Strength and Performance Coach -COA

The Strength and Performance Coach Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for employment as a professional to enhance the performance of sport and tactical (police, fire, military) athletes. It is possible to complete this certificate in one calendar year. The curriculum has been designed to equip the student with the background, both theoretical and practical, to pursue a job promoting the physical conditioning of athletes. Strength and conditioning coaches also assist with the injury prevention and proper mechanics of athletes within their specific sport.

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This certificate will allow completers to assist individual athletes and athletic teams to enhance physical performance and prevent injury. Tactical athletes such as such as police, fire, and military will benefit from the knowledge gained by those who obtain this certificate. Strength and conditioning coaches may specialize in a particular sports team, type of performance, training type, or training philosophy, and are also often employed by professional athletic teams, higher education institutions, high schools, performance centers, recreation departments, and youth athletics. Students will learn to assess the aerobic and anaerobic components of fitness, which include cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition. In addition, students in this program will learn functional movement screenings, as well as programming for speed, agility, quickness, and power. Finally, the development of exercise prescription plans that modulate aerobic, resistance, and/or flexibility training to suit the metabolic and physical demands of the sport in question will be implemented as part of the skills and knowledge training in this certificate.

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT 12 UNITS OR MORE Division/Department: Kinesiology, Athletics, Dance Subject Area: Kinesiology Certificate of Achievement Title: Strength and Performance Coach *Number of Units Required for Certificate: 22 Please list courses for certificate below: Course Prefix and Number Title of Course Units KIN 122 Nutrition for Sport and Fitness 3 KIN 126 Principles of Strength and Conditioning 3 KIN 127 Exercise Physiology 3 KIN 128 Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription 3 KIN 188 or KIN 159 Theory and Practice of Coaching OR Leadership Empowerment of Sport 3 KIN 193 or KIN 197 Standard First Aid and C.P.R. or Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries 3 KIN 226 Advanced Training Principles for Sport and Tactical Athletes 3 KIN 290 Cooperative Work Experience/Internship for Athletic Training 1 T O T A L U N I T S (Must be 12 Units or more) 22

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