EDUO 9724: Effective Communications

Course Description

This class will explore all kinds of communications – effective and ineffective, positive, negative, verbal and non-verbal with the goal of helping the teacher/coach be an effective communicator. Good listening skills will be a main concern.

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

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the participants will understand:

• Six Reasons for Ineffective Communication.
• Eight Reasons for Negative Communication Techniques.
• How to Build Credibility with his/her Athletes.
• The Importance of Good Listening Skills.
• Concepts and Skills Involved in Non-Verbal Communication.
• Eleven Principles of Effective Reinforcement.