Coaching Minor

This minor is designed to prepare future coaches to be successful in a variety of settings. The coaching minor will provide the fundamental knowledge essential for coaching sport. This includes not only skills and strategies of specific game play, but the physiological, and psychological as well. This minor will also provide individuals the training to develop in the areas of philosophy, physical training, communication, motivation, and administrative aspects of coaching. The coaching minor will focus on developing future coaches in areas such as:

• Middle school and high school athletics
• Interscholastic and Intercollegiate athletics
• Recreation and Club Sport
• Athletic Administration and Management
• Fitness and Personal Training

The coaching profession intersects many facets of society. Consequently, the coaching minor has the ability to appeal to other majors who would like to expand their study to areas involving coaching. A minor in Coaching would allow students in other fields of study access to coursework to supplement their major studies and provide instruction not currently available in their home programs.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will describe their own coaching philosophy based on educational research, while also articulating major coaching objectives and coaching styles.
2. Students will identify the behavioral and psychological principles for effective communication between coaches and athletes.
3. Students will develop research-based physical fitness program design and plans that incorporate all aspects of training, including the cardiorespiratory system, muscular strength and endurance, muscular power, flexibility, and nutritional recommendations.
4. Students will describe the numerous managerial issues and challenges when planning, organizing, staffing, and directing all aspects of an athletic program.
5. Students will evaluate the current practices and experiences of other coaches.