Curriculum and Course Descriptions

                                 Master of Arts

             Coaching and Athletic Administration

The MCAA courses are offered four times during the year:
Fall, Spring I, Spring II and Summer.

Course Descriptions

MCAA 510: Principles of Coaching & Leadership (4)
Methods of teaching sport skills, and sport management skills. The purpose will be to promote athletes’ growth, development, and learning, while teaching age-appropriate skills. Includes analysis of National Coaching Standards.

MCAA 520: Psychology of Coaching (4)
Sport psychology principles applied in a coaching environment, including the concepts of motivation, confidence building, competitive anxiety, communication skills, group processes, and emotional growth.

MCAA 530: Ethics and Sport (4)
Examination and analysis of the philosophy and ethics of coaching. Students will examine how values are communicated, and how to facilitate positive social and emotional growth. Students will write personal statements on their philosophy of coaching, and will work through ethicaldilemmas in sport.

MCAA 540: Sport Technologies (4)
Current uses and application of technology in sport.  Included will be video analysis of skill, analysis of computer data printouts, and integration of technology with coaching and administration applications. Students will apply skills, strategies and tactics in applied analysis training

MCAA 550: Research Methods & Analysis (4)
Review of graduate research techniques. Introduction to action research and professional portfolio development.

MCAA 560: Leadership & Administration (4)
Principles of leadership, organization, and management of sport programs. Included will be leadership skills and techniques, communication, scheduling, and program reviews.

MCAA 561: Athletic Finance (4)
An advanced study in the finance, marketing and sponsorship of sport programs. The class will incorporate the theories of athletic finance, current strategic planning models, sport facility related finance and facility management.

MCAA 562: Facility Planning and Event Management (4)
Study in event management and the planning and development of sport facilities. The development of new sport facilities, renovation of existing sport facilities and the management of sport venues will be incorporated. Students will review event planning models, sport facility related finance, and facility management.

MCAA 570: Sport Medicine & Performance (4)
Recognizing and caring for sport injuries. Included will be basic physical evaluation and taping skills, as well as purposes and procedures for adequate care of injured athletes. An application of nutrition information and eating to win is also included.

MCAA 580: Legal Aspects of Sport (4)
Legal aspects of sport administration and coaching, including analysis of liability, application of sport law, and risk management. Included will be case reviews.

MCAA 585: Strength, Speed, & Conditioning (4)
Principles of strength, flexibility, power and cardiovascular conditioning. Students will learn to construct and apply conditioning programs.

MCAA 590: Concordia University Coaching Academy (4)
Selected topics provide training for coaches and athletic directors, including coaching certification, substance abuse prevention training and current issues and challenges facing coaches.

MCAA 591: Athletic Administrator Institute (4)
A professional seminar designed to assist athletic directors enhance the operation of the athletic department. The training will serve as a valuable tool for new and veteran athletic administrators. Topics include rules and regulations, organization, health and safety, emergency procedures, athletic eligibility, office management, scheduling, officials, personnel evaluation, gender equity and budget.

MCAA 595: Culminating Project (4)
Application of knowledge and skills related to the student’s specific area of coaching. Students can choose a thesis, action research and comprehensive exam; or portfolio development and comprehensive exam.
A sample portfolio is included: MCAA_Project_Portfolio

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