Coaching Cross-Categorical

COACHING

A good team needs a good coach— and Maranatha is committed to training men and women to be effective coaches who know how to promote Christlikeness through athletics. In this program, you focus not only on how to have a winning season, but also on training athletes to model character traits such as faithfulness, commitment, and perseverance. Dedicated instructors address how to challenge athletes to excel in sports as well as godliness.

The Coaching minor qualifies you to teach basic skill development in at least one sport of your choice (baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, or volleyball). You also gain an understanding of team organization, anatomy and physiology, coaching techniques, conditioning procedures, and first aid and safety.

Intercollegiate Sports at Maranatha

Men’s sports: • Baseball • Basketball • Cross Country • Soccer • Volleyball

Women’s sports: • Basketball • Cross Country • Soccer • Softball • Volleyball

Coaching

Code Course Hours

ASSC 111 Human Biology

3 SECO 235 Methods of Coaching Theory 2 SECO 236 Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology 2 SEPE 236 Strength, Conditioning, & Flexibility 2 SECO 239 Teaching and Coaching Methods Lab 3 SEPE 331 Physiology of Exercise 3 SECO 334 Training Room Techniques 3 SEPE 337 Kinesiology 3 SECO 338 Organization & Admin. of Athletics & P.E. 3 SECO 439 Athletic Coaching Fieldwork 1 Techniques of Coaching (2 credits) SECO 429 Volleyball 2 SECO 430 Baseball 2 SECO 431 Softball 2 SECO 435 Basketball 2

SECO 437 Soccer

Minimum Hours Required

2

27

For the Concentration, take SECO 235, SECO 236, SECO 239, SEPE 236, SEPE 241, and 4 hours of the Techniques of Coaching classes for a total of 15 hours.

where are they now NATE OATS

BIO

Nate Oats (’98) studied Math Education and Coaching at MBU. In April of 2019, he was named the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Alabama. This came after a successful four-year stint (2015-19) as head coach at the University of Buffalo where he finished his tenure with a 96-43 (.691) record, three Mid-American Conference championships, and three NCAA Tournament appearances. He was twice named league Coach of the Year and National Basketball Coaches Association District Coach of the Year. Nate began his career as assistant basketball coach at Maranatha and then at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He explains the successful culture he has created within basketball programs: “We have three core values. We talk about maximum effort—every workout, weight room session, and practice. We work for continuous growth, getting better every day in academics and as young men. And we teach selfless love.”

MAJOR LOCATED

Math Education Tuscaloosa, AL

GRADUATED

1998