Practice the skills necessary for competency as a strength and conditioning specialist with topics covering program design, body position and form instruction, coaching cues, and technique correction. Students will be given the opportunity to master their skills and communication with the senior capstone project which includes a one-on-one interview with an assigned student-athlete/classmate to develop a needs analysis, exercise selection, warm-up progression, pre- and post-test assessment, and micro-, meso-, and macrocycle. Students can then take ownership in their project by delivering their five-week mesocycle to their assigned student-athlete/classmate as they become a real strength and conditioning specialist. At the conclusion of this course, students will be prepared to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Certified Personal Trainers (NSCA-CPT) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) exams. Requisites: KIN431 - Basic Strength & Conditioning must be completed prior to taking this course. KIN1020 - Weight Training, KIN201 - Emergency Medical Response, and KIN235 - Exercise Physiology must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.
- Faculty: SCOTT BROWN