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Sep 19, 2024
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2024-2025 General Catalog [Current]
Sports Coaching (Minor)
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Program Summary
The minor in Sports Coaching provides appropriate training to students interested in entering the coaching profession. Typically, students who complete this minor enter the coaching field at the youth, high school, or collegiate levels, either in paid positions or as volunteers. The content of the core coursework includes the scientific and practical competencies that athletes, administrators, parents, and the public should expect of coaches; it provides prospective coaches with the knowledge and skills necessary to become competent and effective coaches.
Program Information
- All courses must be passed with a “C-” (1.7) or better to be counted in the minor.
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Sports Coaching Curriculum (38-39 Credits)
Core Requirements (24-25 Credits)
Support Courses (12 Credits)
Coaching Elective (2 Credits)
Complete 2 credits from the following:
Total Credits, Minor: 38-39
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following outcomes:
- Develop and implement an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
- Identify physical conditions that predispose athletes to injuries.
- Teach and encourage proper nutrition for optimal physical and mental performance and overall good health.
- Provide athletes with responsibility and leadership opportunities as they mature.
- Teach and incorporate mental skills to enhance performance and reduce sports anxiety.
- Use scouting methods for planning practices, game preparation, and game analysis.
- Be involved in public relation activities for the sport program.
- Utilize an objective and effective process for evaluation of self and staff.
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