The Athlete Inside

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Online Correspondence Course Assignments
Step-by-Step Instructions



Section 1 - Introducing "The Athlete Inside"
Section 2 - Athletic Training & Conditioning Class: The First Week
Section 3 - Need to Know! Fitness Terms & Exercise Principles
Section 4 - Athletic Training Workout Design
Section 5 - Sports Lectures & Workouts
Section 6 - Another Game/Student Projects
Section 7 - More Sports!
Section 8 - It's All in Your Mind (at least 75%)
Section 9 - Personal Trainers & Group Instructors: How to Use this Information
Correspondence Course Assignments
Online Course Descriptions
"How to Order."

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is based on a college course I teach. It is a semester long course that teaches the students how to learn to condition themselves for whatever activities they may choose to do. The correspondence course assignments provide the group instructor and personal trainer with some valuable tools to design sport specific routines for their students. After completing this course you will be able to:

  1. Analyze the movement requirements of physical activities and sports in terms of aerobic, anaerobic, strength, and flexibility, as well as special skills.
  2. Design and teach workouts that will help condition students for sports.
  3. Write and lead visualization sessions that help train the exerciser mentally for peak performance in their sport participation.

This correspondence course has been approved for 1.3 ACE CECs.

ASSIGNMENTS

There are four assignments and a final exam for The Athlete Inside continuing education course. If you have ordered this course and been given a student ID number you may begin submitting your assignments. As you do each assignment, submit it on the Assignment Form. Please fill in all the information requested. When you have completed the four assignments, go to the Exam Page and take the final exam. If you want to print out this assignment page, please do so. Also, remember to bookmark this page for easy access to your assignments!

ASSIGNMENT 1
ASSIGNMENT 2
ASSIGNMENT 3
ASSIGNMENT 4

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Assignment #1

Read the course "The Athlete Inside." Write a summary about what you learned.
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Assignment #2

Design a fitness game to help teach your students exercise related principles.

  1. Use popular game shows or activity games as a base for your ideas.
  2. Build exercise information into the game. Formulate the "rules" of the game.
  3. Play it with a group of students.
  4. Ask them for their reactions to the game.
  5. Write a summary describing the game you designed, your reactions to playing it with your students, and the feedback you receive from the students. Include this summary in your assignment package.

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Assignment #3

Research a sport you are unfamiliar with. (Choose a sport NOT discussed in detail in this course)

  1. Write a 2-3 paragraph history about the sport.
  2. Analyze the movement needs:
    Aerobic
    Anaerobic
    Strength
    Skills
  3. List the Exercises and Design the Workout (for personal training OR a group class)
  4. Do the workout with a client or a class
  5. Write a 1 page summary of the feedback you get from your client or class.

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Assignment #4

Write a visualization script for a personal training client or a group class using these guidelines:

  1. Pick a feeling you want the client or class to feel
  2. Think of a general setting to suggest the feeling
  3. Explore ideas on how to describe it in a way everyone will understand
  4. Include some sport or activity performance imagery

Content

Select some background music and use the visualization with your student(s). Involve the students:

Ask your student(s) for their reactions to the visualization. Write a summary of the experience using feedback you get from your student(s). Include your visualization script in your assignment.

ASSIGNMENT FORM

Now that you have completed the assignments send an E-MAIL requesting the Final Exam. Please include your name and Student ID Number in the message.



Section 1 - Introducing "The Athlete Inside"
Section 2 - Athletic Training & Conditioning Class: The First Week
Section 3 - Need to Know! Fitness Terms & Exercise Principles
Section 4 - Athletic Training Workout Design
Section 5 - Sports Lectures & Workouts
Section 6 - Another Game/Student Projects
Section 7 - More Sports!
Section 8 - It's All in Your Mind (at least 75%)
Section 9 - Personal Trainers & Group Instructors: How to Use this Information
Correspondence Course Assignments
Online Course Descriptions
"How to Order."

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