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This course introduces Master of Strength and Conditioning students to the fundamental principles of communication, leadership and negotiation for strength and conditioning coaches. This course is designed to provide students with industry-relevant theoretical knowledge regarding the importance of communication in negotiation and the core decision-making challenges faced in high performance sport environments. It also provides integrated-learning opportunities for practical skills development in negotiation scenarios and provides a range of negotiation strategies to help students understand how to apply targeted communication in the context of negotiation with key personnel and stakeholders in sport.

This course examines fundamental principles underlying communication, leadership and negotiation for strength and conditioning coaches when dealing with key personnel and stakeholders in high performance sport environments. In high performance sport, given pressure to perform, the high stakes and unpredictable outcomes, conflict is likely to occur. Such conflict can have a negative impact on team dynamics, with conflict between coaches and athletes presenting intra-team rivalry and power struggles. Therefore, the areas of professional interaction and the importance of `soft skills' are examined in this course. The goal of such communication skills is to facilitate sound understanding and mutual respect through authentic dialogue and enhance mutually beneficial collaborative team outcomes. Collectively, communication is considered an important pillar in effective leadership and negotiation as a professional within the high-performance environment. Current research pertaining to communication, leadership and negotiation will be examined via a Problem-Based Learning approach supplemented with key learning extension activities, including online discussion, collaboration, and peer learning.