Exploring Sports - Audio artwork

Exploring Sports - Audio

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 15 years ago -

Six audio interviews with sports enthusiasts, an amateur footballer, Olympic cyclist, fencer, judo athlete, paraglider and marathon runner discuss three themes: Motivation, Coaching and Performance and Nutrition. The course considers the body as an engine, its fuel requirements and mechanics. The course also look at improving sports performance through coaching and the place of sport in society, why it is there and what motivates competitors and spectators. This material forms part of The Open University course Y164 Exploring sport online.

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Exploring Sports

October 07, 2009 00:59 - 55 seconds - 874 KB

An introduction to Exploring Sports

Transcript -- Exploring Sports

October 07, 2009 00:59 - 18.8 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- An introduction to Exploring Sports

An interview with an amateur footballer

October 07, 2009 00:58 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MB

16 year old amateur footballer Richard Veers talks about the career of a footballer and the importance of communication when coaching football

Transcript -- An interview with an amateur footballer

October 07, 2009 00:58 - 29.8 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- 16 year old amateur footballer Richard Veers talks about the career of a footballer and the importance of communication when coaching football

An interview with an cyclist

October 07, 2009 00:57 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MB

Cyclist and team GB Olympic sprint coach Geoff Cooke is 18 times world sprint champion and 31 times national champion. Although now a coach himself Geoff is actually is self - coached and talks about what it takes to be the best.

Transcript -- An interview with an cyclist

October 07, 2009 00:57 - 31.6 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- Cyclist and team GB Olympic sprint coach Geoff Cooke is 18 times world sprint champion and 31 times national champion. Although now a coach himself Geoff is actually is self - coached and talks about what it takes to be the best.

An interview with a fencer

October 07, 2009 00:56 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MB

Student Sophie Troiano describes how being a competitive fencer can be hard while still studying

Transcript -- An interview with a fencer

October 07, 2009 00:56 - 28.8 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- Student Sophie Troiano describes how being a competitive fencer can be hard while still studying

An interview with a judo athlete

October 07, 2009 00:55 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MB

As one of the young hopefuls for 2012, Colleen Kerr has been practising judo for 12 years and clarifies how important nutrition is in a weight categorised sport

Transcript -- An interview with a judo athlete

October 07, 2009 00:55 - 27.8 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- As one of the young hopefuls for 2012, Colleen Kerr has been practising judo for 12 years and clarifies how important nutrition is in a weight categorised sport

An interview with a paraglider

October 07, 2009 00:54 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MB

David Snowdon has been paragliding for 15 years, 13 of those have been at an international level. David is a self-taught pilot

Transcript -- An interview with a paraglider

October 07, 2009 00:54 - 30.1 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- David Snowdon has been paragliding for 15 years, 13 of those have been at an international level. David is a self-taught pilot

An interview with a marathon runner

October 07, 2009 00:53 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB

Serious amateur marathon runner Mick Curry runs in excess of 100miles a week and is motivated by his family and chronically disabled son Philip

Transcript -- An interview with a marathon runner

October 07, 2009 00:53 - 28.2 KB application/pdf

Transcript -- Serious amateur marathon runner Mick Curry runs in excess of 100miles a week and is motivated by his family and chronically disabled son Philip