Promoting Youth
Development through Sport
Graduate Study in Physical Education & Sport Management
Students may obtain a specialization in Sport-Based Youth Development while pursuing one
of the following degrees:
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Physical Education, M.A.
Sport Management, M.S.
The specialization offers experiential education courses,
opportunities to design, implement, and evaluate sport-based
youth development programs, and gain experience in fundraising and grant writing with community partners. It can be fulfilled in one year and includes a
service-learning course, two hybrid courses and one field-based internship, all of which can be
completed at the Manhattan Center.
Tuition-Free Fellowship in Sport-Based Youth Development
As part of a graduate fellowship, students will specialize in Sport-Based Youth Development as
part of their Master’s degree in Physical Education or Sport Management, at the Manhattan
Center, while also working as a Coach for Wellness in the Schools’ Coach for Kids program.
Wellness in the Schools Coaches work with students on NYC public school recess yards to
transform recess from a time of sedentary socializing to a time for activity and teamwork which
helps students offset the deskbound time spent in class and teaches them to negotiate, share,
and solve problems as a group. Students in this program will earn their Master’s degree in two
years, with all tuition costs covered (up to 18 credits a year).
Questions about the Graduate Fellowship
Q: Where does this take place?
A: Students will be partnered with an NYC school for the Coach for Kids
program, while taking Adelphi University graduate courses which may be
offered on Long Island (Garden City), in Manhattan, or online.
Q: How many hours will I work as a Wellness in the Schools Coach?
A: Students who receive this Graduate Fellowship will be expected to
work every school day at their Wellness in the Schools site, with hours
estimated to be from 10am to 2pm each day. Graduate classes will be
held in the evenings, so students are able to be at their Wellness in the
Schools site during the day and work or attend classes at night.
For questions or to apply,
please contact:
Meredith Whitley, Ph.D.
SBYD Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Exercise Science, Health Studies,
Sport Management & Physical Education
[email protected] || (516) 237-8671
Kevin Mercier, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Exercise Science, Health Studies,
Sport Management & Physical Education
[email protected] || (516) 877-4269
Apply Now for Fall 2015!