CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #3

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

NEW COURSE

Effective: Fall 2001 If adding a Graduate component to an existing course, check here ___

Course Number: * 448-100 Cross Listed Number:

Course Title: WIAA Coaching Certification: Coaching Principles/Sport First Aid

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15 Character Abbreviation: WIAAPRIFIRSTAID

25 Character Abbreviation: WIAACOACHPRINCIPLFIRSTAID

Sponsor: Dianne Jones E-mail Address: jonesd@uwwvax.uww.edu

Health, Physical Education,

Department: Recreation and Coaching College: Education

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Credit/Contact Hours: (per semester)

Total lab hours: 0 Total lecture hours: 48

Number of credits: 3 Total contact hours: 48

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Course justification:

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association requires individuals who are not licensed to teach, but wish to coach in Wisconsin, to take the course. The course meets the content required by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Relationship to program assessment objectives:

The course meets the National Coaching Standards established by the National Association of Physical Education and Sport and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Budgetary impact:

The course will be taught within the current FTE allocated to the department and no other resources are needed.

Course description:

The course serves as the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) certified coaching course for students who are not seeking licensure in education. The course will develop a basic knowledge of sport first aid and coaching principles. This course does not count toward the coaching minor.

Course requisites:

None

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Course objectives and tentative course syllabus:

Attached

Bibliography: (Key or essential references only. Normally the bibliography should be no more than one or two pages in length. Indicate current library holdings by placing an asterisk [*])

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§ Please submit electronically when approved at the college level - signature sheet to follow in hard copy.

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WIAA COACHING CERTIFICATION:

COACHING PRINCIPLES AND SPORT FIRST AID

448-100

COURSE DESRIPTION

The course is designed for the student who is not pursuing the Coaching Minor but wishes to attain a breadth of coaching knowledge. In addition, the course serves as the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) certified coaching course for students who are not seeking licensure in education. The course will develop a basic knowledge of sport first aid, recognize common sport injuries, and administer appropriate sport first aid. In addition, students will have the opportunity to develop the proper perspective on winning and losing, communicating with and reinforcing players, teaching sport skills and strategies, training athletes physically for competition, and managing the details and paperwork involved in coaching. This course does not count toward the coaching minor.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

A. Students will formulate a sound coaching philosophy that places winning in perspective.

B. Students will recognize and implement practices that facilitate rather than debilitate athletes’

motivation.

C. Students will be able to design effective practices and teach sport skills effectively.

D. Students will be able to apply technical information needed to design and evaluate their own

training program.

E. Students will recognize their team management, risk management, and self-management

responsibilities and be able to apply creative methods to fulfill them.

F. Students will recognize a coach’s role on the sports medicine team.

G. Students will explore different methods for evaluating common sport injuries.

H. Students will explore different methods for applying basic sports first aid.

PREQUISITES

None

COURSE TEXTS

A. Flegel, Melinda J. (1997). Sport First Aid. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

B. Martens, R. (1997). Successful Coaching. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

COURSE EVALUATION

A. Completion of the Sport First Aid Study Guide

B. Completion of the Coaching Principles Study Guide

C. Three written test

D. One applied project

Course Syllabus

SPORT FIRST AID

A. Introduction to Sports First Aid WEEK 1

1. The Coach’s Role in the Sports Medicine Team

2. Developing a Sport First Aid Plan

B. Basic Sport First Aid Skills WEEK 2

1. Review of Anatomy & Terminology

2. Injury Evaluations & Documentation

3. Basic First Aid

4. Moving Injured Athletes

C. Sport First Aid for Specific Injuries WEEK 3, 4, & 5

1. Respiratory and Circulation Injuries

2. Internal Injuries

3. Head, Neck, & Back Injuries

4. Soft-Tissue Injuries of the Head & Face

5. Musculoskeletal Injuries

6. Sudden Illness

7. Environmental Injuries

8. Skin Problems

COACHING PRINCIPLES

A. Developing a coaching philosophy WEEK 6-8

1. Benefits and problems in coaching

2. Organization and control of athletics

3. Nature of the profession and qualification

4. Putting sport in perspective

5. Assessing professional and personal objectives

6. Assessing your aptitude for coaching

7. Developing a winning philosophy

8. Displaying sportsmanship

9. Developing ethical standards of conduct and behavior

10. Roles and expectations of the coach

B. Leadership and coaching WEEK 9

1. Approaches to studying leadership in athletics

2. Qualities and traits of a good coach

3. Assessing your leadership style

4. Adopting and modeling an appropriate coaching style

C. Sport psychology WEEK 10 & 11

1. Introduction to Sport Psychology

2. Sport psychology and the coach

3. Communication skills

a. Speaking

i. Sending effective messages

ii. Communication biases

iii. Communicating caring and acceptance

iv. Evaluating and improving communication

b. Listening

i. Kinds of listening

ii. Effective listening skills

iii. Nonverbal communication skills

iv. Evaluating and improving communication

v. Conflicts and confrontations

c. Giving and receiving feedback

4. Personality of the coach/athlete and the influence on athletic participation and performance

a. Coach/athlete profiles

b. Evaluation of the coach by athletes and self-perception

c. Dealing with interaction problems between the coach and athlete

5. Goal setting, observation and performance enhancement

a. Theory and research in sport

b. Systematic guidelines for coaches

c. Common problems and issues

6 Understanding and using motivational approaches

a. Establishing a motivational climate

b. Factors impacting motivation

c. Strategies, approaches and techniques for the coach

d. Do’s and don’ts

7. Anxiety and anxiety management

a. Impact on performance

b. Self-awareness

8. Team dynamics and cohesion

a. Factors impacting

b. Do’s and don’t for cohesion development

D. Sport pedagogy WEEK 12 & 13

1. Planning for teaching sport skills

a. Benefits of planning

b. Five steps for developing a seasonal plan

c. Implementing a plan for instruction

2. Comprehending how athletes learn

a. Stages of learning

b. Assessing learning styles of the athletes

c. Meeting the individual learning styles of athletes

3. Teaching sport skills

a. Introducing the skill

b. Demonstrate and explain the skill

c. Practice the skill

d. Correct errors

e. Assessing your teaching abilities

4. Practice considerations

5. Feedback

6. Behavioral control

E. Sport physiology WEEK 14

1. Principles of training

a. 10 principles

b. Fallacies of training

2. Fitness for sport

a. Warm-up

b. Energy fitness

c. Muscular fitness

d. Cool-Down

3. Developing and applying fitness and training programs

a. Program development

i. Energy program

ii. Muscular program

b. Overtraining

4. Advising athletes on nutritional needs

a. Energy

b. Other nutrients

c. Balanced diet

d. Pregame meal

e. Weight control

f. Fluids and hydration

5. Current issues

F. Sport management WEEK 15 & 16

1. Managing team-related responsibilities and relationships

a. Guides to behavior

b. Rules for the team

c. Meetings

i. Athletes

ii. Parents

d. Selecting and evaluating the team

e. Decision making

2. Staff considerations

a. Assistant coaches

b. Support staff

c. Support groups

d. Parents

e. Community organizations

f. Public relations

3. Budgets

4. Event management

5. Handling the legal risk of coaching

6. Gaining control over your stress, schedule, and lifestyle

7. Coaching throughout one’s professional career

a. Why coaches remain and leave

b. Reducing burnout

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