EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE (New Courses)
ESS 100 Physical Activities (1 Credit)
A program of instruction to enhance participation in physical activities throughout one's lifetime. The primary emphases for specific activities may include acquiring a knowledge base, learning new skills and/or refining skills, developing components of health-related fitness, enhancing affective skills.
ESS 328 Field Experience in Exercise Science (3 Credits)
Practical experience in an exercise science setting or formal observation in a clinical setting. Experiences provided may include activities such as exercise leadership, coaching, assisting with fitness assessment and exercise prescription, exercise research, clinical observation, etc. Repeatable for credit - maximum six.
Prerequisite: admission to the exercise sport science major - fitness or pre-professional emphasis.
Please note: New internship opportunity for all those Exercise & Sports Science majors out there through UW-La Crosse! Contact the director, Samantha Chipres at samantha@saiie.com for more information.
ESS 348 Theory of Coaching (2 credits)
Theory of coaching specific competitive sports. Coaching and directing youth, club, inter-scholastic and intercollegiate sports programs. Theory of coaching the following sports will be offered on a rotational basis: baseball/softball, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field/cross country, volleyball, and wrestling. A competitive background in and fundamental knowledge of the sport is highly recommended. Repeatable for credit - maximum four.
Prerequisite: junior standing.
ESS 349 Psychology of Coaching Competitive Athletics (2 credits)
Aids the prospective coach to better understand the application of psychological concepts to the coaching of sports. Emphasis will be on the methods of improving the performance of athletes through a better understanding of the factors affecting teaching and learning in athletics.
Prerequisite: junior standing.