TEXT:

Railey, Jim H., & Peggy Railey Tschauner. (1993). Managing physical education, fitness and sports programs (2nd ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An overview of standards, policies, procedures and problems of managing programs in sport and physical education. Topics include facility management, human relations, staff motivation, legal liability, scheduling, staffing, program development, and other aspects of management for sport managers, physical educators, coaches, athletic directors, and facility managers.

RELATIONSHIP TO UNIVERSITY MISSION:

1. Transferring knowledge and values related to the broad field of exercise science to students
2. Equipping students with needed skills and insights related to the broad field of exercise science, and by encouraging students to grow professionally and develop a strong sense of personal and professional integrity
3. Preparing future professionals in the broad field of exercise science to lead purposeful lives through undergraduate professional preparation and education
4. Providing services to the general community through research, professional service, continuing education, publications, presentations, and collaboration with other professionals and institutions within the broad field of exercise science

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

The course focuses on the skills that are common to the task of management, regardless of what is being managed. It includes applications to sport management, fitness management, and the school physical education program. A student who completes this course is able to:

1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of basic administrative functions, such as budgeting, purchasing, planning facility use, personnel management, and evaluation.
2. Discuss the needs of different professional positions, such as supervisor, lead-teacher, department chairperson, and athletic director.
3. Explain the legal terms, laws, and rulings that relate to physical education and athletic programs.

Note: This course is specifically designed to meet guidelines and competencies for physical education teacher preparation required by the Public Schools of North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Various assignments from the laboratory experiments and other short papers.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

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1. The nature of leadership and management
2. The purpose and scope of managing physical education, fitness, and sports programs
3. The effective leader and director
4. Making wise decisions
5. Communicating effectively
6. Managing time and setting priorities
7. Planning for the activity-based program
8. Organizing for the activity-based program
9. Controlling the activity-based program
10. Staffing and leading personnel in the activity-based program
11. Managing the budget and program finances
12. Marketing the activity-based program
13. Managing Physical Education, Fitness and Sports Facilities
14. Managing risks and legal concern
15. Coping with stress and conflicts
16. Using Computers in Activity-based programs

PAPER:

The paper will be a project in which a group or an individual follows the steps in planning in Chapter 7 of the book. The plan should include a situational analysis, and may be for a new facility, a new or reorganized physical education or athletic department, a new fitness business, a new corporation fitness program, a corporate health promotion program, a summer sport camp or workshop, or revised physical education curriculum. A policy manual could be developed as a project for a physical education or athletic department, a fitness center, a physical therapy department, or an entrepreneurial fitness testing mobile unit. These are examples. The topic must be approved by the instructor prior to initiation of the planning.

EVALUATION:

GRADING:

• A = 90 - 100%
• B = 80 - 89%
• C = 70 - 79%
• D = 60 - 69%
• F = < 60%

ATTENDANCE:

The university requirement is that the student fails when the number of absences exceeds 15%. That would be 7 classes. See catalogue for other exceptions.

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