ESS 33606 - Social Foundations of Coaching

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course examines coaching children and adolescents as an educational ministry. We will explore the ways sports participation contributes to athletes' development as integrated human beings and the role that coaches can play in fostering that development. We will reflect on the nature of sports as play and on the motivational and moral aspects of sports participation. Finally, we will consider Bart Giamatti's reflection on the spiritual nature of sports: "I believe we have played games and watched games to imitate the gods, to become more godlike in our worship of each other, and through those moments of transmutation, to know for an instant what the gods know." Course participants can be certified as official "Play Like A Champion Today" trainers at the completion of the course.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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