13 courses with the subject AAL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AAL 1200Health and Wellness for Athletes3
This course provides students with a basic knowledge and practice of health and wellness, and the importance of lifelong healthful living. Topics such as physical health and fitness, healthy behavior changes, stress management, nutrition, weight management, and relationships will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be placed on the importance of the athlete’s mental and physical well-being and their success in sports. PREREQUISITE: None.
This course provides students with an introduction to athletics at all levels - recreational, secondary-school, collegiate, semi-professional, and professional - including the governance organizations and organizational structures under which each reside, and the opportunities within and challenges faced by each. Additionally, students begin the study of the management and operations of athletics, such as budgeting, scheduling, negotiation, planning, purchasing and inventory. PREREQUISITE: None.
This course will cover the practical issues involved with selecting and developing a team, identifying and mentoring team leaders, and dealing with violations of team rules/organizational code of conduct. Students will learn from an athletic coach or leader about the real challenges of managing a team or athlete and how to resolve conflicts or violations through case studies, examples from the coach’s or leader’s career, and group discussions.
This course covers the operational aspects of scheduling athletic games and matches, including practices, permits and rentals, equity among teams for facilities, visiting team accommodations, travel to a visiting team’s facility, and equipment needs. Students will learn from an athletic coach or leader about the real challenges of scheduling, how to resolve conflicts for resources through case studies, examples from the coach’s or leader’s career, and group discussions.
This course continues the introductory study of managing athletics at all levels in AAL1400. This course will focus on the legal, ethical, and practical issues related to compliance, eligibility, and gender equity in sports. Students will examine how compliance varies between and among levels of sport. Topics include Title IX in collegiate environments, NCAA academic eligibility, the 177
This course covers the basics of the college athlete recruitment process, including contacts and visits, tracking, the admission process, financial aid considerations, and the NCAA Eligibility Center. Students will learn from an athletic coach or leader about the challenges of college recruiting and how to source prospects in line with governing body regulations through case studies, examples from the coach’s or leader’s career, and group discussions. PREREQUISITE: AAL2400.
AAL 2610Developing Relationships with External Stakeholders2
In the course, students will learn to develop, nurture, and maintain relationships with parents, alumni, community leaders, local business owners, among others. Students will learn from an athletic coach or leader about establishing and strengthening connections with external stakeholders through case studies, examples from the coach’s or leader’s career, and group discussions. PREREQUISITE: AAL2400
AAL 2800Principles of Successful Coaching and Mentorship3
This course will provide selected theory and principles from management, leadership, psychology, and sociology that have proven effective in the ethical, moral, and mental development of the individual and team, in preparation for life on and off the “field”. Strategies will be presented to aid the students in the development of a consistent value system based on justice, responsibility, and beneficence. Attention will be given to an understanding of the challenges associated with motivation and emotion in sport; legal liability; the daily, weekly, and seasonal planning; and the integration of the whole individual and team in preparation for contests. PREREQUISITE: AAL2400
AAL 3200Sports Advocacy, Accessibility, and Equity3
This course introduces the sociological concepts and theories used to examine sports. The history of activism, advocacy, and agency in and throughout sports will be examined. Students 178
Students will gain an initial practical experience with an appropriate department on campus, providing students with the opportunity to apply the skills acquired in the course of study. Students are expected to complete 84 hours of work for this department on an athletics-related project. This will expose students to the expectations of the workplace. Students will meet once weekly as a class to share experiences, provide updates on their work, and engage in discussions on topics related to their work. Each student will give a final presentation on their project. PREREQUISITE: Junior status and completion of a minimum of 25 credits of coursework towards the major.
This course serves as the culminating experience for students, providing each with the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained and skills developed throughout the program in an athletic setting external to the college. Each student will work 126 hours over the course of the semester at this site. Coursework required includes, but is not limited to, the weekly submission of work logs and discussions and a final paper or presentation summarizing the internship experience. PREREQUISITE: AAL4898 and GPA of 2.0 or better in the major. COREQUISITE: BAS4899
