Sport Coaching Graduate Certificate
Coordinator: Lori Gano-Overway
Email: ganoovla@jmu.edu
Program Description
The online and asynchronous Graduate Certificate in Sport Coaching program is intended to advance the expertise of sport coaches. Goals for the candidates completing the certificate program include furthering their knowledge and skills across various domains of sport coaching. In doing so, coaches will be better equipped to develop the whole athlete and enhance athlete performance in their coaching context with the intent of helping themselves and athletes flourish in and beyond sport.
The certificate program is for currently practicing coaches who already hold a bachelor's degree and seek to improve their coaching practice through meaningful and evidence-informed learning experiences centered on real-world sport coaching problems of practice. The program is designed for completion on a part-time student basis with the courses offered during the summer.