Coaching

Our program is designed to teach methods, strategies, and techniques for coaching and administering sport programs, with attention to ethics, creating inclusive environments, sport-specific skills, health and safety, program administration, and risk management.

Earning this degree can help you transition your athletic playing career into a leadership role as a coach. This degree can open many other opportunities in professional sports, both in administration and on the field. 

Completely Online Program

LEC’s Masters of Education (M.ED) with a coaching concentration is designed to help working teachers become high-quality sports coaches by offering them a specific understanding of the unique elements of the sports environment. This program will help teachers interested in coaching and former athletes apply their skills as teachers to the practice of coaching.

The program approaches the training of coaches by providing education in three areas representing core competencies for coaches—community development, leadership and ethics (2 courses), sport-specific coaching skills (3 courses), and program administration and evaluation (2 courses).

All courses in this two-year program are available completely online and run every 7 weeks, allowing you to focus on most courses one at a time.

Core MED Courses 11 Credits

• Research for the Professional Educator (3 credits)

• Contemporary Issues in American Education (3 credits)

• Models of Effective Teaching and Planning (3 Credits)

• Educational Research Seminar (3 credits)

Coaching Concentration Courses 21 Credits

• Creating Community: Maximizing Social Benefits in the Sport Environment (3 SH)

• Coaching Ethics and Leadership (3 SH)

• Coaching Better: Facilitating Sport Skill Acquisition & Developmentally Appropriate Training Programs (3 SH)

• Whole Athlete Development: Off the Field Elements for Athletic Success (3 SH)

• Safety Training for Coaches (3 SH)

• Administration & Evaluation of Sport Programs (3 SH)

• Coaching, Teaching & Team Development (3 SH)

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