ADSA 8010 Coaching for Performance and Student Athlete Development
High performance with life balance is a focus for coaches, student-athletes, and athletic administrators, requiring an understanding of overlapping fields, concepts, and skills. Students will learn theories of excellence and goal achievement; the role of nature versus nurture in athletic performance; how our physiology reinforces our training; student-athlete challenges including mental health issues, time management, transitions, and career planning beyond college; and theories and skills to form optimal habits and to build positive mindsets, willpower, and best teams. In addition to learning theories, students will practice relevant skills and set goals for high performance in their own lives.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.76 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.83 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Elizabeth Conant | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 14 |
| Summer 2025 | Cathy Utzschneider | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 19 |
| Spring 2025 | Cathy Utzschneider | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 17 |
| Summer 2024 | Cathy Utzschneider | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 13 |
| Spring 2024 | Cathy Utzschneider | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 13 of 20 |
| Spring 2022 | Cathy Utzschneider | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Fall 2021 | Cathy Utzschneider | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 25 |