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Certificate in Athletic Coaching

Certification in Athletic Coaching

All students pursuing a Certificate in Athletic Coaching must complete the following 15 semester credit hours:

KIN  1101  Team Sports (repeated for a total of 3 semester credit hours)
KIN  3013  Theory of Coaching
KIN  3213   First Aid and Injury Management
KIN  4413   Coaching Athletics (repeated for a total of 6 semester credit hours)
KIN  4943   Practicum in Kinesiology 

Note:  The Coaching Athletics class is taken twice for a total of 6 hours.  If a student earns CPR certification through this class, he or she will have completed 18 hours of coursework for the certificate.

Rotation of Classes 
Fall Semester
KIN  4413  Coaching Athletics:  Volleyball
KIN  1101  Team Sports:  Volleyball
KIN  4413  Coaching Athletics:  Football
KIN  1101  Team Sports:  Football
KIN  1001  Indiv. Physical Activity:  Track and Field

Spring Semester
KIN  3113  Theory of Coaching
KIN  4413  Coaching Athletics:  Basketball
KIN  1101  Team Sports:  Basketball
KIN  4413  Coaching Athletics:  Softball/Baseball
KIN  1101  Team Sports:  Softball/Baseball 

Click here to view pictures of our former students in the program: PICTURES 
Primary Contact
Bridget Cobb
bridget.cobb@utsa.edu

Contacts for Specialty Areas
Wally Schoessow: Football, Basketball      
wallace.schoessow@utsa.edu
Mary Gentry:  Softball                                      
mary.gentry@utsa.edu
Bridget Cobb:  Track and Field, Coaching Practicum - Supervisor    
bridget.cobb@utsa.edu
Dave Hawk:  Volleyball  
dave.hawk@utsa.edu


Coaching Certificate

 

The UTSA certificate in athletic coaching prepares students for entry level careers in the coaching profession.  The certificate curriculum is designed to begin meeting recognized national coaching education standards established by National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the National Council for Accreditation for Coaching Education (NCACE).  Students will gain valuable practical experience in the fundamental skills and drills for selected sports, important scientific principles of sport performance, the theories and philosophies of coaching, and the essential strategies for successful team development.  The practicum is the culminating experience in this program where the students will apply their coaching skills under the supervision of a current professional.

 

This program offers a series of courses that is designed to prepare undergraduate or graduate students with training in:

 

  • the philosophy and ethics of coaching
  • safety and injury prevention
  •  physical, social and emotional growth and development
  • strategies for teaching and communication
  • basic knowledge of sport skill and tactics
  • operation and management of a sport program
  • assessment and evaluation skills.

Benefit to Students

This certificate is designed to introduce students to the basic skills needed to enter the coaching profession.  These skills are practical and are not typically included within other university coursework.  Administrators and Coaches will benefit from this certificate by gaining knowledge and confidence in their ability to handle the many different aspects of coaching in a competent and professional manner.  This certificate will also let potential employers know that the student has received specialized training in coaching and this will set the student apart from his/her peers.

 

An email message from a former student:

Coach Wally,

 

I was recently hired at Wimberley ISD as a Special Ed aide/Coach. I brought my portfolio to the interview with the Principal, Special Ed department head, and the AD. My portfolio had a small sample of my playbook, some teaching evaluations and a couple of letter of recommendations. I left the High School feeling a little uncertain about the interview however; just 4 hrs later the principal called me and offered me the job. He then told me that he, the Special Ed department head, and the AD were all very impressed with my portfolio, especially my philosophy on coaching which was in the playbook. So I truly feel that playbook played a key role in helping me get this job. Even though it was not a football position the AD was still impressed. Although they did not say so, they made it seem as though I had more to offer than all the other candidates because of all the things I had in my portfolio. So my advice to you is to take the playbook assignment seriously, along with the other coaching class, because they WILL help.

 

 

John Alaniz