Athletic Coaching Minor

Program Description

The Athletic Coaching Minor provides students with the necessary content and practical experience to effectively coach individual and/or team sports. The minor allows for flexibility when choosing coaching and officiating coursework and fieldwork sites.

Program Highlights

Degree: N/A

Required Credits: 15

School: School of Physical Education, Leadership and Sports Performance

Department: Physical Education and Health Education

Modality: On-Ground

Locations: Main Campus (Springfield)

Additional Information: Available on the Springfield College external website (www.springfield.edu)

Undergraduate Curriculum Overview

The Academic Advising Center provides the following repositories of sequencing and curriculum guides for all undergraduate majors and minors to assist with course planning:

Additional Notes:

There may be circumstances where credit totals do not reflect coursework that is eligible to count towards Core Curriculum and Major Requirement sections of a major simultaneously.
Degree requirements are subject to change.

I. Minor Requirements (15 credits)

First Aid & CPR Certification is also required as part of completing the Athletic Coaching minor.

A. Required Courses (9 credits)

MOST 328 - Psychology of Sport Credits: 3
PHED 212 - Principles and Problems of Coaching Credits: 2
PHED 344 - Athletic Administration Credits: 2
PHED 349 - Coaching Practicum Credits: 2

B. Coaching Selective (3 credits)

Select 3 credits from the following list:

PHED 311 - Coaching and Officiating Baseball Credits: 3
PHED 314 - Coaching and Officiating Football Credits: 3
PHED 317 - Coaching and Officiating Basketball Credits: 3
PHED 319 - Coaching and Officiating Softball Credits: 3
PHED 321 - Coaching and Officiating Track and Field Credits: 3
PHED 322 - Coaching and Officiating Volleyball Credits: 3
PHED 323 - Coaching and Officiating Wrestling Credits: 3
PHED 326 - Coaching Swimming and Diving Credits: 3
PHED 330 - Coaching Youth Sports Credits: 3
PHED 337 - Coaching and Officiating Field Hockey Credits: 3
PHED 338 - Coaching and Officiating Soccer Credits: 3

C. Additional Selective (3 credits)