Strength Coach Career

1. STRENGTH COACH

2. WHAT IS IT?
• STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACHES ARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
MENTORS WHO WORK WITH ATHLETES TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR GAME DAY.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEIR CONDITIONING IS UP TO CODE WHEN COMPETING
IN AN EVENT OR GAME.

3. WHEN DID IT ALL STARTED?
• BEFORE THE 1960’S, WEIGHTLIFTING WAS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS FOR
ATHLETES TO PERFORM DUE TO POSSIBLE DETRIMENTS THAT CAN HARM THEIR
HEALTH AND BODY.
• IT WAS IN 1963 THAT A MAN NAMED ALVIN ROY FOUND A WAY TO UTILIZE FREE
WEIGHTS INTO A WORKOUT REGIME IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. HE
UTILIZED THIS TECHNIQUE TRANSITIONING FROM WORKING AT LOUISIANA TECH
TOWARDS HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE THEN SAN DIEGO CHARGERS.
• ALVIN ROY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
COACH

4. SKILLS AND TRAITS
COMMUNICATE= YOU NEED TO ABLE TO TALK AND HAVE DIALOGUE WITH YOUR
CLIENT ON WHAT THEY NEED TO WORK ON.
PROBLEM SOLVE= BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S WRONG AND TO CORRECT THE
SITUATION WITH YOUR CLIENT.
MANAGE TIME= YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A TIMELINE ON WHEN YOU
WANT TO COMPLETE YOUR GOALS.
WORK WITH PEOPLE= BE ABLE TO BE SOCIAL WITH EVERYONE

5. WHAT'S ASKED OF THEM?
• MAINTAIN AND ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS
• CONSISTENTLY WORKING OUTDOORS
• SCHEDULING WORK AND ACTIVITIES WITH THE ATHLETES
• EVALUATE THE WORKOUTS AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT POSITIVELY
INFLUENCES THE ATHLETE

6. SALARY INCOME
• THE MEDIAN YEARLY SALARY IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR STRENGTH
COACHES IS $39,100 WITH THE HIGHEST BELONGING TO FLAGSTAFF AT
$42,250 AND THE LOWEST BELONGING TO PRESCOTT AT $25,430
• THERE IS AN ESTIMATED 2,454 STRENGTH COACHES IN THE MARICOPA COUNTY
WITH A 25% PERCENT GROWTH YEARLY
• IN FACT TEXAS IS THE NUMBER ONE STATE WITH THE MOST STRENGTH COACH
JOBS IN THE COUNTRY

7. PROS AND CONS
PROS-
TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN FITNESS, YOUR ALWAYS MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND
ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS, TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR MAKING A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLES LIVES
CONS-
THE HOURS CAN BE LONG OR SHORT DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR,
ITS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN UNSTEADY INCOME BASED ON HOW MANY CLIENTS
YOU HAVE, CERTAIN CLIENTS MAY BE RUDE AND UNGRATEFUL

8. EDUCATION
• TO WORK AS A COACH YOU MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND IN
CERTAIN CASES A FOUR-YEAR BACHELORS DEGREE
• TO BECOME A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST YOU MUST BE
CERTIFIED BY REGISTERING AND TAKING AN EXAM BY THE NCSA (NATIONAL
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION)

9. PROGRAM IN AZ
• THE BEST SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ARIZONA TO STUDY AND BECOME A STRENGTH
COACH WOULD BE THE ONE AND ONLY ASU
• MORE SPECIFICALLY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SOLUTIONS IN THE ASU
DOWNTOWN PHOENIX LOCATION IS THE BEST PROGRAM TO STUDY UNDER

10. PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY
• THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY WOULD HAVE THE
NUMBER ONE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY WHEN DEALING WITH SPORTS
SCIENCE AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING WORK.
• THE TUITION RATE FOR IN STATE STUDENTS IS $12,246/YEAR IN-STATE AND
$25,486/YEAR OUT-OF-STATE.