Coaching Minor
The coaching minor curriculum provides students the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills to create and facilitate a safe and optimal athletic environment that develops the whole athlete. The minor is for any student interested in youth sports, community recreation leagues, scholastic sport (elementary through high school) and/or intercollegiate athletics.
Minor Requirements
Foundational Requirement: 4 sh
Select 4 sh from the following courses:
| PEH2120 | Sports Injuries Care and Prevention | 2 sh |
| ESS1110 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 4 sh |
| SPT2120 | Contemporary Sport Management | 4 sh |
| PEH1100 | Coaching with Evidence | 2 sh |
- Students electing to take the 2 sh course MUST take PEH 2120 and PEH 1100.
Core Requirements: 8 sh
| PEH3450 | Principles of Coaching | 4 sh |
| PEH3630 | Coaching Technical and Tactical Skills | 4 sh |
Electives: 8 sh
Select 8 sh from the following courses:
| PEH1100 | Coaching with Evidence | 2 sh |
| PEH2120 | Sports Injuries Care and Prevention | 2 sh |
| PEH3100 | Motor Learning Theory for Teaching and Coaching | 4 sh |
| WHE3240 | Nutrition | 4 sh |
| PEH3620 | Healthful Living in the Elementary School | 2 sh |
| PEH4985 | Internship in Coaching | 2 sh |
| EDU2110 | Education and Society | 4 sh |
| SOC2430 | Sociology of Education | 4 sh |
| ESS1110 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 4 sh |
| ESS2215 | Theory and Practice of Strength Training and Conditioning | 4 sh |
| ESS2160 | Neuromotor Control | 4 sh |
| ESS3110 | Biomechanics | 4 sh |
| ESS3134 | Sport Psychology | 4 sh |
| ESS4985 | Internship in Exercise Science | 2-4 sh |
| SPT2120 | Contemporary Sport Management | 4 sh |
| SPT2320 | Sport Data and Research | 4 sh |
| SPT3985 | Internship in Sport Management | 4 sh |
| SPT4970 | Sport Leadership and Ethics | 4 sh |
- Up to four independent research credits (4999) can be counted toward the accumulation of the 8 sh, but must be preapproved by the coaching minor program coordinator.
- Two to four internship credits of PEH 4985, SPT 3985, or ESS 4985 may be counted toward the accumulation of the 8 sh, but must be preapproved by the coaching minor program coordinator.
Program Outcomes
Students will articulate an athlete-centered philosophy that fosters growth and development of the whole athlete.
Students will describe the importance of character education and how to incorporate it in sport.
Students will describe how to use evidence-based knowledge when planning safe, effective training strategies.
Students will apply knowledge of developmental influences, technical skills, tactical skills, and effective instructional strategies when planning and teaching.
Total Credit Hours: 20