PE 453 - Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Coaching

Description:
Investigation of factors affecting individual and group behavior in the coaching of interscholastic sports. Course will be offered every year (Spring).

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PE 365 OR declared sport management major.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Articulate factors affecting individual and group behavior in the coaching of interscholastic sport, and devise strategies for addressing those behaviors.
Identify basic ideas and beliefs that constitute dominant ideologies related to sports in American society (gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity/skin color, social class, etc.), and explain their influence on interscholastic sport.
Articulate the different psycho-social issues involving interscholastic sport athletes, and devise strategies for addressing those issues.
Demonstrate the ability diagnose, and propose solutions to, the issues pertaining to recruiting and retaining student participation in sport.

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