PEC 115 - Athletic Development and Human Growth

Credit(s) 1.00
Lecture Hours: 1.00
This course is one of the four courses required to receive a coaching authorization or endorsement. This course will connect the participants to the basic concepts of growth and development of students in the 5th through 12th grade who would participate in school sponsored athletics. By the end of this course, participants should be able to explain how and when physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development occurs and how this development affects learning, behavior and performance. Taking responsibility for their own learning, participants should be able to plan for an effective and meaningful athletic experience for the adolescent that is supported by informed decision-making.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of human development in athletes participating in high school sponsored activities.
Identify fundamental relationships between an athlete’s physical, cognitive and psychosocial development
Analyze how physical, cognitive and psychosocial development affects athletic learning, athletic behavior and athletic performance