Internship Development

for High School Strength

Programs

Rob Bonse, MS*, CSCS,

TSAC-F

Not Without You

Lloyd, Addie & Elliott

MG Todd McCaffery

LTC Andrew Steadman

Dr. Brian Jones

Dr. Mark Abel

Melissa Jutras

Fred Eaves

John Spurlock

Frank Crossman

Jeff Portwood

• Position Promotion (University contact list)

• State requirements for public school

• Curriculum for 8-12 weeks

• Evaluation

• Mock Interview potential

Promoting The Internship

• List of College and University Department Chairs

– Site Visit to represent the program and opportunity• Spoke on Internship opportunities and their value

– Flyer for bulletin board

– You tell me

• Create an Education Contract

– Formal (KHSAA and DOE bylaws)

– Informal

• Provide the Vacancy Description

State Requirements For Public

Schools

• District Requirements for Undergraduate (<21)

– District AD and Superintendent

• Bylaw 27 (KY)

– Level 2 Coach• Progress their career?*

• https://khsaa.org/boardofcontrol/agenda/20102011/August/Regulation%20Committee.pdf

• Safety Course No Credit (Modules)

• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course

Curriculum

• Mission / Code of Ethics• KNOW the Standards

• Orientation

– Movement Prep

• Standards, Cues, Correctives

• Core Movements (Olympic/Strength)• Common Faults w/Population

• Small Group Breakout

• Your Spotting Criteria

Curriculum

• Meeting Calendar

– Provide Structure• Hourly first 2 weeks

• Weekly thereafter

• *Benefit your staff

• Weekly Assignments

– Journal Article Review / Podcast / Ted Talks / YouTube

• Speed / Plyometrics, Olympic, Strength, Anti-Rotation, Conditioning. Nutrition / Recovery

– Topic Chronological with your programming

Sources

• Essentials of Strength & Conditioning 4th Edition, NSCA

• CEO Strength Coach, Ron McKeefery

• USA Weightlifting Level I Course Manual

• Strength Training for Young Athletes, Kraemer & Fleck, Human Kinetics

• NASM Essentials of Sports Performance Training, NASM

• Periodization Training for Sports, Bompa & Carrera

• Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook 5th Edition

• The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, NSCA

• Strength & Conditioning Journal, NSCA

• NSCA Coach, NSCA

• Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches, Greg Everett

• Triphasic Training, Cal Dietz

• Movement Over Maxes, Zach Dechant

Sources Cont.

• Iron Game Chalk Talk, Ron McKeeferey• Barbell Shrugged• Strength & Conditioning Journal Podcast, NSCA• Pacey Performance Podcast• Central Virginia Sports Performance Podcast

(CVASP)• HMMR Media• The Performance Podcast, Will Fleming• The Weightlifting Scoop• The Strength Coach Podcast• The Joe Rogan Experience*

Programming Project

• 12 Week

• Traditional Linear Periodization

• Individual Position / Individual Sport– Wrestling

– Needs Analysis• Try to include team

coach

• Athletic Trainer

• Chronological Submitting and Review– Weekly/Biweekly

• Provide Grading Scheme– Progression

• Movement

• %

• Mobility for Emphasis

Coach / Teach

• #1 Most Common Faults– 2 Athletes

– Video Record

– 3 Pros / 3 cons

• #2 “Athlete Stampede”– 2-3 Athletes

– Extremely Unsafe

– Out of Place

• #3 Interns Conduct– Distant / Worst Visual

Location

– Deliberate Mistake

• #4 Multiple Movements– Incorporate Initial Fault

Missed by Intern

– Incorporate Movement Never Programmed

On/Off Sight Continued

Education

• Athletic Directors Meeting

– Coaching Staff Meeting

• Arrange to attend a conference

– Observe their interaction

– Initiate Introduction

• *Volunteer your staff*

Mock Interview / Exit

Evaluation

• Provide List of S&C Network– Gives Value to

Connections and Experience

• Select Coach In Network for Mock Interview– Similar / Polar

Opposite• Gary Smalley

• Bring In / Telecon with Recognized Coach– Book Author

– Motivational Speaker

• Feedback Session– Pros / Cons

– Self Evaluation

– Staff Evaluation• They teach us more