PE 103 - Sports Officiating

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to help individuals become more aware of the competencies needed to become an official in various sports. This will be accomplished by fostering an understanding of the sport rules, qualifications for sport officials and current methods and materials used in the field of sports officiating.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

list the steps someone would need to take to become an official in a selected sport following the standards in New York State. To include educational requirements, first aid certifications, physical requirements, different certifications based on the level you are officiating and how frequent you need to update or recertify;
list the regulatory/professional organizations you will want/need to join to become a certified official in a particular sport;
identify and explain the various careers available for different sport officials;
identify career and professional development possibilities;
identify the issues and challenges professionals in the field are facing today.

Prerequisites: l
F/S (C, N, S)