The Sport Coaching Certificate/AS degree provides students a foundation in evidence-based coaching theories and effective practices to prepare students to become sports coaches for community or competitive sports. Communication techniques, sport-skills development and ethical standards are emphasized, along with considerations for coaching a diverse population of athletes across all ages, racial backgrounds competition levels and abilities. Students should be able to perform moderate physical activity and communicate verbally in English before starting this program, and are encouraged to practice their focus sport(s) through PE sports classes or intercollegiate sports competition prior to and/or during the program.
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AS degree and CTE
The Sports Coaching certificate is designed to help students become assistant and/or head coaches for sports teams of many kinds; recreational, youth/adult league, club, Jr. Varsity, Varsity, Intercollegiate, Intramural or Special Olympics. Students learn foundations in theories of motor learning and skill development, coaching techniques for individuals and teams, theories and organization of practice, conditioning and competition, ethical standards, administrative roles and healthy communication practices with athletes, administrators and parents. Students have the option to focus on their choice of sports offered at GCC including intercollegiate athletics courses.
Required core courses:
First Aid
Weight Training and Conditioning I and II
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
Sports Coaching Theory
Sports Psychology
Required courses with options:
Nutrition for Physical Fitness and Disease Prevention or Elements of Nutrition
and
Ethnic and Racial Minorities or Contemporary Ethnic Women or Contextualized English 101
and
Small Sports Teams Theory or Applied Exercise Science or Fitness Training for Special Populations
and
Minimum of 1 unit of sports PE class (examples: badminton, basketball, soccer, tennis etc.)
Requirements | Dept/Name | Course Title | Units | Sequence |
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Required Core Courses | HLTH 101 | First Aid | 1 | Any |
KIN 170* | Coaching Theory | 3 | ||
PSYCH * | Sports Psychology | 3 | ||
KIN 157 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 | Spring | |
KIN 167 | Weight Training and Conditioning I | 1.5 | Fall | |
KIN 168 | Weight Training and Conditioning II | 1.5 | Fall | |
Elective Options | NUTR 125 | Elements of Nutrition | 3 | |
or | HLTH 128 | Nutrition for Physical Fitness and Disease Prevention | 3 | Fall – online |
and | ETHN 121 | Ethnic and Racial Minorities | 3 | |
or | ETHN 110 | Contemporary Ethnic Women | 3 | |
or | ENGL 101 | Freshman English | 4 | Contextualized |
and | KIN | Sports Theory Course | 3 | |
or | KIN 151 | Applied Exercise Science | 3+1 lab | |
or | KIN 158 | Fitness Training for Special Populations | 3+1 lab | |
and | PE | Any Sports Course (including running aerobics and martial arts) | 1 lab | |
Total | 23-25 units |
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