Description
This course will focus on the development sport programs that are characterized by a strong sense of shared vision between the coach and athletes. Effective coaches just don?t build athletes; they develop people and build programs, and thus their influences can last a lifetime. This course examines the communication skills, goal development and monitoring, motivation of athletes that is necessary to build a successful and sustainable sport program. By focusing on the development of the four seasons of coaching, this course will help students better understand how to develop proper practice planning methods that incorporate appropriate instructional strategies to facilitate development and performance of athletes and teams. Additionally, this class will delve into the science of mental skill development and the management of an athlete?s anxiety. Students are taught how to use effective communication skills to create teams in which athletes experience enhanced learning, greater team suc