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The Department of Kinesiology offers two master’s emphasis in coaching.  One program is specifically for coaching softball.  This program is affiliated with the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association).  The academic coursework for the program is aligned with the workshops provided by the NFCA.  A student will need to attend the particular workshop that accompanies an academic course prior to taking the course.  The master’s program is a 36-credit, non-thesis option curriculum emphasizing the development of skills, techniques and concepts necessary to become a master level softball coach.  The majority of the graduate coursework will be taken online, except for a 3-day on the TWU campus workshop during the summer 2010 semester.  Students enter the program as a cohort.  The next cohort begins fall, 2009.

The other coaching masters program is for all coaches.  The program begins fall, 2009.  The coursework provides information that is pertinent to the coaching profession.  The courses offered in the program will help to prepare men and women coaches to be high level professionals in their field.  This program is founded on the need to prepare, at the post-graduate level, quality coaches for leadership roles to meet the challenging demands of coaching in the 21^st century.  The program is a 36-credit, non-thesis option curriculum emphasizing the development of skills, techniques, and concepts necessary to become a master coach.  This is an online program, except for a 3-day on the TWU campus workshop during one summer semester.

Click here to view the course requirements of the Coaching MS Degree Programs.

For information, contact Dr. Sally Ford.

Sally J. Ford, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Coaching Program Coordinator Office:  PH 208K (940) 898-2578 sford4@twu.edu