EXS 183 - Principles of Coaching

Description
This comprehensive course covers the basic principles for coaching competitive sports. This includes understanding motivation and managing athletes’ behavior, how to teach tactics and skills associated with games, the basic principles of physical training, and how to manage a team.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Understand how to develop a coaching philosophy and select a coaching style that develops character in athletes that accounts for diverse populations.
Understand the principle behaviors needed to be an effective coach, including communicating with, motivating, and managing the behavior of athletes.
Understand how to teach technical skills and tactical skills in practice and game settings.
Understand the basic concepts important to physical training and enhanced performance, including energy and muscular fitness, and nutrition.
Understand how to manage a team including managing relationships and risk.
Give and receive constructive feedback.
Work well in teams and with others.

Course Outline:
I. Principles of Coaching

A. Developing Your Coaching Philosophy

B. Determining Your Coaching Objectives

C. Selecting Your Coaching Style

D. Coaching for Character

E. Coaching Diverse Athletes

II. Principles of Behavior

A. Communicating With Your Athletes

B. Motivating Your Athletes

C. Managing Your Athletes’ Behavior

III. Principles of Teaching

A. The Games Approach

B. Teaching Technical Skills

C. Teaching Tactical Skills

D. Planning for Teaching

IV. Principles of Physical Training

A. Training Basics

B. Training for Energy Fitness

C. Training for Muscular Fitness

D. Fueling Your Athletes

E. Battling Drugs

V. Principles of Management

A. Managing Your Team

B. Managing Relationships

C. Managing Risk

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 25-50%

Case Studies: 15-25%

Video, readings: 15-25%

Discussion, current events: 15-25%
Mandatory Course Components:
none
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials:

Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

GRCC Course Type:
Elective: Expands learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 105052
Course CIP Code: 31.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Exercise Science
Discipline: EXS
First Term Valid: Fall 2020 (8/1/2020)
1st Catalog Year: 2020-2021
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Demonstrated success as a coach.
Masters degree in Exercise Science or related field with coaching experience strongly preferred.

Major Course Revisions: Title
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260220T16:20:50
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031