You see the value in sports and fitness and have a desire to step into a coaching role. This minor covers kinesiology concepts, such as health and fitness, physiology, teamwork and leadership and prepares you to be a coach.
Highlights
- The minor allows for you to pair coaching with a major of your choice.
- Courses for this minor cover the main topics of the major, focusing on subjects valuable for coaches.
Career opportunities
The coaching minor is for students who would like to coach in either school or community programs.
Course listing
Recommended Prior Course
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| KIN 120 | Concepts of Wellness | 3 |
Required Courses (17-18 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| KIN 270 | Nutrition | 3 |
| KIN 275 | Sport First Aid | 3 |
| KIN 316 | Coaching Methods | 3 |
| KIN 385 | Kinesiology Practicum | 1 - 3 |
Select 4 units from of the following courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| KIN 345 | Analysis of Individual and Dual Sports | 2 |
| KIN 351 | Analysis of Team Sports | 2 |
| KIN 357 | Analysis of Outdoor Activities | 1 |
| KIN 359 | Analysis of Fundamental Movements | 1 |
| KIN 368 | Analysis of Aquatics | 1 |
| KIN 369 | Analysis of Fitness Activities | 1 |
Select one of the following courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| KIN 251 | Foundations of Kinesiology | 3 |
| KIN 320 | Theory of Physical Education | 3 |
| KIN 331 | Fundamentals of Motor Behavior | 4 |
| KIN 331L | Fundamentals of Motor Behavior Lab | 0 - 0 |
| KIN 340 | Measurement Evaluation | 3 |
| KIN 395 | Sport and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
Program director
Devin Beasley, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology