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Description

The Department of Physical Education offers a 17 hour minor in Coaching Education designed to prepare students to assume coaching responsibilities with a sound theoretical and practical background. The minor provides students with a foundation of essential coaching skills; (a) the basic knowledge, understanding, and application of coaching philosophy, sport psychology, and effective teaching techniques; (b) the basic principles of human anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, and exercise science and the practical application to coaching; (c) injury prevention, risk management, and the treatment of sport-related injuries; (d) theories and techniques necessary to plan, organize, and implement sport programs; (e) and a demonstration of motor skills and strategies involved in coaching specific sports.

Requirements

• Completion of 17 credit hours.
• A grade of 'C'(2.0) or better in each course.
• There are 5 required courses, totaling 13 semester hours.
• The remaining 4 hours consist of 2 elective courses selected from a list of 10 sport specific offerings.
• A minimum 15 hours of course work should be successfully completed in this minor PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT in PEC 301 Coaching Practicum. (Permission of instructor is a prerequisite to PEC 301.)

Required Courses (13 credit hours)

PEC 301 Coaching Practicum (1 cr)
PEC 381 Introduction to Athletic Training (3 cr)
PEC 477 Coaching Concepts (3 cr)
PEC 478 Principles of Sport Science (3 cr)
PEC 479 Introduction to Sport Management (3 cr)

Elective Courses (4 credit hours)
Select 2 courses from the following list:

PEC 201 Coaching Baseball/Softball (2 cr)
PEC 202 Coaching Basketball (2 cr)
PEC 203 Coaching Football (2 cr)
PEC 204 Coaching Golf (2 cr)
PEC 205 Coaching Soccer (2 cr)
PEC 206 Coaching Swimming/Diving (2 cr)
PEC 207 Coaching Tennis (2 cr)
PEC 208 Coaching Track (2 cr)
PEC 209 Coaching Volleyball (2 cr)
PEC 211 Coaching Strength Training and Conditioning (2 cr)

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Any student seeking a minor must consult with a Debbie Williamson on a plan of work and must file a copy of this plan with the major adviser as soon as the minor is declared -- at latest , by the end of the regular registration period one semester prior to the semester of graduation. Plans of work filed late may result in recognition of the minor NOT appearing on student's final transcript.

Contact Person

Debbie Williamson, Ed.D.
Carmichael Gymnasium
919.515.6384
debra_williamson@ncsu.edu

last updated: March 10, 2006