EDUO 9721: Developing a Code of Conduct Handbook

Course description

In this course methods will be presented to help with educating and enforcing codes of conduct for the student/athlete. Class participants will develop a complete code of conduct handbook. This booklet will be one that the coach can have on display not only for the student/athletes but for their parents, community members and school administrators as well.

Required Text: Successful Coaching-4th Edition by Rainer Martens, Human Kinetics;(February 17, 2012)

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the participant will have:

1. Developed a complete code of conduct hand book that includes the following:

• Statement of Philosophy
• Rules & Consequences
• A System for Appeals

2. Establish methods to educate student/athletes about appropriate conduct

3. Create strategies for correcting student behavior