Exercise Science and
Sport
Faculty
David A. Hair, M.Ed., M.S., Chair
Ronald W. Deitrick, Ph.D., Program Director of Exercise Science
Virginia M. Corcoran, Ed.D., R.D.
Paul T. Cutrufello, M.S., ATC, CSCS
Debra L. Fetherman, Ph.D.
John S. Hopkins, M.S.
Stephen L. Klingman, M.S.
J. Michael Strong, M.S.
Georgios A. Stylianides, Ph.D.
Gary N. Wodder, Ph.D.
Overview
The Department of Exercise Science and Sport consists of three areas: a major in Exercise Science, a minor in Coaching and physical education activity classes.
Coaching Minor
The 15-credit Coaching minor is based on the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and will help meet the needs of those who wish to coach and work more effectively with young athletes from youth through interscholastic sports.
PHED 160: Coaching Principles (1 cr.) is a suggested prerequisite for the 3-credit courses.
Coaching Minor
Curriculum
|
| Dept. and No.
|
Descriptive Title of
Course |
Credits
|
| PHED 112 |
First Aid/CPR/AED |
1 |
| PHED 160 |
Coaching Principles |
1 |
| PHED 202 |
Sport Administration |
3 |
| PHED 203 |
Sport First Aid |
1 |
| PHED 205 |
Teaching Sport Skills
|
3 |
| PHED 208 |
Conditioning and Training
for Sport |
3 |
| PSYC 284 |
Sports Psychology
|
3 |
|
TOTAL: |
15 |
Course Descriptions
— Coaching
- PHED 112 — First Aid/ CPR/ AED — 1 credit
- This course leads to American Red Cross certification in CPR, First Aid, and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). Prepares students to recognize and respond to respiratory, cardiac, and other emergency situations.
- PHED 160 — Coaching Principles — 1 credit
- Prerequisite course that will assist prospective coaches as they develop a positive coaching philosophy, apply coaching principles and use sport-management skills.
- PHED 202 — Sports
Administration — 3 credits
- Examines the business of coaching, offering practical approaches to the administrative functions of organizing, planning, leading and controlling. Integrates philosophy and principles into practice.
- PHED 203 — Sport First Aid — 3 credits
- Course is designed to help coaches train athletes
properly, prevent injuries whenever possible, and respond quickly and correctly
to athletes’ injuries.
- PHED 205 — Teaching Sports
Skills — 3 credits
- Students will master the essentials of teaching sports skills and improve their teaching effectiveness. They will learn how to prepare for teaching sports skills, how to introduce, explain, and demonstrate sports skills and use cognitive processes to improve performance.
- PHED 208 — Conditioning and
Training for Sports — 3 credits
- (Formerly PHED 210) Students will learn how to design effective, individualized training programs by incorporating training basics such as overload, specificity, adaptation and progression. Will include individual differences among athletes, muscular fitness, energy fitness and performance factors.
- PSYC 238 — Exercise and Sport
Psychology — 3 credits
- (Prerequisite: PSYC 110) This course covers a variety of topics in sports psychology including the learning of athletic skills, principles of motivation, goal-setting and reinforcement. The emotional aspects of sports competition and various strategies for mental preparation for competition such as relaxation, concentration, and attentional skills will be discussed.
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