Coaching
Certificate program
Program
The certificate in coaching provides a coordinated, meaningful, and functional framework from which teachers and future coaches can launch their coaching careers. Offered by the School of Kinesiology (KIN) in the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD), the program is designed to exceed requirements for K-12 head varsity coaches.
The program offers an integrated series of courses that prepares undergraduate or graduate students to:
- Discuss and apply their knowledge of athletic injury prevention and care
- Design sport-specific practice sessions that are safe and age-appropriate for athletes of different abilities and levels of fitness
- Properly apply the training principles of specificity, frequency, duration, and intensity specific to their sport
- Organize and integrate physical, social, and mental skills development into sports programs
- Articulate their own philosophy of coaching
- Discuss the role and responsibility of coaching in society
- Differentiate between command and cooperative styles of coaching
- Help athletes establish and achieve realistic personal goals
- Articulate and understand basic legal liability and risk management issues in coaching
Admission
Admission is open to degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students.
Submission of a Coaching Program Application Form [.pdf] is required (available at School of Kinesiology, 220 Cooke Hall, 1900 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-625-5300. When space is limited, priority of admission will be granted to those majoring or minoring in kinesiology and sport management and to those working toward teaching licensure.
Curriculum
Students must complete at least 15 semester credits or equivalent. The coaching certificate requires all of following courses, as well as one course or approved equivalent from each of the course categories listed below:
- KIN 3113—First Responder for Coaches and
Athletic Trainers (3 cr)
- or current American Red Cross First Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) certification
- KIN 3114—Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3 cr)
- KIN 3143—Organization and Management of Sport (3 cr)
- or KIN 5725—Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport (3 cr)
- KIN 4697—Student Teaching: Coaching (1-10 cr; may be taken additional times with instructor consent for a maximum of 10 credits overall)
One course from:
- SMGT 3501—Sport in a Diverse Society (3 cr)
- or SMGT 3611—Sport Psychology (3 cr)
- or SMGT 3621—Applied Sport Psychology (2 cr)
- or KIN 3126W—Psychology and Sociology of Sport (3 cr)
- or KIN 5126—Sport Psychology (2 cr)
- or KIN 5136—Psychology of Coaching (3 cr)
- or KIN 5371—Sport and Society (3 cr)
- or KIN 5723—Psychology of Sport Injury (3 cr)
One course from:
- KIN 4132—Motor Development (3 cr)
- or KIN 4135—Motor Control and Learning (3 cr)
- or KIN 4385—Human Physiology for KIN Students (4 cr)
- or KIN 4641—Training and Conditioning for Sport (3 cr)
- or KIN 4741—Strength and Power Development and Program Design (2 cr)
- or KIN 4841—Athletic Performance and Environmental Considerations (3 cr)
- or KIN 4941—Applied Sport Science (3 cr)
- or KIN 5142—Nutrition for Athletic Performance (3 cr)
- or KIN 5375—Competitive Sport for Children and Youth (3 cr)
- or KIN 5641—Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport (3 cr)
- or KIN 5720—Special Topics in Kinesiology (1-3 cr)
- or SMGT 3601—Ethics and Values in Sport (2 cr)
- or SMGT 3861—Legal Aspects of Sport (2 cr)
One coaching course from:
- KIN 3168—Soccer Coaching Theory and Skill Development
(2 cr)
- or KIN 3169—Volleyball Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3171—Baseball Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3172—Basketball Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3173—Football Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3174—Golf Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3175—Gymnastics Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3176—Ice Hockey Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3177—Swimming and Diving Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3178—Tennis Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3179—Track and Field Coaching Theory and Skill Development 2 cr)
- or KIN 3181—Wrestling Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3182—Cheerleading Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3183—Dance Team Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
- or KIN 3184—Lacrosse Coaching Theory and Skill Development (2 cr)
Registration
After admission to the program, degree-seeking students can register for courses online.
Students not already admitted to the University of Minnesota and who do not wish to apply to a degree program should complete a First-Time Registration for Non-Degree Seeking Students packet [.pdf]. Packets are available at the College’s office of Student Services, 110 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-625-6501; or cehdgrad@umn.edu.
For questions about registration, contact Student Services at 612-625-5815.
Note: Certificate coursework completed with undergraduate student status cannot be applied to graduate-level degree programs.
Tuition
Tuition varies depending on a student's degree program, student status, and residency. Students seeking the certificate only pay the CEHD departmental master's tuition rate. Students enrolled in Graduate School programs pay Graduate School tuition rates; students enrolled in undergraduate programs pay undergraduate tuition rates.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents determines tuition rates annually before fall semester. For current tuition rates and reciprocity policies, check the College’s tuition and fees page.
Residents of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba may be eligible for special tuition reciprocity rates comparable to Minnesota resident rates.
General financial aid advising and information are available from the University’s Office of Student Finance (OSF), 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-624-1111.
For graduate assistantship/scholarship information (for students enrolled in graduate degree programs), contact the Graduate Assistant Office, 200 Donhowe (for mail) or 100 Donhowe (for walk in), Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612-624-7070, fax: 612-625-9801.
For more information
If you have questions about this program, contact Stacy Ingraham, 612-626-0067; e-mail: ingra013@umn.edu; or visit the School of Kinesiology Web site.
Revised December 2005