| Theory
Courses |
| Full theory courses of four (4) credits each
include: |
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| ESS 510 |
Biomechanics of Sport |
| ESS 515 |
The Physiology of Exercise |
| ESS 550 |
Women in Sport |
| ESS 560 |
Socio-cultural Analysis of Sport |
| ESS 565 |
Seminar in Skill Acquisition and Performance |
| ESS 570 |
Seminar in Sport Psychology |
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These courses typically meet for a minimum of
three hours a week, and several require an additional two hours
of laboratory work.
Students
who do not have the prerequisites for ESS 510 or ESS 515
may take prerequisites at Smith in addition to their normal
course load. The department offers Applied Exercise Science
(ESS 175), Kinesiology (ESS 210), and Exercise Physiology
(ESS 215). Students may elect to take prerequisites either
for undergraduate credit or as an audit, but in either
case they are expected to do all work, and to earn a passing
grade. |
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| Applied
Coaching Courses |
| Coaching
theory courses are one and two credit courses, and are organized
as seminars and colloquiums. They include: |
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| ESS 501 |
Seminar in Administration of Athletic Teams (2 cr) |
| ESS 502 |
Seminar in Philosophy and Ethics of Coaching (2 cr) |
| ESS 502a |
Sport Law (1 cr) |
| ESS 507 |
Proposing Special Studies/Thesis (1 cr) |
| ESS 540 |
Microcomputers in ESS (2 cr) |
| ESS 555 |
Health and Nutrition (2 cr) |
| ESS 575 |
Sports Medicine: Concepts in Care and Prevention of Athletic
Injuries (2 cr) |
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| Experiential Courses |
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| ESS 520 |
Leadership/Experiential Workshops (3 cr) |
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| Coaching Practicum |
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| ESS 505/ESS 506 |
Two credits per term for a total of eight (8) credits. |
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| The
Coaching Practicum entails serving as an assistant coach,
and includes: Theoretical and Practical Foundations
of Coaching (ESS 505), and Advanced Practicum in Coaching (ESS
506). The coaching practicum in ESS 505 is designed to provide
students with the opportunity to observe and assist the head
coach in as many areas as possible. The intent of ESS 506
is to give students increased responsibilities, after having
spent a season with a head coach and team. Here assistant coaches
may be given responsibility for certain areas within their
sport's program such as the development and implementation
of a recruiting plan, developing a budget, organizing a tournament,
or planning and running practices. In the assistant coaching
context, students are exposed to the
following: (a) team organization, including
tryouts, team selections, and the choosing of captains, (b)
scheduling, budgeting, providing for meals and officials,
(c) recruiting, (d) medical exams, (e) planning, implementing,
and evaluating practices, (f) developing, implementing and
evaluating training protocols, (g) sport promotion and fund
raising, (h) NCAA rules and athletic department policies, and
(i) sport governing body issues. |
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| Note: |
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| With
the exception of the ESS 502, 505/6, 507, and
special studies and theses credits, courses are offered on
an alternate year schedule. To view the next two-year cycle, click
here. |
