Coaching & Sport Leadership (new)

The Bachelor of Science in Coaching and Sport Leadership at Midway University is committed to providing a positive learning environment where students cultivate their passion for coaching athletes in an array of environments and at multiple levels of sport. The Coaching and Sport Leadership curriculum allows students to combine their passion for sport with a well-developed understanding of the foundational and practical applications of coaching methods. This degree for coaching allows students to build foundational knowledge, learn the practical applications of coaching principles, apply an understanding of technology and prepare to deliver programs to athletes as they gain access to a career in coaching and beyond.

The potential job market for graduating students may include, but is not limited to, positions in university athletic departments, professional sport organizations, sport governing bodies, youth sport organizations, non-profit sports organizations and parks and recreation departments.   

• Develop foundational knowledge to enact an athlete and team-centered coaching philosophy.  
• Integrate athletes, teams, processes and resources to strategically plan and achieve organizational goals with a commitment to healthy, diversified physical, behavioral and social development of athletes.  
• Create comprehensive plans focused on developing athletic potential and providing vision for individual athlete and team success.   
• Learn to select and utilize safe, appropriate and ethical training techniques.  
• Communicate clearly and demonstrate an understanding of technological applications for program, athlete and team management.