In contemporary athletics programs (junior high, high school, collegiate) the issues of funding budgets and fundraising are becoming much more acute as traditional sources of funding are becoming more difficult to procure. Successful athletics programs are becoming increasingly tied to the coach and/or athletics director's ability to generate funds from external sources.
Any coach or athlete who achieves success in the arena of competitive sport does so because of a level of mastery in the mental aspects of athletic performance. All learning, improvement,and successful sport performance is intrinsically tied to the psychological dimension of motivation.
Any coach or athlete who achieves success in the arena of competitive sport understands that strong effective leadership and resilient team culture are essentials to successful achievement. This course offers the athletics coach powerful opportunities to learn and directly apply strong leadership and team-building principles with their coaching staff and team within the competitive sport context.
Being a successful coach is an enormous challenge. School administrators, parents, athletes, and entire communities all have high expectations of today's coaches. Think about the various elements of successful coaching beyond simply the skill requirements of the respective sport. The coaching profession requires the coach to function effectively as an administrator, leader, and psychologist.
This course provides very effective, practical ways in which the coach can teach strong character and sportsmanship to their athletes. The activities of this course will help the coach discover the significant linkages between team performance and strong character. It is designed to encourage the coach to think about the effects of athletics competition on the moral reasoning processes of the athlete.
This course will encourage the high school coach to think about the issues and facts that surround the usages of performance-enhancing supplements typically encountered in our athletically competitive world. The National Standards for Sport Coaches (NSSC) as part of the SHAPE national standards calls for coaches to be knowledgeable in the area of performance enhancing substances.
Examine gender differences and stereotypes of the female athlete in our competitive world. The National Standards for Sport Coaches (NSSC) as part of the NASPE national standards calls for coaches to be knowledgeable in the area of coaching methods relevant to understanding how to effectively work with various personalities and types of athletes, including the female athlete.
The idea that "speed is a gift you're either born with or without" is a myth. Many athletes and coaches adhere to this story without realizing there are established and effective methods to improve speed, form and run faster. In the Speed Training for Sports course, you'll learn these techniques and why they consistently work.
The Strength Training for Sports course gives educators the opportunity to explore the relationship between strength training and athletic performance. They learn to design training programs for both young athletes and fitness enthusiasts. They also learn how to create programs tailored to specific individuals as well as those designed for a specific sport.
Improve athlete development through smarter, more balanced training. The Cross-Training For Sports course explores the benefits of cross training in athletics to enhance sports conditioning and reduce the risk of overuse injuries. Learn how to integrate power, speed, agility, flexibility and strength exercises into existing routines for year-round performance.
Flexibility is essential for people who want to perform well in sports, maintain the benefits of fitness and reduce their risk of injury. The Stretching For Sports course is designed to help educators and coaches understand why flexibility declines and how to regain and maintain it through safe, effective stretching habits.
Explosive movements are at the heart of athletic performance. Explore how to safely and effectively develop the strength, speed and power that help athletes excel in the Plyometric Training for Sports course. You'll learn sports conditioning and how plyometric training enhances performance through dynamic exercises that use quick, powerful movements to increase muscle responsiveness.
Nutrition For Sports is a professional development course for educators that helps coaches and educators understand the critical role nutrition plays in athletic performance and overall health. Participants will learn how to guide athletes in maintaining proper sports nutrition. Through hands-on assignments, teachers will practice sports nutrition education by analyzing an athlete's diet, identifying areas for improvement and creating nutrition plans that support optimal performance.
This course is designed to provide the high school coach or teacher with the tools to maximize the muscular strength and power of their student-athletes by applying the latest breakthroughs in scientific research to his/her advanced training program. Participants will be exposed to both proven methods for developing advanced workouts and dozens of different exercises that result in the greatest stimulation in the muscles.
Periodization training is a year-round conditioning program structured into phases to meet sport-specific goals. By varying the timing and intensity of the workouts, the greatest gains in strength, speed, power, and endurance can be achieved. Learn how periodization works, why it is used and how to integrate it into a comprehensive training program.
Optimal power-the ideal combination of speed and strength-is the difference between a good athlete and a great athlete. This course provides all the tools to build sport-specific power and allow you to attain the highest level of performance. Every sport has unique power demands.
The best conditioning programs and technical instruction are beneficial only if the body's engine is properly fueled and ready to operate at peak efficiency. Far beyond the food pyramid, this course presents advanced nutritional concepts, including:a) timing of meals, fluid and training; b) digesting optimal ratios and quantities of energy nutrients, vitamins, and minerals; c) consuming fluids and electrolytes to avoid dehydration and hyper-hydration; d) identifying and maintaining a body composition capable of maximal power output with minimal excess weight for specific sports; and e) understanding the effects of travel, high altitude, and age on nutritional needs and performance.
Learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of basketball. An important focus is on skill demonstration and error detection as participants learn to develop practice plans and complete other assignments to apply the learning immediately...in class or on the court!
This course is designed to provide an introduction to sports first aid injury prevention. It involves fulfilling the role of being a competent first responder to athletic injuries and illness. Many state high school associations, colleges and universities, and national governing bodies currently use, require, or recommend coach education in whole or in part to meet coaching education requirements for their organizations.
Learn the fundamentals of coaching the various events in track and field. Perform a detailed study on an event category of your choosing and create a detailed training program for an athlete competing in that event category. Course objectives are modeled after standards-based learning objectives for teachers and for coaches as outlined by the Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE America).
Enhance your knowledge base related to coaching cross country at the middle school level and above. Course objectives are modeled after standards-based learning objectives for teachers and for coaches as outlined by the Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE America). The course is project based including creating a training program and home management system.
Discover fundamental and advanced principles in a format that is appropriate for all levels of swimmers, from the beginner to the most seasoned veteran. Be exposed to a wide variety of coaching methods and learn training principles, racing strategies and aquatic safety. Course objectives are modeled after standards-based learning objectives for teachers and coaches as outlined by the Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE America).
This course is designed to provide an introduction to sport concussions. Included are an introduction to brain anatomy, causes of concussions and what happens to the brain when some one sustains a concussion; sign and symptoms and short and long-term effects associated with concussions; review of different concussion assessment/evaluation tools; examination of return to-play protocols; how to prevent concussions; treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who have sustained concussions; concussions in professional sport; and current trends and research on concussions.
This course is designed to present practical, real-life, applied experiences to the coach or teacher that will be immediately helpful in inspiring and motivating themselves and their athletes and students toward achievement levels that they may not have felt possible. The mental processes that bring about outstanding learning, achievement and excellence are the same whether it's in the academic, music, or athletics arena.
Discover the purposes and methods of using various taping techniques to support and protect injuries to bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and joints of the body. Be introduced to basic anatomy as it is related to taping and foundational taping techniques for lower body and upper body injuries.
The concept of interval training has exploded in recent years with the popularity of CrossFit, P90X, and other high-intensity training programs. However, interval training can also complement the student-athlete preparing for regular season games and peaking at the end of the season. Minimize the effects of fatigue while building and maintaining muscle mass, allowing student-athletes to increase strength, power, and agility.
It has been said that to be an excellent coach, one has to be an excellent teacher. The purpose of this class is to teach tactical and technical skills baseball so that you can be an excellent baseball coach. In addition, you'll be taught how to effectively design practice, in-season, off-season plans, and game plans.
It has been said that to be an excellent coach, one has to be an excellent teacher. The purpose of this class is to teach tactical and technical skills football so that you can be an excellent football coach. In addition, you'll be taught how to effectively design practice, in-season, off-season plans, and game plans.
Train smarter, not harder. That's the ultimate goal of Endurance Training for Sports. This course is designed for sports coaches and physical educators who are seeking a thorough understanding of how best to structure effective training programs for their students. You will learn to evaluate endurance fitness, set goals for improvement, and design programs to meet those goals.
Sports Biomechanics is an introductory course designed to introduce physical educators and coaches to the basic principles of biomechanics and their applications to human movement in sport and exercise. In simplest terms it is described as the physics of sports where the laws of mechanics are applied in order to gain a greater understanding of athletic performance.
Winning in the Locker Room draws on the extraordinary experiences of coaches and consultants at the professional and college level. It explores the seven powerful principles that any sports team, school, or business can adopt to revitalize their organization. Step by step, Coach Mike Smith and Jon Gordon outline a strategy for building a thriving organization.
Foam rolling is a popular and cost-effective massage technique that can be utilized with student athletes. It can be used to lessen aches and pains, increase flexibility and range of motion, improve performance, and accelerate recovery. In this course, students will learn what foam rolling is designed to do and how to perform it safely and correctly.
Pilates is a popular low-impact exercise technique. It can be used to improve many aspects of physical fitness such as strength, flexibility, coordination, speed, agility, and endurance. Pilates also enhances body control and awareness, reduces aches and pains, increases balance, improves performance, and accelerates recovery. In this course, students will learn what pilates is designed to do and how to perform it safely and correctly.
This online course covers the tactical and technical skills necessary for the successful teaching and coaching of competitive volleyball. You will learn to effectively design practice, in-season, off-season plans, and game plans in ways to optimize learning. The course is suitable for high school coaches, serious club coaches, college and university undergraduate students, and advanced coaches at the youth level.
Effectively working with parents is a very common issue for coaches. This course is designed to help the coach build strong positive relationships with their sport parents. The content of this course is presented from an applied perspective, designed to be immediately useful. The activities are specifically designed to acquaint and strengthen the coach to parent to athlete relationship triangle so that the result is a positive, supportive experience for all.
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