YSCCa

Comment by Blair Wagner on February 8, 2010 at 12:56pm

What would it take to have the 1st annual YSCCa conference? What sort of time frame would you be looking at? I feel it would be a great opportunity for young coaches to get some presenting experience and provide hands on information to the up and coming coaches of tomorrow.

Comment by Adam Hermann on February 9, 2010 at 1:19pm

Great idea for the conference. I am not sure of all that would be involved in starting an YSCCa conference but is it possible to get a meeting together to discuss options at the CSCCa conference in Orlando? That might be a good place to get many people together and discuss options.

Comment by Beau Arney on February 10, 2010 at 2:11pm

Thanks for the Invite Adam. Hope to see in THE VILLE soon.

Comment by Eric Hammer on February 10, 2010 at 2:47pm

This group is a tremendous idea by Adam! Coach Taylor brings up a great point in internships. What are we doing to teach, or mentor our interns. I think our internship curriculum at the University of Louisville is designed to bring practical application to the science background of Exercise Science majors. We have 9-topic / 15 week curriculum that covers all topics that strength and conditioning coaches need to have an understanding of. There are so many internship programs out there that have no vision / plan for interns that travel half way across the country to come and learn for a semester. I don't want to write all this down so if anyone is interested in taking this discussion further I am all for it. I always enjoy hearing how things are done at different places.

Comment by Samuel L. Chatman II. on February 11, 2010 at 12:29pm

I will admit that a lot of good points that are being brought up. I'm very fortunate of the internship that I recieved at Missouri state University, but I have learned that internships in the Midwest are very hard to come by. Not only that, but most don't really prepare you well enough to have a good transition into a graduate assistant position. As I'm finding out this is a hard profession to break into, and the internship is the building block for your career. I'm glad to see that there are professionals in the field who feel the same way.

Comment by Adam Feit on February 12, 2010 at 1:00pm

1) A conference is a great idea. I have spoken with Chuck Stiggins and Boyd Epley and we will be launching somewhat of a co-op force with getting more readers and contributors for this group. Both the CSCCa and the NSCA have agreed to post our newsletters on their website for direct download. I think the YSCCa would fair better with working with the CSCCa and possibly having a workshop during their national conference at some point in the near future to gather more members.

I appreciate all the support and please, if any of you feel we need additional methods of learning, communication, or flat out improvements in this endeavor, let me know. This is a group for all of us and the more feedback we receive, the more we will learn.

Comment by Joseph Tronzo on February 13, 2010 at 3:45pm

I don't know if anyone has already seen this, but there is a virtual weight room designing program on the Hammer Strength website. If you have not, it is a very beneficial tool for anyone wanting to design a new, or re-configure their present facility. You can customize square footage, add equipment, get exact spacing, add walls, etc. Go to HammerStrength.com, click on the "Virtual Training Web SIte" then "Online Facility Planning."

Comment by Darius Ducre' on February 14, 2010 at 3:12pm

Thank you for the invite-I would like to ask other than applying to open positions to Universities,etc.; how does one go about getting hired. I have experience and am currently pursuing the final courses of a M.S. degree. All suggestions are welcomed.

Comment by Blair Wagner on February 18, 2010 at 8:16am

Darius, first things first. Ask yourself, "with what sports and at what level do you want to pursue the strength and conditioning coaching profession?" After viewing your profile, it looks like you have some quality experience coaching baseball players, directing your own programs and other various experiences. Do you want to continue working with baseball players or do you want to take on a new challenge of working with collegiate athletics, professional football, or any other sports? Ask yourself another question, "Where do you want to be 3 years from now?" If you want to be working for a FBS football program, then you need to start taking steps in that direction. Wherever you want to be, map out a plan and then take the steps in order to reach your ultimate destination. You might have to take a small step backwards (volunteer) in order to complete your journey, but you will be better off building a network, and establishing relationships than simply submitting resumes to every job posting you see. Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Comment by Darius Ducre' on February 25, 2010 at 11:43am

Blair, Thanks for the great sdvice-yes I do want to coach on the collegiate level and have been looking into Univs. where I could possibily Intern in and around my local area. I would also like to learn more so I can be as well rounded as possible but I would like my focus to be football,basketball, and baseball.
Hopefully this will help me be more marketable; these are sports that I love.

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