COACH AS TEACHER: MASTERING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Provides opportunities to learn about the theory and practice of instruction in athletics settings. Identifies the hallmarks of excellent teaching and learning. Synthesizes the characteristics and practices of teachers who achieve mastery. Considers how particular contexts (e.g., sport, developmental stage, physical environment) shape teaching and learning. Explores team curriculum. Examines methods of leading and evaluating teaching and learning in sport. Also addresses: practice planning, skills-teaching, feedback, technology, learning targets, on-field instruction, and film room instruction.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand ecological development theories and their applicability to sports Audience: Graduate 2. Understand how race, class, gender, age and other variables relate to teaching and learning in sports Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and describe the hallmarks of excellent teaching and learning in a sport setting Audience: Graduate 4. Assemble a “tool kit” of effective sport and developmentally appropriate teaching strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Develop instructional leadership plans for sport settings Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize and apply research-supported evaluation practices Audience: Graduate 7. Deepen understandings of how coaches can cultivate learning cultures Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand ecological development theories and their applicability to sports Audience: Graduate 2. Understand how race, class, gender, age and other variables relate to teaching and learning in sports Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and describe the hallmarks of excellent teaching and learning in a sport setting Audience: Graduate 4. Assemble a “tool kit” of effective sport and developmentally appropriate teaching strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Develop instructional leadership plans for sport settings Audience: Graduate 6. Synthesize and apply research-supported evaluation practices Audience: Graduate 7. Deepen understandings of how coaches can cultivate learning cultures Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027