Georgia Southern Coaching Education Newsletter

"My high school football coach (the late Charlie Griffin) and college basketball coach (Jerry Wainwright) were the two most influential people in my life, other than my family. They encouraged and pushed me to reach my potential and taught me life lessons that carried far beyond competition."

Our Coaching Education programs prepare coaches for opportunities at every level of play. In fact, our graduates have coached at the youth, scholastic, collegiate, and professional levels. We are always evaluating our curriculum to make sure we are preparing our students for the real world. Below is one recent example of a real-world coaching opportunity and and example of how our program prepares students for opportunities like these:

Rehab Pitching Coach - Houston Astros (Houston · TX)

"Implement organizational pitching development program, Plan daily pitching schedule for our rehab pitchers while coordinating with other members of the field staff, Collaborate with our Sports Medicine & Performance team to implement evidence-based return to play progressions, Analyze pitcher performance deficiencies using tools, reports, and technology, Communicate plans, goals, and progress with players and relevant staff members throughout the rehab process, and Assist other field staff when able and necessary with normal day to day operations at complex (throwing BP, field setup, etc)."

KINS 7135: SPORT COACHING PEDAGOGY 

This three-credit course is offered in the fall semester for our master's students. The catalog description states: "Provides the student with advanced analysis of sport coaching pedagogy, including pre-competition, in-competition, and post-competition contexts. Students will be introduced to evidence-based principles of sport skills, tactics, and strategy planning, instruction, and assessment; evaluate and reflect on their own coaching performance; and apply these principles to future coaching plans."

Hal Wilson currently teaches the course and described it this way: "I really enjoy teaching this course because it extends upon what students learned in the summer courses and emphasizes practical application to their unique coaching situations. We leverage a CoachDISC profile from Athlete Assessments to dive deep into our personal coaching behaviors, examine our past influences, evaluate current literature and 3Dimensional coaching, and then plan for how to adapt and apply this information to our future coaching given what we've learned about ourselves and best principles."

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Co-Editors: Mikayla Ellison & Charles "Hal" Wilson, Jr.