Athletic Development & Human Growth

Location: Online, self-paced
Start Date: Upon registration
End Date: Within 60 days of registration
Hours: 10 Hours
Instructor: Anna Berg, MS ATC
Required Course Materials: None

Course Description:

Athletic Development and Human Growth course will demonstrate an understanding of athletic development and human growth related to physical activity.  The class will emphasize the area of children and adolescents.  This is a state-approved, lesson-based, online program for human growth and development. This guided, online format will take approximately 10 hours to complete and meets all requirements for this portion of the state-required core subject matter.  This online course fulfills part of the requirements for a coaching authorization certificate, which is required for anyone coaching at the junior high or high school level.

Course Outcomes:

1. Relate how motor performance is affected by growth
2. Describe the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial stages of development of the middle childhood age child and the adolescent.
3. Discuss methods of dealing with defeat.
4. Describe various techniques to motivate the youth athlete
5. Analyze the coaching techniques necessary for each of the above stages

Important Information:

Below are links to directions for applying for your Coaching Authorization for the first time from the Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners (BoEE):

• First Coaching Authorization
• New Coaching Authorization

Below is a link to directions if you are renewing your Coaching Authorization from the Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners (BoEE):

• Coaching Authorization Renewal

You may also be interested in these classes...

• Athletic Injury Prevention
• Body Structure & Function
• Coaching Ethics, Techniques, and Theory

Questions? | Contact us!

Melissa Haukap
Director of Career & Community Programs
712-852-5206 | mhaukap@iowalakes.edu
Emmetsburg Campus