On Nov. 3–8, the WSU College of Education’s sport management program on the Pullman campus is hosting Jørgen Kjær, a Danish senior professor in the sports science department at Linnaeus University in Sweden.
This includes a public presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 12:15 p.m. in Todd Hall 216.
Kjær is a practitioner and scholar in coaching education and will share his experience and work, providing sport management students and faculty an international perspective in the development of effective sport coaches.
WSU sport management professor Pete Van Mullem said Kjær’s work in coaching education addresses two current issues facing coaches internationally.
“First, the recognition of coaching as a profession, with specific requirement and training like other professional fields,” he said. “Second, the progression of a coach’s career, specifically with elite national team coaches.”
Kjær has worked in sport as a coach and in management roles both in the USA and internationally.
Kjær holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Sociology of Sport from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as a master’s degree from George Washington University. He earned his PhD from George Mason University.
Kjær served as the head coach of the boys’ soccer team at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., for 15 years and at one point serving as acting athletic director.
