As a Sport and Recreation Major you may have the opportunity to coach athletes or work closely with coaches. To help you better prepare to be a coach or coach educator, consider minoring in coaching education. By completing the minor, you:

Improve your sport coaching skills through coursework, which includes the latest work in coaching science, and field experiences
Become more familiar with the sport world from a coaching perspective
Learn leadership and interpersonal skills coaches use to build team culture and develop positive relationships
Acquire knowledge to develop mental skills for athletes
Understand the kinesiology principles for helping individuals reach their performance, fitness, and health goals
Gain exposure to teaching principles to improve your ability to teach skills to others

You can learn more about the 21 credit JMU Coaching Education minor (9 credits crossover with the SRM major) at this website. Additionally, see the attached sample SRM schedules with the coaching education minor courses in red. If you have questions, please reach out to Dr. Lori Gano-Overway (ganoovla@jmu.edu).