Sports Management / Administration Department

Leadership & Coaching (LDC)

Assistant Professor Woods

This program will prepare students in the areas of coaching theory, development of a coaching philosophy, understanding the needs of athletes, recruitment, compliance, and program planning. This program will also expose students to comparative, global coaching models and allows for hands on opportunities in the form of two practicums (Site Observations or Coaching Internship). The goal of the program is to prepare students for coaching careers in sport-based youth-development, scholastic, collegiate, or professional coaching environments, while exemplifying the Christian Worldview.

Students in the Leadership & Coaching major or minor have the opportunity to dual-enroll into the Master of Arts in Teaching program. *Pre-requisites for EDU 506 and EDU 501 are a 2.75 GPA, Pass Praxis Core or have ACT of 21+, Pass Praxis II in Context Area, and be in Good Standing as a Senior. Grades in EDU 506 and EDU 501 must be a “C” or better to qualify for licensure.

Sports Management (SMA)

Assistant Professor Woods

The mission of the Sports Management program is to provide quality preparation for management positions within the sports industry. This focus necessitates sport education professionals teaching sport management students by integrating theory and practice, thus allowing the students to serve a diverse population in a global society. Achieving this mission requires an integration of sport management theory and practice and the interaction of academic sport professionals, practicing sport managers and goal-oriented students. Instruction centers on how sport management can have a Christ-centered focus in relation to athletic and sport program operation. Sports Management students will have real-world experience through site observation, internship and pre-professional clinical experience, SMA 435 , SMA 450 , or 470.