Be a college sprint coach?
Kinesiology, sports medicine, sports psychology, orthopedics, etc…would all be good courses to take.
Does the University of north Carolina at chapel hill offer these?
I am sure all major universities offer a courses in those areas
Now i have to get fast enough to get a scholarship there cause i cant afford it
It depends if you want to have more knowledge from a major going into the job. Some coaches don’t hold degrees in a track or athletics related discipline, they just competed in these while in school and hooked on as graduate assistants and worked their way up. This is a good way of doing this, especially if you would like to have a wider encompassing college background.
Don’t rely on your fast times to get your free ticket. Don’t let anything fall to chance, so ace everything academically and everything will fall into place. So if your times aren’t quite what the coaches are looking for, you can be there on academic scholarship, be around the program, and walk-on at some point, while taking courses. There’s more ways to getting into the program of your choice then one.
It would certainly make yourself more marketable, the kinesiology or sports medicine degree. Perhaps business too, especially for taking on clients. Plus, the other coaches would certainly value this background and would help in getting positions elsewhere. Most coaches were athletes that are certified, remember that.
Might be a good question for UNC-Chapel Hill…
United States Spots Academy offers a degree in coaching. I think in coaching you need to have experience and results. You dont want to become a paper tiger!!! (someone with tons of book knowledge and no REAL experience)
Biomechanics classes are also a must. That might make bioengineering a useful field. (Although a challenging one).
It also helps to get a minor in something you can use to teach with
math, eng, hist, foreign lang etc…
find a good coach, observe, study, listen, and learn what is happening during practice. if your teachable, dependable, most coaches will love to teach. text book knowledge helps, but only if there is someone who can help interpret.