SRJC Course Outlines

3/28/2024 1:36:16 PMKINES 55 Course Outline as of Fall 2024

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  KINES 55Title:  THEORY OF COACHING  
Full Title:  Theory of Coaching Sports
Last Reviewed:11/27/2023

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled06 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PHYED 55

Catalog Description:
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Students will learn coaching theory as it relates to developing leadership skills to work with athletes and teams in the context of organized sport. Topics will include motivation, self-esteem, leadership, communication, competition and cooperation, team management, and optimal performance skills (e.g. goal setting, concentration, composure, recovery from mistakes/loss, consistency, and stress management).

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Students will learn coaching theory as it relates to developing leadership skills to work with athletes and teams in the context of organized sport. Topics will include motivation, self-esteem, leadership, communication, competition and cooperation, team management, and optimal performance skills (e.g. goal setting, concentration, composure, recovery from mistakes/loss, consistency, and stress management).
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Spring 2009Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Discuss the social and cultural impacts and role of sports in society.
2. Define and develop a coaching style and philosophy.
3. Create and install a year-round training and skill development program.
4. Effectively manage, motivate, and guide assistant coaches and players.
5. Develop a strategic plan based on the strengths, weaknesses and tendencies of an opponent.
 

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1.   Understand the role and impact of coaching sports from a sociological perspective
2.   Create a personalized coaching style and philosophy
3.   Examine, discuss, and develop successful relationship skills
4.   Examine, discuss, and develop successful teaching and leadership strategies
5.   Identify positive and negative conduct from coaches and players
6.   Recruit, assess and manage the abilities of players and assistant coaches
7.   Install a year-round training regimen for a specified sport
8.   Identify and discuss successful team building events and activities
9.   Assess an opponent and develop successful strategies based on their strengths, weaknesses
      and tactical tendencies
10. Understand and apply the legal and ethical aspects of coaching
11. Identify and utilize potential support personnel
12. Identify and evaluate training needs of sport specific athletes
13. Develop an understanding of exercise physiology as it relates to sport
14. Identify basic sports psychology strategies and techniques

Topics and Scope
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I. Sports and Society
    A. Social aspects
    B. Cultural aspects
    C. History
II. Coaching Styles
    A. Commander
    B. Submissive
    C. Cooperative
III. Coaching Philosophies
     A. Disciplinarian
    B. Players coach
    C. Hybrid
IV. Relationships
     A. Administration
    B. Assistant coaches
    C. Players
V. Teaching
    A. Learning styles
    B. Teaching techniques
VI. Setting Program, Team, and Individual Goals
    A. Short term
    B. Long term
VII. Player and Coach Conduct
    A. Ethics
    B. Making team rules
    C. Discipline
VIII. Assistant Coaches
    A. Hiring
    B. Firing
    C. Managing
IX. Recruiting
    A. Ethics
    B. College, high school and youth rules
X. Leaders
    A. Identifying leaders
    B. Developing leaders
    B. Role of leaders
XI. Training and Development
    A. In-season
    B. Off-season
XII. Team Building
    A. Off-season
    B. In-season
XIII. Motivation
    A. Practice
    B. Competition
XIV. Competition
    A. Anxiety
    B. Confidence
    C. Winning
    D. Losing
    E. Stress management
XV. Strategy and Panning
    A. Installing a system
    B. Practice and game planning
    C. Evaluating your opponent  
XVI. Liability
    A. Legal
    B. Ethical
XVII. Support Staff
    A. Administration
    B. Grounds crew
    C. Equipment technicians
    D. Parents
    E. Booster club
XVIII. Sociological Impacts of Coaching Sports
    A. Race, gender, socioeconomic factors
    B. Diversity in sports
    C. Diversity in coaching
XVIV. Physiology and Coaching Sports
    A. Off-season and in-season training
    B. Nutrition for athletes
    C. The importance of recovery days
XX. Psychology of Coaching
    A. Understanding the personalities on the team
    B. Working with the assistant coaches and support staff
    C. Counseling
    D. Processing defeat
    E. What is success in coaching?
    F. Processing winning

Assignments:
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1. Reading from the textbook, online resources and instructor supplied handouts
2. Essay papers on coaches and coaching topics, such as definition of success, sportsmanship,
3. Written critiques comparing and contrasting coaching and playing styles
4. Class presentations pertaining to strategies and techniques
5. Participation in class discussions
6. Quiz(zes) and exams

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
30 - 40%
Essays, critiques
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
10 - 30%
Critiques
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
10 - 30%
Class presentations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
20 - 40%
Quiz(zes) and Final Exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
10 - 20%
Participation in class discussions


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Foundations of Sports Coaching: Applying Theory to Practice. Gill, Ashley. Routledge Publishing. 2021
Coaching: A Realistic Perspective. 10th ed. Sabock, Michael and Sabock, Ralph. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2011 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials
Online resources

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