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If you live and breathe sports, ����ֱ��’s Coaching minor might be the perfect addition to your studies. An interdisciplinary program in the Department of Exercise and Sports Performance, the Coaching minor incorporates courses from the Applied Exercise Science, Athletic Training, Sport Leadership and Management, and Education programs to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how to provide quality professional instruction in healthy, age-appropriate athletic experiences. Whether you want to coach at the youth, high school, college, club, or pro level, or pursue a career in other fields such as athletic training, strength and conditioning, recreational program management, or sports psychology, our minor in Coaching will help you help others to be at the top of their game.

Our emphasis on hands-on learning combined with abundant internships available in the southern Maine region make ����ֱ�� a perfect choice for your coaching education. The minor takes advantage of ����ֱ��’s offerings as a comprehensive health sciences university and its strong interdisciplinary connections with the Business and Education programs to provide you with a coaching education that earns top scores.

Experiential Learning

Coaching isn’t done from behind a desk, so learning how to be an effective coach should get you up and out of your chair. At ����ֱ��, we emphasize hands-on learning both in and out of the classroom, and the Coaching minor epitomizes our philosophy. Whether you’re engaged in classroom activities, such as learning different coaching pedagogies in the gym, or you’re getting real-world experience in the minor’s required 135-hour internship, you’ll be actively acquiring the skills you need to enhance the skills of others.

Internships

There are many internship experiences to choose from, including:

• ����ֱ�� sports team
• Local high school sports team
• Biddeford Youth Hockey Association
• Dudziak’s Gymnastics
• Girls on the Run
• XL-Basketball
• Global Premier Soccer
• Mainelax Lacrosse Club

If your goal is to become an athletic coach, this program puts you well on your way. In fact, you’ll graduate with the necessary qualifications, as set by the National Federation of State High School Associations, to be hired at a public school. With many coaches serving dual roles in high schools as teacher/coach, adding a minor in Coaching to your major course of study sets you apart from other job candidates. But the Coaching minor can be highly valuable in other professional roles as well. When combined with a major in another field, the transferable skills in leadership, mentoring, decision making, and problem solving that you develop in the minor will result in endless professional possibilities.

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