Department of Kinesiology

Coaching Minor

The Department of Kinesiology offers a minor in coaching which is intended to prepare professionals with an in-depth academic preparation for any level of coaching. The coaching minor
includes the following course work requirements:

(2)KIN 220 Basic Athletic Training
(2)KIN 258 Physical Fitness and Conditioning
(3)KIN 315 Coaching Theory & Administrative Issues
(3)KIN 355 Biomechanics
(3)KIN 358 Physiology of Exercise
(3)KIN 365 Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity
(3)Biol 155 Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology
(3)Psych 230 Developmental Psychology

For more information on the coaching minor, call the departmental Advising Office at (515) 294-7092 or Dr. Richard Engelhorn at 294-8131.

Licensure to Coach in the State of Iowa

In the State of Iowa, you must be licensed to coach at the secondary level in the public school system. There are two forms of coaching licensure - a coaching authorization and a coaching endorsement. Both the authorization and endorsement allow you to be employed as a head or assistant coach in any interscholastic athletic activity. Both licenses require courses in four conceptual areas: Theory & Ethics of Coaching, Human Growth and Development, Physiology, and Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries. A criminal background check is also required of all applicants.

The coaching authorization gives a person the right to coach in the middle school or high school. The person is allowed to be the head or assistant coach for any sport following the completion of the course work above and filing an application for the authorization through the Department
of Education of the State of Iowa (see the contact information below). It is renewed by attending five rules meetings, coaching clinics, or coaching workshops within the five year renewal period.

The coaching endorsement can be obtained by individuals who hold a teaching license and who have completed the four required classes for college credit. Theory & Ethics of Coaching, Human Growth and Development, and Physiology must be taken for one credit hour each and Care and Prevention
must be taken for two credit hours. The coaching endorsement is automatically renewed with your teaching license.For information on licensure, contact:

State of Iowa
Board of Educational Examiners
Practitioner Preparation & Licensure Bureau
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-3483 For information on Rules meetings, contact:

Iowa High School Athletic Association
(515) 432-2011