CCOG for PE 288 Fall 2025
- 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:
- Design and implement a team sport practice session to improve fitness, skill, and performance in athletes.
- Apply effective coaching strategies in a team sports setting.
- Apply motivational strategies to enhance individual and team performance.
- Explore current coaching trends and employment opportunities related to team sports.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
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Practice session critique
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Practicals
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Written assignments/exams
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Apply coaching philosophies and objectives
- Discuss ethical coaching practices
- Design practice sessions: Warm-ups, skill drills, tactical work, conditioning, and cool-downs.
- Demonstrate a variety of communication and listening strategies
- Apply motivational theories and concepts
- Incorporate drills for skill acquisition
- Discuss mental health and athlete wellness
- Discuss safety concerns as they relate to team sport equipment
- Incorporate skill-related physical fitness component assessment, interpretation, and progressions