PEC: Physical Education — Coaching / Officiating

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PEC-110 Coaching Ethics, Techniques, and Theory

1 credits—This is one of the four courses required to receive a coaching authorization or endorsement. This course meets the required hours for ethics. By the end of this course, participants should be able to explain methodology and responsibilities of a successful coach, apply teaching techniques to sports skills, connect how communication and motivation affect performance, and distinguish appropriate ethical behavior of coaches and students. Taking responsibility for their own learning, participants should be able to plan for an effective and meaningful experience for the athlete that is supported by informed decision-making.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEC-115 Athletic Development and Human Growth

1 credits—This is one of the four courses required to receive a coaching authorization or endorsement. This course will connect the participants to the basic concepts of growth and development of students in the 5th through 12th grade who would participate in school sponsored athletics. By the end of this course, participants should be able to explain how and when physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development occurs and how this development affects learning, behavior and performance. Taking responsibility for their own learning, participants should be able to plan for an effective and meaningful athletic experience for the adolescent that is supported by informed decision-making.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEC-123 Anatomy for Coaching

1 credits—This is one of the four courses required to receive a coaching authorization or endorsement. By the end of this course, participants should be able to apply basic physiological concepts to athletics, connect how they affect movement, conditioning, and performance. Taking responsibility for their own learning, participants should be able to plan for an effective and meaningful experience for the athlete that is supported by informed decision-making.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEC-127 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

2 credits—This is one of the four courses required to receive a coaching authorization or endorsement. This course will describe the duties and responsibilities in protecting the health of athletes. The course is aimed at recognizing injuries and providing basic care for those injuries as well as techniques to prevent injuries from occurring.

Lecture Hours: 32

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $468.00