Athletic Coaching Minor
Coach, Lead & Mentor in Athletics & In Life
Through coursework and practice, students minoring in Athletic Coaching cultivate skills that transform them into effective team leaders and coaches. They supplement their careers and personal lives and enhance their sense of personal fulfillment at work and at play through leadership skills and confidence gained through a minor that’s more than just about coaching.
The Department of Sport and Health Sciences at Catawba College offers a minor in Athletic Coaching, which can complement any academic major. In particular, Catawba students majoring in the Exercise Science, Recreation, Sport Management, or Therapeutic Recreation degree programs can develop competency in a second area of interest by adding on the Athletic Coaching minor.
Athletic Coaching minors at Catawba are introduced to coaching techniques, game strategy, how to teach fundamental skills and techniques, and injury prevention and treatment from a coach's perspective. Students also learn the responsibilities associated with being a coach, all the while inspiring the next generation.
Program Highlights
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Athletic Coaching Internships
Learn by doing. Students minoring in Athletic Coaching get real world experience by completing an internship as part of their required coursework.
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Participate & Network
Practice your passion for health and well-being and connect with a community athletics peers by joining Catawba College’s Sport & Health Sciences Society.
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Dynamic Teaching Experiences
Mentor children with diverse backgrounds and learning abilities through our unique collaboration with Partners in Learning, an on-campus, non-profit community impact center.
Program Details
Unbeatable Location
Unbeatable Location
Uniquely positioned in the epicenter of North Carolina’s sports industry with access to sports teams and organizations in Charlotte (such as the Panthers, Hornets, Knights, Checkers, NASCAR, Intimidators, UNC-Charlotte, Davidson College, Big South Conference and CIAA), Winston-Salem (including IMG, Dash, Wake Forest and High Point University) and Greensboro (the ACC, Grasshoppers, UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro Coliseum and NBA D-League), Catawba offers countless opportunities for you to build your resume and acquire skills beginning your freshman year.
Internships in Athletic Coaching
Internships in Athletic Coaching
Gain job search skills and additional experience during a required internship working for organizations such as the Carolina Panthers, the Wake Forest Athletic Department, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Fuel Sport Management Group, Joe Gibbs Racing, Greensboro Sports Commission, the Kannapolis Intimidators or shadow NCAA Division I professionals.
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Catawba College is proud to celebrate the achievements of its Sport Management students in the 2024 National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC), marking a continued legacy of excellence and growth in this competitive arena.
Catawba College’s Goodman School of Education spearheaded an effort to provide over 2,000 gifts to Oakley Elementary School for its annual Holiday Fair. The initiative brought together faculty, staff, and community partners in Rowan County to support students and teachers in Buncombe County, an area recently impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Catawba College Sport Management hosted a remarkable lineup of leaders to speak in its annual ‘Day of Culture’ Sport Lecture Series.
