Athletic Coaching

Degree Requirements

A minor in Athletic Coaching would better prepare undergraduate students interested in coaching either as a full-time position, a part-time position or as a volunteer. Additionally, a coaching minor may help students interested in graduate education earn an assistantship as an athletic coaching graduate assistant. Currently, a number of SMGT, PETE and other students coach on a part-time or volunteer basis and many ESU Athletic Teams have student managers from a number of majors across campus.

 

In addition to student interest in Athletic Coaching, many state and national organizations have created standards to assess the quality of training and continuing education for coaches in the United States. Currently the U.S. is the only major economic country that does not have mandatory training standards for athletic coaches and “a majority of youth sports coaches are ill equipped for their role” (Sage & Eitzen, 2013, p. 86). Organizations working to improve training standards include Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE), and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NAAIA).

 

The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE; previously known as National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)) has developed National Standards of Sport Coaches (see http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/coaching/coachingstandards.cfm), which overviews eight domains of coaching with standards and benchmarks in each domain. A solid minor in Athletic Coaching would include coursework from four departments (i.e., ATEP, EXSC, SMGT, PETE) to meet SHAPE’s domains. This proposed Athletic Coaching Minor will require students to take coursework across the four departments, while still providing much flexibility to meet the students’ interests and needs.

Requirements List

22 credits
SMGT 209Principles of Coaching

3 credits

SMGT 404Philosophical Concepts of Movement and Sport

3 credits

SMGT 406Theory and Techniques of Coaching

3 credits

 

ATEP 230Prevention and Management of Sport and Fitness Injuries

3 credits

Or

ATEP 240Acute Care Athletic Injuries

3 credits

 

EXSC EXSC 492Principles of Performance Enhancement for Performance Coaching

3 credits

Or

EXSC EXSC 493Therapeutic and Physiological Foundations for the Coach

3 credits

 

PETE 344Motor Learning and Development

3 credits

Or

SMGT 402Psychology of Sport and Exercise

3 credits

PETE 305A Tactical Approach to Teaching Games I

1 credit

Or

PETE 306A Tactical Approach to Teaching Games II

1 credit

Or

EXSC 411Motor Learning & Development

 

EXSC 410Organization and Administration of Exercise and Wellness Programs

3 credits

Or

PETE 445Organization and Administration of Physical Education

2 credits

Or

PETE 344

Or

ATEP 431Organization and Administration in Athletic Training

3 credits

Or

EXSC 411

Additional Coursework if needed to reach 22 credits include the additional course options

ATEP 120Physical Conditioning

1 credits

ATEP 121Aerobic Fitness Activities

1 credits

ATEP 122Strength Training

1 credits

ATEP 330Injury Prevention and Reconditioning Workshop

2 credits

ATEP 340Illness Prevention and Health Promotion Workshop

2 credits

EXSC 120Physical Conditioning

1 credits

EXSC 121Aerobic Fitness Activities

1 credits

EXSC 122Strength Training

1 credits

EXSC 202Kinesiology - Applied Anatomy

3 credits

EXSC 203Kinesiology - Mechanical Analysis

3 credits

EXSC 310Exercise Physiology I

3 credits

EXSC 447Sports Nutrition

3 credits

PETE 220Physical Conditioning

1 credit

PETE 253Aquatics

1 credit

PETE 302Psychosocial Aspects of Activity

2 credits

PETE 453Water Safety Instructor

1 credit

SMGT 302Psychosocial Aspects of Activity

3 credits

SMGT 304Historical Concepts of Movement and Sport

3 credits

SMGT 347Introduction to Sport Law

3 credits

SMGT 403WS: Women Sport and the Body

3 credits

SMGT 405Comparative and International Issue in Sport and Physical Activity

3 credits

Other courses may be taken with approval

Additional Requirements

1.  A 2.5 overall GPA

2. "C" or better in all minor courses

3. At least one course must be taken in each of the four departments: ATEP, EXSC, PETE, SMGT