Article
Perceived Benefits of Participating in an Undergraduate Strength and Conditioning Internship
International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education
(2020)
Abstract
Internships are considered high-impact practices in higher education. However, to date, such programs to prepare kinesiology students for careers as strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches have rarely been studied for impact. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively assess interns’ perceived benefits of interning as S&C coaches. Five interns completed an average of 36 hours of coaching over a 12-week S&C program for a university rugby team. Interns rated themselves on key areas and wrote a self-reflection on how the internship contributed to their professional development. Key themes to emerge were skill development, especially in the areas of monitoring and providing feedback to athletes; learning how to work as a team of coaches; and being more aware and critical of their own knowledge skills and abilities and how much more professional development they will need throughout their career.
Keywords
- Coaching,
- resistance training,
- self-reflection,
- internship,
- strength and conditioning
Disciplines
Publication Date
May 14, 2020
DOI
10.1080/24711616.2020.1753603
Citation Information
Eric Martin. "Perceived Benefits of Participating in an Undergraduate Strength and Conditioning Internship" International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education (2020) p. 1 - 17 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eric-alexander-martin/12/