Health & Human Performance Department • Emory & Henry

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” John F. Kennedy

Have you ever considered being a Physical Education Teacher or a Coach? Maybe you have thought about being a Sports Manager, an Athletic Director, or simply a Sports Agent or Talent Scout?

If you decide to pursue a major or minor within the Health and Human Performance Department, the possibilities are endless!

While studying Health & Human Performance (HHP) you will utilize numerous facilities including the King Center, weight room, pool, racquetball court, Fred Selfe Stadium, golf course, volleyball sand pit, tennis courts, and Brooks Field House as well as a range of outdoor recreation opportunities that enable students to learn and teach in various settings.

In class, HHP students grapple with significant issues in areas such as sport leadership, marketing, fundraising, health, physical education, liability, wellness and ethical behavior. Outside class, many forms of hands-on experience are available for teaching practical
applications.

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts, Health and Physical Education- Teacher Preparation

To permit persons to choose areas of study related to health and human performance which will support their vocational and/or professional goals.
Bachelor of Arts, Human Performance

To permit persons to choose areas of study related to health and human performance which will support their vocational and/or professional goals. Requirements: Required courses are,. In consul
Minor, Human Performance

A student may minor in human performance by completing six courses: 211, 220, 222, 231 or 336, 251, and 412. In addition, minors must take five activity courses. Any substitution of courses in the minor must be approved by the department chair.
Bachelor of Arts, Human Performance- Sport Management

To prepare students for business-related careers in the sport field.
Minor, Sport Management

A student may minor in sport management by completing six courses: 211, 324, 336, 360, 430, and 470. In addition, minors must take five activity courses. Any substitution of courses in the minor must be approved by the department chair.

Meet Our Alumni

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="499" data-max-h="543" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_profiles_headline"><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds"><p> The Other Side of the Striped Shirt</p></a></h4><div class="lw_profiles_description"><p> Bronie Reynolds (E&H ’84, E&H Hall of Fame basketball point guard) laughs with glee as she recalls how Dave Thomas used a dust spray around the edges of the E&H basketball court. “He took such good care of the King Center…and we all knew if you got much beyond the court lines during a game, you’d slide all over the place because he had dusted over there!”</p><p> These days Bronie is looking at basketball from a different vantage point. She is one of a handful of people who evaluate basketball referees. She works for Charlene Curtis – former basketball standout and Hall Of Famer from Radford University who selects and assigns the Women’s Basketball Officials for the ACC, Big South, Southern and Colonial Conferences. Bronie has known Ms. Curtis for a long time. “Coach Curtis, as I refer to her since I worked under her as her Graduate Assistant Coach at Radford University in 1984, is also responsible for the evaluation of the officials for those conferences. She has to hire Neutral Observers, like me, to help her fulfill the expectations of each conference to have the best officials on the floor for every game. “</p><p> During the summer, she attends a camp where new officials try to break into conferences like the ACC and current officials try to vie for a better spot on the referee totem pole. Bronie says it’s very competitive. “Every year they’re all evaluated – so they have to be on their best game. They have to stay in shape physically, they must know the rules, and they need to appear invisible on the court. There is always someone trying to get their spot.”</p><p> She has a “day job,” too. She is Business Manager for Blue Spiral Consulting and an Insurance Consultant for Blue Ridge Insurance Services. However, throughout the year she watches tapes of games and attends games, and she gets to watch a lot of her favorite sport. “I get paid to watch basketball! Who can complain about that!?”</p><p> </p><p> Photo: Bronie Reynolds (right) poses during the ACC summer camp with an old E&H friend, Mike Young (E&H ’86, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wofford College).</p></div><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg 2x" data-max-w="975" data-max-h="975" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_profiles_headline"><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead"><p> Fallon Walker Grindstead, ’13 leads in Chilhowie </p></a></h4><div class="lw_profiles_description"><p> Fallon Walker Grinstead is a 2013 graduate of Emory & Henry from Chilhowie, Virginia. Fallon majored in our teacher preparation program in Health & Physical Education. She is entering her 5<sup>th</sup>year of teaching and her 9<sup>th</sup> year of coaching volleyball at Chilhowie Middle School. In 2014-2015, she helped create the Health and Physical Education curriculum for Smyth County Schools and last year she was honored as Teacher of the Year for her school. In addition, the past two years, the Chilhowie JV Volleyball team has won the Mountain West Conference Championship. Fallon says her overall goal is to “help each student find something active they enjoy.”</p></div><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div>