Coaching: General Principles and Fundamentals

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. The ability to successfully organize, lead, motivate, relate, and evaluate is foundational. Most people who go into coaching have a solid foundation for the physical skills required for their particular sport. Successful coaching involves much more than this. The purpose of this course is to assist the coach in their professional development relative to the overall requirements necessary for the coaching profession.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Enrollment in this course is a two-part process: a) Register for this course through Fresno Pacific University, so you receive continuing education credits, b) Register for this course through Human Kinetics, so you have access the online course material and textbook. Your fees to Fresno Pacific University do NOT include the Human Kinetics Coach Education (HKCE) online course material and textbook. Please refer to the Human Kinetics Coach Education website for more information and to register: https://coacheducation.humankinetics.com/collections/178.

NOTE: Required book and online content must be acquired separately.

This course is applicable towards the Coaching For Excellence Certificate.