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• WesternMichiganUniversity’sCoachingSportPerformance(M.A.)programpreparesstudentsforsuccessfulcareersinacoachingprofession.

• Theprogram’sengagingcurriculumenablesstudentstoacquireawell-roundedknowledgebaseandrelevantpracticalexperiencesnecessarytobecomesuccessfulcoachesatalllevelsofsportingcompetition.

• Theprogramhasbeenaccreditedatthehighestlevel(Level5)bytheNationalCouncilforAccreditationofCoachingEducation.

• Theprogramisalsoalignedwiththe“8DomainsofCoaching”asidentifiedintheNationalStandardsforSportCoaches(NASPE).

• Consistsof36graduatecredithoursofclassroomandfieldexperiencesandtakesabouttwoyearstocomplete.

• Gearedforworkingprofessionals,theprogramofferspredominantlyon-campuscoursesduringtheevening.

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GRADUATE COLLEGE

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

www.wmich.edu/grad 260w walwood hall, kalamazoo, mi 49008 269.387.8212

Coaching Sport Performance (M.A.)

Department of Human Performance and Health Education

College of Education and Human Development

Western Michigan UniversityOneofthetop-100publicuniversitiesintheUnitedStates,Western

MichiganUniveristyoffersmanynationallyknowngraduateprograms,

including29doctoraland64master’sdegrees.Morethan20percentof

its25,000studentsareenrolledingraduatecoursework.

KalamazooWithapopulationofmorethan325,000,Kalamazooisthesixthlargest

metropolitanareainMichiganandamongthe150largestinthecountry.

Kalamazooisratedoneofthe25bestcitiesinthecountryforyoung

collegegraduates,andislocatedmidwaybetweenChicagoandDetroit.

GRADUATE COLLEGE

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Learner Centered,Discovery Driven,Globally Engaged

www.wmich.edu/grad 260w walwood hall, kalamazoo, mi 49008 269.387.8212 Created Summer 2013

Teaching, Research, and Program Focus AreasTheM.A.CoachingSportPerformance’sdynamiccurriculumisbeingtaughtbynumberoffacultywhoholdexpertiseintheareasalignedwiththeNationalStandardsforSportCoaches(NASPE).Ourfacultyhavemanyyearsoffieldexperienceandhavespecificexpertiseincoaching,sportpsychology,exercisescience,physicaleducation,nutrition,sportsmanagement,recreation,athletictraining,andhealthandwellness.

Theprogrampreparesstudentsforcoachingcareersatalllevelsofsportingcompetitionincluding:youth,interscholastic,intercollegiate,Olympic,para-Olympicorprofessional.Ourengagingprogrampreparesstudentstoacquireawell-roundedknowledgebaseandrelevantpracticalexperiencesthatpromoteanathlete-centered,life-longdevelopmentmodelofsportparticipationwiththegoalofmaximizingthebenefits

ofsportforallparticipants.

AdmissionsTherearethreeapplicationdeadlines(June1forFallsemester;April1forSummersemester;November1forSpringsemester).InadditiontocompletingWMU’sonlinegraduateapplicationandtranscripts,applicantsmustsubmitaletterofintent,resume,andtwolettersofreference.NoGREscoresarerequired.Furtherapplicationdetailsarefoundonthedepartmentwebsite:wmich.edu/humanperformance/academics/grad/coaching/index

Graduate Assistantships/AssociateshipsTheDepartmentofHumanPerformanceandHealthEducationoffersapproximatelysixtoeightgraduateteachingassistantshipseachyear.Theprimaryresponsibilityofourgraduateteachingassistantsistoserveasinstructorsinourphysicalactivityandhealthandwellnesscourses.ApplicationsaredueMarch1.Pleaserefertothedepartmentwebsiteformoredetails.

ContactsDr.ZeljkaVidicM.A.CoachingSportPerformancezeljka.vidic@wmich.edu

DepartmentofHumanPerformanceHealthEducation:(269) 387-2710

wmich.edu/humandevelopment

Coaching Sport Performance (M.A.)