ACAD ORIENTATION VARSITY ATHLETES

This course will introduce students to the rigors of the varsity sport experience. It provides the information that the student needs to understand, organize, plan and thrive in the competitive environment of a collegiate sport program while integrating themselves into the university community. The corner stone of this course is the varsity sport experience itself. Under the tutelage of our coaches, these student-athletes will learn how to prepare for and engage in physical and psychological contests of the highest order. In addition to engagement with the finest physiological training students are taught to work collaboratively in small and large groups to solve complex movement problems. Critical thinking is stressed as students negotiate the complex real world problem of being a student athlete in a collegiate athletic program. Social behavior, community, and scholarly conduct are continually addressed as the student-athletes attempt to integrate themselves into the University and local community.