Tex. Education Code § 75.205: COACHING EDUCATION PROGRAM.

(a) The institute shall establish a coaching education program to be administered by The University of Texas Sport Sciences Institute.

(b) A program established under this section must address:

(1) the development of coaching philosophies consistent with local school district and school board goals;

(2) sport psychology that emphasizes coaching techniques, including communication, that motivate and reinforce the efforts of athletes;

(3) sport pedagogy that studies how athletes learn athletic skills and how to best teach athletes skills for sports;

(4) sport physiology, including principles of training, fitness for sport, nutrition for athletes, and development of training programs;

(5) sport management, including team management, risk management, and working within the context of an overall school program;

(6) training in other relevant subjects and skills, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid instruction and certification;

(7) knowledge of and adherence to applicable federal, state, and local rules, including rules concerning gender equity and discrimination;

(8) knowledge of the essentials of character development and character education; and

(9) the development of the student athlete as a positive peer role model.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 355, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.