Principles of Coaching & Officiating

The Coaching Principles and Refereeing course is intended for students who are interested in the coaching and/or refereeing professions as a full time, part time or volunteer capacity. Students in the course will develop their coaching and officiating philosophy and style. They will learn how to best communicate with their athletes and parents, motivate their athletes and manage their athletes’ behavior. Students will also learn the most effective ways to run practices, coach games and teach the fundamental skills.They will also learn about the profession in general as well as the psychology of officiating. As officials, students will learn how to communicate effectively both verbally & non verbally with coaches, athletes and table personnel. Officiating skills will include signals, mechanics, floor/field positions and rules of the game for different sports. Students in this course will learn through a variety of instructional methods such as classroom work/discussion sessions, active participation in class, clinics, internships, and presentations from guest coaches and officials. Throughout the course, students will be coaching and refereeing their peers in PE classes.