WMU EXERCISE SCIENCE INTERNSHIP| HPER 4980

Please Contact Amy Gyorkos with any questions and/or concerns Phone: (269) 387-2546

 

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING INTERNSHIP

A strength and conditioning coach provides expertise, guidance, and training in the area of strength training and physical conditioning for the athletes in various settings. You can expect to perform the following duties as an intern in this setting; design, schedule, and implement strength and conditioning workouts with head coaches and athletes of each specific sport, design individual and team fitness goals, design, schedule, and implement individual and team workouts, perform fitness testing, provide guidance with proper form and technique, provide expertise to the players and coaches, maintain the weight room, maintain up-to-date records of athlete's workouts and results, and provide general nutrition and wellness information.

The following lists a number of internship sites that have been used by our former students. This list is far from being complete with all of your options. Please feel free to explore these and others.

INTERNSHIP SITE CITY/STATE PHONE NUMBER
WMU Reed Fieldhouse  Kalamazoo, MI 269-387-3436
WMU Football Kalamazoo, MI 269-387-8658
Velocity Sports Performance Lakeland, FL 863-680-3406
Northwestern University Evanston, IL 847-491-3613
Frappier Acceleration Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI 616-464-5639
Park Avenue Gymnastics Cooper City, FL 954-434-0099
Michigan State University Football Lansing, MI 517-355-7514
Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning Winchester, MA 781-729-1333
Portland State University Portland, OR 503-725-4073
Chicago Acceleration Sports Training Center Benseville, IL 630-766-8505
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 815-753-0399
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 574-631-6059
Accelerate Ohio Columbus, OH 614-487-0050
Acceleration Get Fast Inc. Darlen, IL 630-986-8482
Northwood University Midland, MI 989-837-5257
Velocity Sports Performance Warrenville, IL 630-836-2203
Indianapolis Fitness & Sports Training Indianapolis, IN 317-578-0998
Orthosport Performance Edge Forest Park, IL 708-366-2442
The following sites are interested in having interns and have not previously had our students at their facilities;
National Institute for Fitness & Sport Indianapolis, IN 317.274.3432 ext. 217
Phelps Training System, LLC Albany, NY 518- 813-4302
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Exercise Science Program - HPER Department
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Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
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