Sport Coaching Leadership
Courses
SCL 501 Coaching Theory and Principles 3.0 Credits
This course will include understanding the various roles of the coach and introduce students to the field of coaching. An emphasis is placed on creating an athletic environment to enhance the social-emotional growth of athletes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 502 Ethical Considerations in Coaching 3.0 Credits
This course will include the various ethical situations coaches encounter within their organizations and with other coaches and athletes. Students will gain an understanding of the ethical considerations in sport and develop strategies to become ethical coaches and develop athletes who understand the importance of ethics in sport.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 503 Learning Strategies in Coaching 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on coaching pedagogies and the ways in which humans learn movement skills through instructional practices. Skill acquisition is critical to sport success and coaches must understand the complexities of motor skill development and how athletes learn in varying situational contexts. This course provides a foundation in various pedagogical theories for coaches.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 504 Coaching Psychology 3.0 Credits
This course includes a comprehensive look at mental skills training in athletic populations and the ways in which coaches can use this type of training to improve athletic satisfaction and performance outcomes. The major areas of focus include each of the psychological skills athletes can use to increase satisfaction and improve performance and how coaches can create a mental skills training program for their athletes to best utilize these skills.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 525 Athlete Leadership Development 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of athlete leadership development and its importance in sport programming. Various athlete leadership models at the youth, scholastic, collegiate, and professional levels will be reviewed and students will have the opportunity to create their own athlete leadership development program.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 580 Kinesiology 3.0 Credits
This course provides an introduction and overview to the science of human movement. Students will apply basic kinesiology concepts to the areas of physical activity, athletics, and recreation/fitness.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 614 Sport Performance & Energy Systems 3.0 Credits
This course covers nutrient categories and how they function in the body, with a particular emphasis on how to instill in athletes the advantages of healthy eating, and how to impart good information regarding food and food choices to a group of athletes in a team environment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 615 Athletic Recruiting 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary tools to become effective recruiters of athletic talent. Students will learn how to identify and recruit talent that will have a high impact within their athletic programs and be compliant with NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA rules when recruiting.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 616 Sport Conditioning 3.0 Credits
This course will take a multi-faceted approach to the general science of strength training and sports conditioning. Students will gain a basic understanding behind training principles by covering the following topics: exercise physiology concepts and applications, testing and evaluation, flexibility and exercise techniques, program design, periodization, aerobic and anaerobic training considerations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 617 Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the care and prevention of athletic injuries. The course content will include a review of pertinent anatomical structures and their relationship to injuries. The course will also cover mechanisms of injuries, intrinsic and extrinsic variables of injuries, and basic preventative and treatment measures for common sports related injuries.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 618 NCAA Compliance 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn the basic regulatory and due process rules that govern NCAA competition. Students will be introduced to the basic elements of NCAA regulations, rules interpretations, enforcement decisions and sanctions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 619 Global Coaching Seminar 6.0 Credits
This course is designed to expose coaches to a variety of international coaching methods and concepts via a study abroad experience for 7-10 days. This seminar is offered each summer and locations vary by year. Each student in the Sport Coaching Leadership program will attend this study abroad experience. An emphasis is placed on athlete interaction and engagement, practice planning, recruiting, and sport for development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 620 Biomechanics in Rowing 1.5 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of biomechanics in the sport of rowing. The principles of biomechanics and their relationship to boat speed will be reviewed in detail.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 621 Physiology and Training Methods for Rowing 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the physiological functions and training principles associated with the sport of rowing. The significance of the effects of physical conditioning and training on the rower will be examined and students will have the opportunity for practical application through the development of their own comprehensive rowing-focused physiological training program.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 623 Equipment Management and Rigging for High Performance 1.5 Credit
This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about selecting, purchasing, and managing equipment in rowing. Special focus will be placed on how to properly rig racing shells based on specific athlete needs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 624 Rowing Safety and Risk Management 1.5 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the safety and risk management principles and procedures critical to providing a safe environment for their athletes. Rowing-specific safety basics and best practices for risk management and emergency protocol will be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 625 Racing: Rules, Preparation, and Strategy 1.5 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with the tools needed to manage athletes and environments associated with competition in rowing. Managing coxswains, the rules of racing, strategic race plans, athlete selection, and communication with other coaches and officials will all be covered.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 626 Rowing Technique 1.5 Credit
This course will cover principles associated with rowing technique. Students will learn to evaluate technical aspects of the stroke and work with athletes to make improvements for increased speed and performance.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 627 Emerging Trends in Sport 1.5 Credit
This course focuses on emerging technologies and new trends in sport. Contemporary developments in sport will be explored in order to provide students with the information necessary to best utilize these technologies and trends for sustained success and prepare athletes for successful competition.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 630 History of Lacrosse 1.5 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the origins of lacrosse and the significance of how “America’s first sport” developed over time into the youth, interscholastic, professional and international modern sport of lacrosse played today. The history and evolution of the sport of lacrosse will be explored and students will have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about how lacrosse has become one of the world’s fastest growing sports.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 631 Physiology and Training Methods in Lacrosse 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the physiological functions and training principles associated with the sport of lacrosse. The significance of the effects of physical conditioning and training on the lacrosse player will be examined and students will have the opportunity for practical application through the development of their own comprehensive lacrosse-focused physiological training program.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 632 Emerging Technologies and Trends in Lacrosse 1.5 Credit
This course focuses on the state of the game of lacrosse through emerging technologies and new trends. Contemporary developments in lacrosse will be explored in order to aid students with the information necessary to best approach a changing landscape for sustained success and prepare players for the modern game.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 633 Equipment and Field Management in Lacrosse 1.5 Credit
This course provides a foundation for the equipment and field management needs fundamental to the sport of lacrosse. Modern-day equipment and field standards will be explored and current advancements in equipment for enhanced performance will be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 634 Lacrosse Safety and Risk Management 1.5 Credit
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the safety and risk management principles and procedures critical to providing the safest playing environment for players. Lacrosse-specific safety basics and best practices for risk management and emergency protocol will be examined.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 635 The Women's Lacrosse Game: Rules, Preparation, and Strategy 3.0 Credits
This course delivers a strategic approach to game preparation and management with a focus on skill development specific to the women’s lacrosse game at a variety of age, skill and competitive levels. Effective methods for teaching both technical and tactical skills are investigated and students will acquire the tools necessary to manage athletes and environments associated with competition in women’s lacrosse.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 636 The Men's Lacrosse Game: Rules, Preparation, and Strategy 3.0 Credits
This course delivers a strategic approach to game preparation and management with a focus on skill development specific to the men’s lacrosse game at a variety of age, skill and competitive levels. Effective methods for teaching both technical and tactical skills are investigated and students will acquire the tools necessary to manage athletes and environments associated with competition in men’s lacrosse.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 695 Coaching Practicum I 0.5 Credits
This is the first practicum in a series of three coaching practicums. This practicum experience will focus on using basic coaching theory and principles under the guidance of the current coaching or administrative staff.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 696 Coaching Practicum II 0.5 Credits
This is the second practicum in a series of three coaching practicums. This practicum experience will focus on gaining experience in the administrative aspects of coaching under the guidance of the current coaching or administrative staff.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
SCL 697 Coaching Practicum III 2.0 Credits
This is the final practicum in a series of three coaching practicums. This practicum experience will focus on designing and completing a coaching project for a particular team under the guidance of the current coaching or administrative staff.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: SCL 696 [Min Grade: C]
SCL I599 Independent Study in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed course within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL I699 Independent Study in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
College/Department: School of Education
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL I799 Independent Study in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed course within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL I899 Independent Study in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed course within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL I999 Independent Study in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed course within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL T580 Special Topics in SCL 0.0-12.0 Credits
College/Department: School of Education
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL T680 Special Topics in SCL 0.0-12.0 Credits
College/Department: School of Education
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL T780 Special Topics in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL T880 Special Topics in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
SCL T980 Special Topics in Sport Coaching Leadership 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit