Teaching and Coaching
Careers in Physical
Education and Sport
Chapter 11
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Teaching and Coaching Careers
 What are the advantages and disadvantages
of pursuing a teaching career?
 What are the similarities and differences
between teaching and coaching?
 What is the effect of burnout on teachers and
coaches?
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Teaching Careers
 School and non-school settings
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Have high expectations for all students.
Keep students involved in relevant activities.
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Create and atmosphere that promotes learning.
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 What are some of the reasons that people go into
the teaching profession?
 What are your reasons for entering the teaching
profession?
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Benefits and Drawbacks of
Teaching – School Setting
 BENEFITS:
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 DRAWBACKS:
Salary
Teach diverse
activities
Offers job tenure
Intrinsic rewards
Opportunity to coach
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Lack of financial
support
Inadequate facilities
Discipline problems
Overpopulated classes
Non-subject related
duties (lunch duty, etc.)
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Benefits and Drawbacks of
Teaching – Nonschool Setting
 BENEFITS:
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 DISADVANTAGES:
Clients are voluntary
Opportunity to
specialize in an area
Variety of settings
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Lack job security
Various work hours
Salary could b e
dependent on
number of clients
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Beginning and Average Teacher Salaries
60000
56516
50000
46597
40027
Dollar
40000
37123
31704
30000
23952
20000
10000
0
Average
Highest
Salary
Beginning Teacher
Average Teacher
Lowest
High Quality Programs (NASPE)
 Help students develop health-related fitness, physical
competence, and cognitive understanding of the
many different facets of physical activity.
 Focus on meeting the developmental needs of
students and developing the skills, knowledge, and
attitudes essential to adopting a healthy and
physically active lifestyle
 Essential features
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opportunity to learn
incorporation of meaningful content
appropriate instruction.
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Qualities of Effective Teachers
 Organizational skills
 Communication skills
 Instructional skills
 Motivational skills
 Human relations skills
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INTASC Competencies
 Content knowledge
 Planning
 Diverse learners
 Assessment strategies
 Instructional Strategies
 Systematic reflection
 Motivation
 Professional
 Active engagement
development
 Learning community
 Positive learning
environment
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NASPE Beginning Teacher Standards
 Content knowledge
 Planning and Instruction
 Growth and
 Learner Assessment
development
 Diverse learners
 Management and
Motivation
 Communication
 Reflection
 Collaboration
 Technology
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Conducting Quality Programs
 Opportunity to learn
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Qualified, physical education specialists who
can skillfully implement developmentally
appropriate physical education program
Sufficient instruction time
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150 minutes/week elementary level
225 minutes/week middle and high school level
Adequate facilities and equipment
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Conducting Quality Programs
 Meaningful content sequenced and organized
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Variety of motor skills
Fitness education
Enhancement of learning in three domains
Helps students incorporate regular physical
activity into their lives
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Conducting Quality Programs
 Provision of appropriate instruction
 Inclusion of all students in developmentally
appropriate physical activity
 Physical activity is valued for it’s contribution
to health and life
 Assessment of student learning conducted on
a regular basis
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Developmentally Appropriate Physical
Activity Experiences
 Curriculum
 Assessment
 Development of
 Regular involvement
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movement concepts
and fundamental skills
Cognitive development
Affective development
Concepts of fitness
Physical fitness tests
Calisthenics
Fitness
 Active participation
 Activities
 Equity
 Success rate
 Time
 Facilities
 Equipment
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Teaching Responsibilities
 Instructional Tasks (related directly to teaching)
 Explaining or performing a skill, or strategy, and
evaluating students’ performances.
 Managerial Tasks (related to the administration of class)
 Taking attendance, dealing with discipline
problems, supervising the locker room, handling
equipment.
 Institutional Tasks (related to the setting in which teaching
occurs)
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Hall duty, lunch room supervision, attend
curriculum and department meetings, conduct
parent-teacher conferences.
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Teaching Careers
 School Setting
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PreK-12 (public or
private)
Higher education
 Basic instruction
 Professional
Preparation
Adapted physical
education
 Non-school Setting
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Clubs
Community
organizations
Centers for the
elderly
Resorts
Military
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Teaching Certification
 Each state has minimum requirements that prospective
teachers must reach before they become legally
certified to teach.
 Complete standardized tests
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general knowledge
communication skills
professional knowledge
specialty area (physical education or health, etc.)
 Public schools require certification, but private and non-
school settings may not.
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Adapted Physical Education
National Standards
 Human development
 Instructional design &
 Motor behavior
 Exercise science
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 Measurement &
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evaluation
 History & philosophy
 Unique attributes of
learners
 Curriculum theory and
development
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planning
Teaching
Consultation & staff
development
Student & program
evaluation
Continuing education
Ethics
Communication
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Coaching Responsibilities
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Instructional: conducting practice, coaching a
game
Managerial: recording statistics, dealing with
equipment, giving interviews, recruiting
Institutional: teaching or department
duties/meetings
Represent organization
Counseling athletes
Professional development at clinics/conventions
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Benefits and Drawbacks of Coaching
 BENEFITS:
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 DRAWBACKS:
Intrinsic rewards
Excitement of winning
Respect
Satisfaction of giving
one’s best
Help athletes learn
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Long hours
Salaries vary greatly
High turnover rate
Pressure to win
Role conflict
Burnout
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Securing a Coaching Position
 Requires expertise gained through:
Playing experience
 Attending clinics and workshops
 Being an official in your sport
 Taking advantage of certification/licensing programs
 May require teaching certificate or master’s degree
 May want to develop expertise in a second sport out of
season to increase marketability.
 Gain practical experience however possible.
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NASPE Domains of Coaching
Competency
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Philosophy and ethics
Safety and injury prevention
Physical conditioning
Growth and development
Teaching and communication
Sports skills and tactics
Organization and communication
Evaluation
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Coaching Certification Programs
 American Sport Education Program (ASEP)
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Training in coaching the young athlete, coaching
principles, sports first aid, drugs and sport, and teaching
sport skills.
 National Youth Sport Coaches Association
(NYSCA)
 Program for Athletic Coaches Education
(PACE)
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Burnout
 Defined: Overwhelming exhaustion, feelings of cynicism
and detachment from the job, and a sense of
ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment.
 Causes:
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Lack of administrative and community support
Lack of input
Inadequate salaries for large teaching loads
Large classes, discipline problems
Absence of opportunities for professional and personal
growth
Teacher-coach role conflict
Professional and personal problem interaction
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Burnout
 Prevention and remediation
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Provide meaningful in-service programs
Increased feedback about performance by
administration
Participation in professional organizations
Revitalize oneself on time off with hobbies or nonwork related activities
Maintain good health
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Increasing Professional Marketability
Build on skills and talents
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Need for bilingual educators.
Additional coursework
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Adapted physical education
Dual certification
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Become certified to teach more than one subject or even
driver education.
Practical experience
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Join professional organizations and network.
Demonstrate use of technology
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