Mental Skills for Coaching Athletes

Course Description

In-depth review of psychological principles applied to coaching sport activities, including theory and application of mental skills training and motivational techniques.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Apply systematic design criteria to develop a curriculum responsive to community needs.
  • Integrate culturally relevant pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning principles.
  • Conduct needs assessments and comparative analyses for curriculum development.
  • Understand the roles of ALL stakeholders in developing curricula.
  • Align curriculum with current standards, policies, and technological tools.
  • Develop instructional and assessment strategies that promote fairness and engagement.
  • Develop a basic understanding of prominent theories of learning and their main assumptions.
  • Create sustainability and scalability plans for curriculum implementation.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure Percentage/Points
Exams 100 points each
Curriculum Philosophy 100 points
Applied case studies 100 points each
Discussions (initial and response posts) 50 points each
Curriculum Map 100 points

Grading Scale

Percentage Letter Grade
≥94.0%A
90.0-93.9%A-
87.0-89.9%B+
83.0-86.9%B
80.0-82.9%B-
77.0-79.9%C+
73.0-76.9%C
70.0-72.9%C-
60.0-69.9%D
≤60.0%F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance does not count toward the student's final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.