Leadership Development in Sports

Catalog description

This course is designed for students involved in the athletic coaching minor program as well as any student who wants to learn more about leadership in sports. To be a successful coach, it is essential to understand key leadership concepts such as motivation, integrity, team building and influencing people. The program content of this class will reflect these key leadership issues as well as other areas like vision, problem solving, building effective relationships, group dynamics and diversity. In addition, all participants will complete a Leadership Project. The Leadership Project will be a well-conceived vision and plan for action for the participants to implement upon completion of the class.