COACHING ATHLETICS 1: EVERYDAY PRACTICES OF TOP LEADERS

ELPA 754

Examines core components of championships sports programs. Uses case study design to examine how leadership unfolds across multiple levels within one setting. Draws from distributed leadership analytic framework. Considers how matters such as talent, culture, commitment, leadership, intelligence, organization, resilience, teamwork, integrity, health, resources, and opportunities intersect in a successful system.

ELPA 751

Examines the broad landscape of athletics, focusing on matters of human, social, economic, and cultural capital. Draws from prominent books, articles, documentaries, and other sources to develop expanded perspectives and nuanced understandings of leadership and social justice in sports. Specific learning foci include the social, cultural, and historical roles of sports and the traditional and emerging roles of athletes and coaches. Particular attention paid to matters of race, poverty, activism, youth sports, college sports reform, and the leadership that unfolds in these settings.

ELPA 753

Examines key principles of psychology relating to athletics. Addresses psychological aspects of leading. Examines research on psychology in competition. Considers how attention to psychology improves processes and outcomes. Supports coaches' and leaders' holistic development.

ELPA 752

Provides opportunities to learn about the theory and practice of instruction in athletics settings. Identifies the hallmarks of excellent teaching and learning. Synthesizes the characteristics and practices of teachers who achieve mastery. Considers how particular contexts (e.g., sport, developmental stage, physical environment) shape teaching and learning. Explores team curriculum. Examines methods of leading and evaluating teaching and learning in sport. Also addresses: practice planning, skills-teaching, feedback, technology, learning targets, on-field instruction, and film room instruction.

ELPA 755

Provides opportunities to learn from specific models of coaching practice. Utilizes Bell Cow method. Articulates processes underlying successful coaching systems. Attends to personal characteristics and unique settings of coaching. Draws from leadership theory.