“Why”

Are coaches required to complete the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course?

Losing sports in schools

·  Cost of athletic programs

·  Importance of club programs

·  Community (parents, media, legislatures) questioning the authority of coaches, school districts, and state associations to make decisions regarding participants

·  Increase in responsibilities contribute to stress of coaches

·  Influence of professional sport culture (winning ahead of educational outcomes)

Reasons why sport is in American schools

·  Extension of the classroom where educational outcomes can be taught

·  Develops a more well rounded student

·  Helps students socialize among their peers

Expectations of coaches by students/parents/community

·  What students of expect of coaches

·  What parents expect of coaches

·  What the community at large expects of coaches

Questions every interscholastic teacher/coach should be able to answer

·  What are the differences between the mission and purpose of interscholastic sport vs club sport?

·  Why are interscholastic coaches held to a higher legal standard than club coaches?

·  How does improper conditioning lead to sport injuries and poor performance?

·  What action(s) would you take if you found one of your students lying unconscious on the ground?

·  How would you handle a parent who approached you at the end of the game wanting to discuss playing time?

·  What action would you take if you were told one of your students was smoking, using alcohol or drugs?

·  What steps would you take to ensure that where you practice and play games is not a danger to your students who participate?

·  You witness one of your players spitting on another player during a game, what would you do?

·  You find out at the end of season that one of your players violated state eligibility rules by not living in the school district. How would you handle this? What if you found out in the middle of the season?

·  What are the best methods for coaches to teach sportsmanship? Healthy lifestyles? Life skills? Good citizenship?

·  What are the steps to teaching a sports skill?