Chapter 11: Teaching and Coaching Careers in Physical Education and Sport

1. Chapter 11: Teaching and Coaching Careers in Physical Education and Sport • What are the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a teaching career? • What are the similarities and differences between teaching and coaching? • What is the effect of burnout on teachers and coaches?

2. Teaching Careers • School and non-school settings • Have high expectations for all students. • Keep students involved in relevant activities. • Create and atmosphere that promotes learning. • What are some of the reasons that people go into the teaching profession? • What are your reasons for entering the teaching profession?

3. BENEFITS: Salary Teach diverse activities Offers job tenure Intrinsic rewards Opportunity to coach In non-school settings: Clients are voluntary Opportunity to specialize in an area DISADVANTAGES: Lack of financial support Inadequate facilities Discipline problems Overpopulated classes Non-subject related duties (lunch duty, etc.) In non-school settings: Lack job security Various work hours Benefits and Drawbacks of Teaching

4. Qualities of Effective Teachers • Organizational skills • Communication skills • Instructional skills • Motivational skills • Human relations skills

5. Competencies for Beginning Teachers - NASPE • Content knowledge • Growth and development • Diverse learners • Management and Motivation • Communication • Learning and Instruction • Learner Assessment • Reflection • Collaboration

6. Developmentally Appropriate Physical Activity Experiences With the growth of physical activity programs outside of the school setting, the following elements should be considered when creating a program that is developmentally appropriate: • Curriculum • Movement concepts and skills • Cognitive development • Affective development • Fitness concepts • Fitness tests • Calisthenics • Fitness • Assessment • Regular involvement • Active participation • Activities • Equity • Success rate • Time • Facilities • Equipment

7. Teaching Responsibilities • Instructional Tasks (related directly to teaching) • Explaining or performing a skill, or strategy, and evaluating students’ performances. • Managerial Tasks (related to the administration of class) • Taking attendance, dealing with discipline problems, supervising the locker room, handling equipment. • Institutional Tasks (related to the setting in which teaching occurs) • Hall duty, lunch room supervision, attend curriculum and department meetings, conduct parent-teacher conferences. • May conduct research • Community Responsibilities

8. Teaching Careers • School Setting • K-12 (public or private) • Higher education • Basic instruction • Professional Preparation • Adapted physical education • Special-Interest Schools • Non-school Setting • Clubs • Community organizations • Centers for the elderly • Resorts • Military

9. Teaching Certification • Each state has minimum requirements that prospective teachers must reach before they become legally certified to teach. • Complete standardized tests, such as PRAXIS that test: • general knowledge • communication skills • professional knowledge • specialty area (physical education or health, etc.) • Public schools require certification, but private and non-school settings may not.

10. Coaching Careers • Why do people choose coaching careers? • Love of the sport, influence on others, benefits of participating in physical activity, love of children, etc. • Coaching responsibilities • Instructional: conducting practice, coaching a game • Managerial: recording statistics, dealing with equipment, giving interviews, recruiting opportunities • Institutional: teaching or department duties/meetings • Represent organization • Counseling athletes • Professional development at clinics/conventions

11. BENEFITS: Intrinsic rewards Excitement of winning Respect Satisfaction of giving one’s best Help athletes learn DRAWBACKS: Long hours Salaries vary greatly High turnover rate Pressure to win Burnout Benefits and Drawbacks of Coaching

12. Securing a Coaching Position • Requires a great deal of expertise gained through: • Playing experience • Attending clinics and workshops • Become and official in your sport • Take advantage of certification/licensing programs • May require teaching certificate or master’s degree depending on where and what you coach. • May want to develop expertise in a second sport out of season to increase marketability. • Gain practical experience however possible.

13. NASPE Standards for Athletic Coaches A framework for the education of coaches included 8 domains: • Injuries: Prevention, Care, and Management • Risk Management • Growth, Development, and Learning • Training, Conditioning, and Nutrition • Social/Psychological Aspects of Coaching • Skills, Tactics, and Strategies • Teaching and Coaching • Professional Preparation and Development

14. The Coaches Code of Conduct (2001) • Ensure that the health, well-being and development of athletes is considered over the win/loss record. • Serve as role models. • Exemplify honesty, integrity, fair play, and sportsmanship despite the outcomes of competition. • Maintain professional demeanor in all relationships. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. • Committed to the education of athletes and encourage academic achievement.

15. Coaching Certification Programs • American Sport Education Program (ASEP) • Training in coaching the young athlete, coaching principles, sports first aid, drugs and sport, and teaching sport skills. • National Youth Sport Coaches Association (NYSCA) • Program for Athletic Coaches Education (PACE)

16. Burnout • Overwhelming exhaustion, feelings of cynicism and detachment from the job, and a sense of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. • Causes: • Lack of administrative and community support • Lack of input • Inadequate salaries for large teaching loads • Large classes, discipline problems • Absence of opportunities for professional and personal growth • Teacher-coach role conflict • Professional and personal problem interaction

17. Burnout • Prevention and remediation • Provide meaningful in-service programs • Increased feedback about performance by administration • Participation in professional organizations • Revitalize oneself on time off with hobbies or nonwork related activities • Maintain good health

18. Increasing Professional Marketability Build on skills and talents • Need for bilingual educators. Additional coursework • Adapted physical education Dual certification • Become certified to teach more than one subject or even driver education. Practical experience • Join professional organizations and network. Demonstrate use of technology