Managing Well-Being

Catalog description

This course focuses on leadership and management issues within the area of scholar athlete well-being, and will provide students in the course with skills to manage complicated well-being issues. Students will learn about interacting with stakeholders from various professions such as athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, sport psychology, and team physicians. Students will also learn about the NCAA Sports Science Institute and its impact on sport teams, sport coaches, athletes, staff, and athletic departments. Course outcomes include learning how to best support athletes on and off the field; manage conversations with multiple stakeholders; handle sensitive health information; utilize sport technology in an ethical manner; and build a culture of empathy, sympathy, and perspective when various well-being scenarios arise within a sports team. Each student will partake in independent research and review of governing body policies, procedures, and best practices outside of weekly sessions.