Goals and Objectives of this Course:

• Use prompts about sports coaching to describe assumptions and insights of practitioners, researchers and self, including how the information relates to professional education practice and growth.
• Examine leadership and coaching styles through the exploration and observation of other coaches.
• Explore research-based parenting styles and how to apply best parenting practices to coaching student athletes.
• Analyze the benefits of coaching youth sports.
• Evaluate the reasons why coaches quit.
• Collaborate on ideas for recruiting coaches of color and female coaches.