Leadership in Coaching Certificate

The Leadership in Coaching Certificate serves a fundamental and professional need to help prepare competent, ethical, and positive coaches for recreation and sport settings.  Coaches play an important role in many communities and proper coaching technique, procedure, attitude and behavior are essential for effective and successful coaching of any sport or activity.  Preparing coaching professionals fulfills a job segment for sport and recreation activities that include working with agencies such as school districts, parks and recreation, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Sky Hawks Sport Camps, specialized sport camps and clubs, etc.  The intent of the certificate coursework is to provide coaching specific knowledge through analyzing and understanding sport industry trends, fitness and wellness concepts, coaching administration, leadership principles in physical activity and participating in supervised coaching practical.

Admittance:

1. Any current WSU student in good academic standing will be admitted into the program. Prerequisites for KINES 390 will be waived for any current student admitted into the certificate program who is not currently majoring in Kinesiology.
2. Any non-degree seeking student who currently holds a BS or BA degree from an accredited institution can also apply for admittance into the certificate program.  Any prerequisites for the courses within the certificate program will be waived for non- degree seeking students.

The Leadership in Coaching Certificate requires 15 credits. Required coursework includes SPMGT 101 or KINES 201; SPMGT 290; KINES 315; and KINES 399. Three additional required credits are earned in practical/applied coaching experience working with sports and recreational teams under the supervision of qualified coaches and leaders* through KINES 390 and/or SPMGT 394*.

*ASEP Certification and National Alliance for Youth Sport (NAYS) Certification