Exercise Science - Strength & Conditioning Internship

Catalog description

This is a professional experience in an approved setting for students in Exercise Science Strength and Conditioning Concentration. The specific work setting is determined through consultation with the supervising instructor. The student will have the opportunity to demonstrate professional and ethical standards within the field of strength and conditioning under the supervision of individuals that have current Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification. The internship must meet the following requirements: a minimum of two substantially different experiences that include two or more of the following categories: sport, gender, age range, or other; two different supervisors that have current Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification (does not require experiences at two different sites); minimum of 75 hours per experience; one experience must be at least 6 weeks in length. Specifically, the field experience must minimally include the following key areas: warm- up, flexibility training, exercise technique, spotting, Olympic-style lifting, progressions/regressions, test selection and administration, program design, speed/agility/plyometric training, anaerobic and aerobic program design, and periodization. This course may be repeated for additional credit.