Lee Ballard
Senior Lecturer of Sport Coaching and Development
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
01752 636700 (ext. 5605)
lballard@marjon.ac.uk
Role Summary
Qualifications
- PhD, Loughborough University (ongoing)
- MSc Coaching Science, University West of England
- CertEd, University of Bath
- PGCE PCET, University West of England
- BSc (Hons) Sport Studies, University West of England
Teaching
- Introduction to Sport Development and Coaching
- Introduction to Sport Business Management
- Engaging with Football Coaching and Development
- Coaching for Sport and Physical Activity
- Coaching for Football and Physical Activity
- Principles of Football Coaching
- Developing Players through Football
- Inclusion in Sport and Physical Activity
- Inclusive Coaching in Sport and Physical Activity
- Research Methods
- Coaching Children in Sport
- Physical Education and School Sport
- Honours Project
Research
Projects ongoing
PhD
- Repositioning the Role of a Coach Developer: Coach Developer as Learning Designer
- Coach Developer Practice Theories
- How Coach Developers Design Learning
- A Collaborative Action Research Intervention to Develop Coach Developers
- The Affect of Coach Developers as Learning Designers on Coaching Practice
Other
- Towards a Posthuman Sport Coaching
- AI and LLM to Support Student Learning
Publications
Expert Membership of professional bodies
- Somerset FA Non-Executive Independent Director (and Deputy Chair)
Roles on external bodies
- FA Coach Developer
- Introduction to Coaching Football - Lead Coach Developer
- UEFA C - Coach Developer
- UEFA B - Coach Developer
- UK Coaching - Associate Coach Developer (Talent Coach Programmes)
- FA England Talent Reporter (Girls - U12-U16)
- External Examiner for UCFB (MSc Football Coaching / MSc Football Coaching and Analysis / MSc Performance Analysis in Football)
- External Examiner for University of Gloucestershire (BSc Applied Sport & Exercise Studies, BSc Sports Business Coaching)
- External Examiner for Myerscough College (FdSc / BSc Football Coaching and Performance, FdSc Cricket Coaching and Performance, FdSc Rugby Coaching and Performance, FdSc Basketball Coaching and Performance)
- Somerset FA Inclusion Advisory Group - Chairperson
- Inclusive Sport and Activity Plymouth Group Member
Other Interests
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