Physical education majors practiced teaching a wide variety of sport skills and strategies in the May term class this spring. Students were required to teach at least one sport they were familiar with and one they were not familiar with in this course. Traditional American sports, such as basketball, volleyball,…
This year marked the beginning of the new sport management major, an interdisciplinary program between kinesiology, business and communication at Goshen College. The kinesiology and business departments offered sport management as a concentration or minor for more than 10 years, but as interest has grown, it was elevated to a…
One of the popular activity classes on campus is the golf class offered every year. Students practice on our own Goshen College Hi Line course, which is maintained by Val Hershberger and retired faculty member John Ingold. The class also travels to Par-More golf course for driving practice and par…
Students in the Motor Learning May term class study their own skill acquisition process by practicing a novel skill each day. Phases of learning and progressions are used as students practice with the goal of continuous three ball juggling by the end of the short term. Each student records their…
The Kinesiology Department is elevating the Sport Management minor to a major in Fall 2018 for students interested in focusing on specific careers in the sport industry. In this cross disciplinary program, students gain specific knowledge, skills and experiences in sport business, law, communication, economics, finance, marketing , public relations…
Kinesiology students in the Teaching Sport Skills and Strategies class hosted a golf clinic and scramble tournament on May 9 in conjunction with the USGA promotional campaign to “Play 9” (http://www.usga.org/play-9.html). Dr. John Ingold and Dr. Jewel Lehman led this learning experience for the students. Dr. Ingold, former professor and…
May term in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota This May marked the tenth year Associate Professor Hershberger has taken students to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of Minnesota for a self-contained canoe trip. Hershberger, alumnus Gretchen Nyce, thirteen students and several staff members met for orientation activities, gear checks…
