This is an opportunity for students to explore involvement in the fields of Camping, Recreation, and Outdoor Ministry or Recreation and Sport Leadership. Options include working in a university or high school athletic depantment, or counseling at a summer camp. Assignments will include several reflective exercises asking the student to explore characteristics of the profession and personal suitability to the field. Class activities draw on life and sport experiences of students to develop principles of effective coaching at the community youth sports, middle and high school, and college levels. This course surveys the role of recreation and leisure in various cultures and from several vantage points.
Students analyze and critique the various functions that recreation and sport fulfill in culture.
The primary intent of this course is to become familiar with the learner, the learning environment and the process of learning in the motor skill context to provide physical educators and coaches with instuctional decisions. The outdoor setting provides unique educational opportunities as the learner interacts with the natural environment. This course prepares prospective recreation leaders to design, implement and evaluate various outdoor curriculum models and teaching strategies. A combined study of academic course work and practicum experiences designed to educate the student to meet the physical, motor, personal-social and learning needs of exceptional individuals, particularly those individuals with disabilites whose needs cannot be met in a mainstreamed physical education setting. This course provides students the opportunity to develop the appropriate teaching and management skills for the middle and secondary physical education setting.