schedule (see above). All three posts for the unit must be submitted to the group discussion by the due date. Late discussion posts will not be graded.Important Note: Review the Late Policy under Course Specific Standard Statements in this Outline.Discussion posts will be evaluated throughout the term. Unit posts will be graded on the basis of knowledge/critical thinking, clarity of communication, quality/conciseness of writing, accuracy/relevance of academic content, and timeliness/frequency of posts