Athletic Coaching Minor

Current Catalog Year
2024-2025
Degree
Minor
Total Credits
16
Locations
Mankato

Program Requirements

Core

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies in order to provide immediate care to an injured or ill person, which include performing CPR/AED and first aid, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This course includes a basic level of First Aid and CPR/AED certification, along with certification in bloodborne pathogens.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-11

Basic recognition, prevention, and care of injuries/illnesses suffered by athletes and other physically active individuals. Designed for coaching, physical education, and sports medicine minor students.

Prerequisites: HLTH 210

Basic understanding of the theoretical and practical applications of the sport science areas of physical education related to coaching. Current issues and topics addressing the principles and problems of the prospective interscholastic coach.

Prerequisites: none

The course provides students with fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge in management principles and techniques. Philosophy, leadership, communications, public relations, marketing, ethical and legal issues, finances and facilities are also studied.

Prerequisites: none

To introduce interested students, professionals, and coaching licensure candidates to the psychological literature and latest techniques associated with coaching in an athletic setting. Prereq: PSYC 101 or equivalent

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or equivalent

Restricted Electives

Coaching Theory - Choose 2 - 3 Credit(s). * Total of 4 credits required between Coaching Theory and Practicum. HP 319 is recommended.

Methods, procedures, and philosophy of coaching competitive swimming. Prereq: competitive swimming experience

Prerequisites: Competitive swimming experience.

Methods and procedures used in coaching. Prereq: wrestling experience or wrestling class

Prerequisites: Wrestling experience or wrestling class.

Methods and procedures used in coaching volleyball. Prereq: volleyball experience or consent

Prerequisites: Volleyball experience or consent.

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching baseball.

Prerequisites: none

Course designed to teach the various techniques and philosophies of the game of football for prospective coaches. Open enrollment-male or female.

Prerequisites: none

The course is designed to help coaches learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of youth cheerleading.

Prerequisites: none

The course is designed for those interested in coaching hockey at the youth and high school level.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching. Prereq: softball experience or consent

Prerequisites: Softball experience or consent.

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

The course designed to help coaches learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of youth lacrosse.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

Methods and procedures used in coaching.

Prerequisites: none

This course is designed to help coaches learn how to teach effective Strength and Conditioning for youth.

Prerequisites: none

Practicum - Choose 1 - 2 Credit(s). * Total of 4 credits required between Coaching Theory and Practicum.

Supervised experience in a public school varsity/junior varsity sport setting. Prereq: First aid and coaching theory and HP 340

Prerequisites: HP 340, HP372, HP 451