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Coaching Minor

The Coaching Minor will be preparing for a career in coaching, techniques skills, logistics and coaching strategies. Minors will complete well-rounded experience in the discipline while emphasizing a “hands on” approach in specific sports the student pursues.

Requirements

Courses

HPER 207Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

2
HPER 210First Aid and CPR

1
HPER 215Systems and Functional Anatomy for Physical Education

3
HPER 215LSystems and Functional Anatomy for Physical Education Lab

1
HPER 320Teaching Weight Training

2
HPER 328Biomechanics

3
HPER 328LBiomechanics Lab

1
HPER 410Psychology and Sociology of Sport and Exercise

2
HPER 420Organization and Administration of Physical Education

2
HPER 432Physiology of Exercise

3

Select two courses from the following:

HPER 330Football Coaching

2
HPER 335Volleyball Coaching

2
HPER 340Basketball Coaching

2
HPER 345Wrestling Coaching

2
HPER 350Track and Field Coaching

2
HPER 355Baseball/Softball Coaching

2

Varsity Athletics – one of three combinations:

  • two credits in two different sports
  • two different athletic enhancement classes
  • combination of one varsity sport and one varsity athletic enhancement class
HPER 170 ()Varsity Sport (Identified by sport)

1
HPER 174Varsity Athletic Enhancement

1
HPER 177Varsity Athletic Enhancement

1
Coaching minors who transfer to Dickinson State University must earn at least one varsity credit or athletic credit at DSU in addition to credits transferred. (These credits may not be used for general physical education course requirements.) 

Total Credit Hours: 26