Abstract:

Many opportunities exist to create learning environments that are conducive in unleashing innovative ideas for problem-solving in the 21st Century. This research paper is based on an understanding that a variety of learning and teaching strategies offer opportunities for both learners and Sports’ and Physical Education (PE) Coaches to select the most appropriate approach for creative solutions to increase retention rates, thereby reducing attrition rates in Sports’ and PE Coaching. The research reveals that there is still room to consider the two contrasting approaches, namely a constructivist paradigm versus instructivist paradigm in Sports’ Coaching i.e. learning and teaching. Through a leadership paradigm lens, Rogers (2013) recognises that pedagogical leadership is paramount to successful learning environments including Sports’ Education, whether in constructivist or instructivist learning environments. Garrison’s framework (2011:70) for learning in the 21st century, observes the absence of pedagogical leadership shown in the quote: “the teacher’s scholarly leadership, a legitimate and important authoritative, essential teaching responsibility has been either ignored or downgraded, in online learning environments”. Hence Rogers (2013) addressed this gap regarding the significance of pedagogical leadership in general and specifically in online learning and teaching with her Pedagogical Variation Model (PVM) that can be adapted for success in Sports’ Coaching for health and wellbeing

Keywords:

Sports’ Coaching, Rugby, Physical Education, Health and Well-being, learning and teaching, pedagogical leadership, constructivist, instructivist, collaborative.