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Post by coachjblair on Jul 5, 2017 7:42:55 GMT -6
At the school I will be teaching at next year, we get to pick two electives to teach and one of the classes I picked was Future Coaches of America. I am thinking of teaching the following concepts in the class
-How to gain information on your sport
-How to create a budget
-Strength and conditioning
-Have coaches speak to the class and also the AD
-Sports Psychology
I was wondering if anyone had other ideas I could teach in this class. It will be at the middle school level and it will mainly have 7th graders in it.
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Post by freezeoption on Jul 5, 2017 10:18:58 GMT -6
I would work on the rules of the sport, rule books, bring in officials, that would have to be up there, is this a year long course or a quarter or semester, our 7th graders have electives that are a quarter, break it down to the top four or so sports in your school, or whatever you want, but a knowledge of the rules would benefit them even if they don't want to coach, plus this is 7th grade, budget is probably going to be a tough one,
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Post by Chris Clement on Jul 5, 2017 11:15:12 GMT -6
How to plan a practice, command a meeting, adjustments by age group. Elocution is a big part of coaching.
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Post by carookie on Jul 5, 2017 11:51:32 GMT -6
Some thoughts:
Components of Winning- Athletic improvement, skill & technique development, execution of plays/strategies. Finding a balance of these three components and to what extent each dictates the final outcome of the game
Paralysis by Analysis- How much thinking is too much and how many different things can you ask a player to do without losing effectiveness.
Instructional Methods- What are the best methods to instruct players to get them to execute when needed.
Player Psychology and Mentality- How to correct, cajole, and coach players while maintaining their confidence and willingness to play.
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Post by seabass on Jul 5, 2017 12:00:11 GMT -6
Learning how to form a process for teaching the important elements of a sport would be cool.
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Post by 50slantstrong on Jul 5, 2017 19:50:14 GMT -6
I honestly wouldn't differentiate it much than if you were to teach a Teacher Education course, except for middle schoolers.
-How to manage people
-How to get the most out of pupils
-Learning modalities
-Creative ways to get people to do the same thing in different ways
PS, sounds like a badass course and admin that's willing to make that happen. What state are you in?
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Post by fantom on Jul 5, 2017 20:19:46 GMT -6
At the school I will be teaching at next year, we get to pick two electives to teach and one of the classes I picked was Future Coaches of America. I am thinking of teaching the following concepts in the class -How to gain information on your sport -How to create a budget -Strength and conditioning -Have coaches speak to the class and also the AD -Sports Psychology I was wondering if anyone had other ideas I could teach in this class. It will be at the middle school level and it will mainly have 7th graders in it. These are 13 year olds. All of these ideas are great but these are kids. You need to have them doing things. Maybe you could have them do some equipment maintenance (Tools + football stuff). Hands-on first aid could work. Teaching rules is a good idea but I think it'd be best in an on-field setting. The more hands-on you can do outside of a classroom the better. |
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Post by coachjblair on Jul 6, 2017 15:34:30 GMT -6
It is in the state of Colorado. We have somewhat of a different schedule than a typical school as we teach regular classes for four days. Then on Friday students have a big assembly and grade checks in the morning and in the afternoon they get to pick two electives. So like some teachers are teaching a yoga class, or one on coding, or Disney characters and their character traits.
Only problem with teaching the rules is I won't be covering one specific sport but more the overall industry that way it draws more student population than a class like football would.
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Post by larrymoe on Jul 6, 2017 19:19:14 GMT -6
I think you would be doing a disservice to the kids if there wasn't something at least addressing coach/parent interactions in this day a d age.
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Post by option1 on Jul 7, 2017 14:56:44 GMT -6
Darn, I need to move where some of ya'll are!
I like the economic and psychology aspect of your plan. I teach economics and we always use a "what should Jimmy and Joe play" to teach absolute and comparative advantage.
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Post by option1 on Jul 7, 2017 15:01:49 GMT -6
At the school I will be teaching at next year, we get to pick two electives to teach and one of the classes I picked was Future Coaches of America. I am thinking of teaching the following concepts in the class -How to gain information on your sport -How to create a budget -Strength and conditioning -Have coaches speak to the class and also the AD -Sports Psychology I was wondering if anyone had other ideas I could teach in this class. It will be at the middle school level and it will mainly have 7th graders in it. These are 13 year olds. All of these ideas are great but these are kids. You need to have them doing things. Maybe you could have them do some equipment maintenance (Tools + football stuff). Hands-on first aid could work. Teaching rules is a good idea but I think it'd be best in an on-field setting. The more hands-on you can do outside of a classroom the better. I love this! Technical and career skills. |
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Post by coachjblair on Jul 8, 2017 16:06:32 GMT -6
Larrymoe
Love the idea of coach/parent communication and have added to my list of things to cover.
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Post by bobdoc78 on Jul 8, 2017 16:59:18 GMT -6
Have the kids play coach plan a practice and put the class through a practice.
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Post by coachbdud on Jul 8, 2017 17:29:50 GMT -6
You should teach a 4 year program on
-Dealing with modern parents
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Post by fantom on Jul 8, 2017 17:36:57 GMT -6
At the school I will be teaching at next year, we get to pick two electives to teach and one of the classes I picked was Future Coaches of America. I am thinking of teaching the following concepts in the class -How to gain information on your sport -How to create a budget -Strength and conditioning -Have coaches speak to the class and also the AD -Sports Psychology I was wondering if anyone had other ideas I could teach in this class. It will be at the middle school level and it will mainly have 7th graders in it. This can be a source of equipment managers, video guys, and assistant trainers. |
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Post by KYCoach2331 on Jul 8, 2017 19:07:02 GMT -6
You should teach a 4 year program on -Dealing with modern parents Is it possible to minor in this? |
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