ATH 903 - Coaching: Leadership and Team Cohesion

Important to athletic success is the development of leadership and team cohesion. Leadership, defined, is simply behavior that influences. From that definition, it’s easy to see that everyone on a team is, in some way, a leader. Successful coaches know how to develop a team culture of leadership that will result in higher levels of individual and team success. This course provides a systematic overview of the elements of leadership and the development of team cohesion within an athletic context. An important part of the course is a set of very practical, proven team and staff development activities designed to build leadership and team cohesion. Additionally, the topic of team cohesion is examined from the perspectives of 1) developing the desire for group/team success within individuals, 2) giving effective guidance and direction in shaping group/team motives, and 3) improving group/team performance cohesion.

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Course Information

Credit: 3-semester units college credit

Fees: $460 (Includes tuition and fees) – Students are required to purchase the materials separately.

Instructor: Dennis Janzen, Ph.D. • [email protected] • 559-287-8389

Endorsement for ATH 903

Another great course if you are a high school / youth athletic coach. Great for inspiration to develop/maintain team chemistry. – New Jersey

Outstanding course and excellent book for the course (by Bruce Brown) – Wisconsin

I have been a coach for over ten years and I thought there were several valuable readings and assignments in this course. I am excited to use this information with my coaches and my program. – New Jersey

This course had a lot of great material on building team. I really enjoyed it. – Ohio

The course made me reflect on my coaching career in a positive way in order to improve my leadership ability. – Maryland

Enjoyed the course. Text was good, booklets repeat the same information in the text, expanding on it a little. I’ve been coaching a long time and still picked up some usable ideas for my teams. – Illinois

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