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MCAA Purpose Statement and Learning Outcomes


Purpose Statement

The School of Arts and Sciences offers a Masters Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration. The program is designed to equip the student with knowledge and advanced skills that provide excellence in coaching and athletic administration for sport in the 21st century.

Critical elements of the curriculum include:
  • coaching philosophy
  • ethics in sport
  • Christian values
  • sport psychology
  • legal issues pertaining to sport
  • sport pedagogy
  • leadership training and application
  • effective utilization of technology in sport
  • injury prevention, care, and management
  • professional growth and development
  • application of sound administrative principles

Learning Outcomes


Outcome 1: Develop and implement an athlete-centered philosophy. (MCAA 510, 530, 560, 590, 595)

Graduates will have written their coaching philosophy which aligns with their organization’s mission and goals and includes the following:
  • Assess the positive benefits of athletic participation.
  • Promote the positive benefits of the coaching and athletic administration professions.
  • Build positive relationships with schools, parents, student-athletes and staff.
  • Provide opportunities for the athletes to mature in their responsibilities and leadership opportunities.
  • Model and encourage personal and Christian values and ethics.
  • Develop sound strategies for developing faith, character, and values through athletic competition.

Outcome 2: Graduates will utilize the latest skills, techniques and technologies for diagnosing and treating athletic injuries. (MCAA 540, 550, 570, 585, 590, 595)

  • Recognize physical conditions that predispose athletes to common injuries.
  • Ensure proper clearance of athletes prior to returning to practice or competition.
  • Incorporate proper safety conditions and techniques to protect their athletes from injuries in their sports.

Outcome 3: Teach and encourage proper nutrition for optimal physical and mental performance and overall good health. (MCAA 550, 570, 585, 590, 595)

  • Use appropriate timing and selection of food options for their athletes to optimize their performance on the field.
  • Explain and understand the need for proper hydration.
  • Communicate sound nutritional principles to parents.
  • Be proactive in identifying potential eating disorders and referring athletes for appropriate professional assistance.
  • Communicate the athlete’s responsibility in maintaining readiness for practice and competition.

Outcome 4: Provide athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators with responsibility and leadership opportunities as they develop professionally. (MCAA 510, 520, 530, 560,561,562,591, 590, 595)

  • Review research techniques in coaching and athletic administration.
  • Incorporate research into a thesis, action research or professional portfolio.
  • Develop a management plan for athletes and athletic administrators consistent with their coaching philosophy.
  • Demonstrate proper use of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards to enhance motivation, learning, and performance.
  • Use mental skills training to build individual and team self-confidence.
  • Improve concentration skills for better game performance.
  • Teach athletes effective stress management and coping strategies.
  • Help athletes design a mental game plan that includes game preparation and strategies for dealing with errors and stress.
  • Teach conflict management and practice team building.
  • Create opportunities for athletes to mentor others.

Outcome 5: Use contemporary methods for planning practice, game preparation and game analysis. (MCAA 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 562,591,590, 595)

  • Analyze opponents’ tactics and personnel to organize team for competition.
  • Develop scouting techniques for maximizing game preparation.
  • Demonstrate competence in basic technological skills.
  • Use of technology to improve athlete’s performance in practice and in competition.
  • Develop strategies for practice that prepare for a variety of styles of play.
  • Learn the fundamentals of computer scheduling.
  • Integrate current technology into a sport-specific setting.

Outcome 6: Organization and Administration; utilize appropriate and effective communication skills to properly promote their athletic program to the community, media, students and school personnel. (MCAA 540, 560,561,562,591, 590, 595)

  • Demonstrate competences in technological skill.
  • Understand the use of technology to improve athletic performance in practice and in competition.
  • Use goal-setting to drive the vision and direction of the program.
  • Acquire organizational skills to develop effective information meetings, public relations with the community and promote the program within the school.
  • Develop proper budgeting and fundraising strategies.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of video analysis, computer date analysis and scheduling.

Outcome 7: Design an objective and effective process for evaluation of self and staff. (MCAA 510, 520, 540 550,591, 590, 595)

  • Conduct regular self-reflection on coaching effectiveness.
  • Use appropriate evaluations from athletes, student body, community, and school personnel to monitor the progress of the program.
  • Seek feedback from experienced coaches regarding all aspects of your program.
  • Collect input from athletes, parents, assistance, and other constituents regarding athlete growth, goal accomplishment, and coaching performance.
  • Use formal written evaluations to assist in selecting, retaining, and developing personnel.

Outcome 8: Know and understand the contemporary legal aspects of sport. (MCAA 510, 520, 580, 590, 595)

  • Identify the elements of negligence in sport.
  • Explain basic risk management theory.
  • Conduct an audit in risk management.
  • Describe the fundamental elements of crisis management in sport.
  • Develop and identify proper contracts in athletics.
  • Establish effective drug testing programs.
  • Articulate the importance of sport law and implications for the coach and athletic administrator.

Outcome 9: Graduates will make coaching and administrative decisions reflecting awareness of the moral and ethical dimensions of issues encountered in sport. (MCAA 510, 530, 560,561,580,591,590, 595)

  • Analyze ethical dilemmas in athletics; determine appropriate decisions or actions and defend their position.
  • Articulate that coaches and administrators are role models; and their values will be communicated more through actions than words.
  • Develop strategies for teaching character through sport.

Outcome 10: Learn: Analyze and evaluate the principles, of strength, power and cardiovascular conditioning (MCAA 540, 550, 585, 590, 595)

  • Describe appropriate training theory, including the basis for principles of and preparation for training.
  • Develop a comprehensive sport specific strength, speed and conditioning plan for their program.
  • Create a master periodization of training, including workout planning, training cycles, peaking for competition.
  • Learn training methods for strength, speed, power, endurance, flexibility and change of direction development.
  • Develop a comprehensive, sport-specific strength, speed and conditioning plan for their professional use.