Nakhchivan State University (Nakhchivan State Pedagogical Institute) started its activities in 1967. At that time, he was a physical education teacher.  On November 1, 1972, the chair of "Civil Defense and Physical Education" was established and Huseynov Khalid Latif oglu was appointed as the head. In 1979, Bagirov Israfil Mammadali oglu was appointed as a teacher at the Chair of Physical Education and Sports. From that period, in addition to the physical education classes conducted in the form of compulsory lessons, based on the state program, according to the order of the branch directorate dated October 1, 1970, extracurricular exercises in table tennis, football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics were organized in the branch. These exercises were led by Huseynov Khalid Latif oglu and Bagirov Israfil Mammadali oglu.   Since 1986, Mammadov Nizami Imamali oglu worked as the head of the Chair of Physical Education and Sports. Since 2000, Rahimov Mammadali Hamza oglu has been appointed as the head of the Chair of Physical Education and Sports Games, and Kazimov Intigam Haji oglu of the Chair of Physical Education and Sports. Later, the chairs were united under the name of the Chair of Physical Education and Sports, and currently that department is headed by Tagiyev Avaz Zeynalabdin oglu.

On the order of the rector of Nakhchivan State University, Taghiyev Avaz Zeynalabdin oglu was appointed the head of the "Physical Education and Sports" department in June 2016 and currently heads the chair. The name of the chair has been changed to "Coaching" since 2024.