HHP 4013

TEACHING & COACHING INDIVIDUAL SPORTS

INSTRUCTOR: Simon Duffy

Office: Soccer Office Office #: 425-3392

Class Times: T-R 10:50-12:05 am Email: duffy@lambuth.edu

Location: Gym Room 208 Term: Spring 2007

Course Description:

Techniques for successfully teaching and coaching individual sports. This class will focus on the sports of Golf and Tennis

Topics will include, but are not limited to, general rules, history of each sport, skill development, and strategies behind forming practices and preparing for games.

Grading:

• Participation 10% - each student is required to participate in activities
• Skills Tests 30% - each student is expected to exhibit proficiency in the fundamentals skills of each sport
• Written Tests 40% - there will be two written tests covering the rules, history, fundamentals, and strategy of the sports
• Teaching a fundamental 20% - each student is required to teach a fundamental skill in a sport

Final grades for the class will be assigned using a 10 point grading system

A- 100% - 90%

B- 89% - 80%

C- 79% - 70%

D- 69% - 60%

F- 59% - 0%

Students will be evaluated subjectively using exams, written papers, class participation, attendance and skills evaluation.

Attendance:

Attendance is mandatory. Absences will be excused only with regard to university policy. Class attendance will be taken daily.

Cheating:

Any student guilty of cheating will fail the class and that student will be subject to additional disciplinary action by the university. Cheating is presenting work that is not your own, such as copying from another student’s assignment, plagiarism (copying the language, ideas or thoughts of another and passing them off as your own), or allowing someone to use your work as theirs.