| Course Title: Special Topics in Educational Studies: 'Introduction to Sport Pedagogy' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the many facets of sport pedagogy and coaching. Our focus is the strategies and styles of coaching youth sports. Topics include coaching philosophy, motor learning, anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology and risk management/liability. Other topics include the benefits of playing sports, developing age-appropriate instruction and training, goal setting, effective feedback, special issues in coaching children, and coaches as role models for children. In a local school system, we will apply the concepts and theories learned, by developing and implementing lesson plans to introduce various athletic skills and sports. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , CBL - Community-Based Learning , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| David Allen | 413-538-2314 | dmallen@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex | 130 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| PHYED-275-01 Intro. to Sport Pedagogy |
| EDUST-250PH-01 Intro. to Sport Pedagogy |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 19 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |