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CCOG for PE 288 Spring 2024

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Course Number:
PE 288
Course Title:
Professional Activities: Team Sports Training
Credit Hours:
2
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
40
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Explores fitness instruction and coaching in team sports. Covers skill-related components of fitness, seasonal practice planning, sport-specific drills, and coaching philosophies, methodologies, and styles. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

  1. Design and implement a team sport practice session to improve fitness, skill, and performance in athletes.
  2. Apply effective coaching strategies in a team sports setting.
  3. Apply motivational strategies to enhance individual and team performance.
  4. Explore current coaching trends and employment opportunities related to team sports.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Evaluation of team sport practice session
  • Administration and interpretation of skill related physical fitness assessments
  • Sport specific drill critique
  • Written assignments and exams

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  1. Principles of Coaching: Philosophy and Style of coaching
  2. Principles of Behavior: Communication, Motivation, Managing
  3. Sport specific warm-up and cool-down
  4. Sport specific lesson plan design and practice sessions
  5. Team sport equipment and safety concerns
  6. Skill-related physical fitness component assessment, interpretation, and progressions
  7. Periodization of training for team sports