MSU Billings Catalog

COA - Coaching

COA 205 Introduction to Coaching. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Fall

Covers introductory principles needed in becoming an effective coach. Topics include development of a coaching philosophy, basic sport psychology, sport safety, basic legal aspects, and program and athlete management principles.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 240 Coaching Volleyball. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Spring

Acquaints the student with those skills necessary to teach volleyball on the secondary level. The course will cover such areas as volleyball rules, teaching individual skills, team strategies, offensive patterns, defensive patterns, organizing practices, and scouting. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 242 Coaching Football. 3 Credits

Acquaints the student with those skills necessary to coach football in high school. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 245 Coaching Basketball. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Spring

Acquaints the student with those skills necessary to coach basketball in high school. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 246 Coaching Softball/Baseball. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Spring

Acquaints the student with a variety of methods for teaching basic softball/baseball skills, with particular emphasis on fastpitch softball. Emphasis is placed on teaching progression, practice drills and common error coaching hints. Current rules and regulations as well as strategies are also covered for all phases of the game. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 248 Coaching Soccer. 3 Credits

Prepares students to coach competitive/recreational soccer with a focus on teaching skills, techniques, and tactics. A one credit hour (minimum 45 contact hours) coaching practicum is included as a required element of this course.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 256 Coaching Track/Field. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Spring

Acquaints the student with those skills necessary to coach track and field in high school. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 260 Coaching Gymnastics. 3 Credits

Acquaints the student with skills necessary to coach beginning gymnastics. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 291 Special Topics. 3 Credits

Designed to present skills and strategies related to coaching a given sport. Course includes a 1 credit practicum.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 395 Practicum: Coaching. 1 Credit

Provides supervised practical experiences for students who wish to enter the coaching profession. Students work as a head or assistant coach for an athletic team for a minimum of 45 contact hours.

Lecture Hours 1

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 406 Legal Aspects of Sport. 3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.

Analysis of the legal aspects of sport, athletics, and other physical activity in contemporary society. Includes use of the case study method. Particular emphasis is given to tort liability and risk management in coaching.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance

COA 409 Psychology of Coaching. 3 Credits

Term Typically Offered: Spring

Covers the psychological aspects of coaching that are essential in all coaching, not specific to one sport. Examines both the intra- and interpersonal aspects of sport achievement from an applied perspective, emphasizing effective leadership of athletics. Connects study of the topical areas of sport psychology to coaching.

Lecture Hours 3

Department: Health & Human Performance