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General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Provides students with knowledge necessary to train another individual safely and effectively for endurance sports. Emphasis will be placed on running; however, cycling and swimming will be covered. Topics covered include: functional, physiology, psychological aspects of endurance competitions, basic nutritional requirements, injury reduction, training techniques, safety, race management, and history of endurance sports. Offered by School of Kinesiology. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: BIOL 124, BIOL 125, ATEP 300, KINE 200.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.