Do you want to increase your knowledge in sports performance, but cannot fully commit to a full master’s degree? Our fully online 13-credit graduate certificate post-baccalaureate program in Sports Performance Training is designed to increase your knowledge of strength and conditioning for coaches and athletes of all levels and abilities. These courses will help you be a greater facilitator of sports performance and recovery practices to aid in your athletes’ short and long-term needs.
Our graduate certificate program is designed to fit your needs as a coach with fully online courses to enable you to work around your busy schedule.
The graduate certificate in Sport Performance Training will enable you to build confidence and improve your ability to facilitate short and long-term strength and conditioning programs, making you a more competent and complete coach to address the various general and specific sports performance and recovery needs. Completing the graduate certificate also allows for you to transfer your classes into the master’s degree program.
Based on your chosen courses and competency areas, the graduate certificate can help you become more efficient in the following areas:
The Sport Performance Training graduate certificate program is best suited to a student aiming to improve their exercise program design to complement sport-specific skills needed to positively influence their athlete’s performance in as many ways as needed. A graduate certificate can help build your confidence in designing these programs to suit the age range and abilities of the athletes you work with. A certificate can enhance your knowledge and skills, making you a more complete coach and practitioner, and can aid in your advancement within the job market.
The university reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, rates for fees, and tuition. Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible. In addition to tuition and fees, there are other expenses associated with your Cost of Attendance. A breakdown of a graduate student budget can be found on the "Estimate Your Cost of Attendance" page.
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