Principles and Ethics of Coaching

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The Principle and Ethics of Coaching examines the challenges of today's coaching profession through societal norms and expectations from the past and present. The course begins with a study of the coaching profession covering past and current coaches who have experienced success and failure in the profession. Students learn how the profession has developed as a result of changing values, demands, emphasis and expectations in the athletic world. Students will learn how to work with Title IX, parents, high school and collegiate regulations, season structures and the various roles and responsibilities of today's coach. The course is a senior-level course providing students in Kinesiology with an in depth study of the profession that has historically been associated with careers in Kinesiology. This course relates to other courses in sport ethics, sport philosophy and history of sport as they provide the theoretical background for coaching decisions. In addition, this course demonstrates practical implementation of theories from nutrition as well as activity courses. The course offers students an in depth study of sport and gender specific differences as they relate to the coaching profession. The students observe, question and study current coaches while examining their own backgrounds to develop a set of principles to handle today's coaching issues. The emphasis on class discussion and interaction with various athletic coaches introduces students to realities of today's coaching profession and the challenges of the 21st century coach. This course fulfills 3 credits in Writing Across the Curriculum. Students may only receive credit for KINES 493 or KINES 493W .