PRINCIPLES, ETHICS, AND PRACTICES IN COACHING

This course highlights the role of the coach and the coach’s application of selected concepts and principles from psychology, sociology, and physiology toward the development of the individual and team for athletic competition in schools and colleges. Special attention is given to an awareness and understanding of the problems associated with motivation and emotion in sport; the learning and improving of motor skills; daily, weekly, and seasonal planning; training and conditioning methods; and integration of the whole individual and team in preparation for contests.