Washington State University Athletics

The Student Strength and conditioning program at Washington State University serves many functions; the most important function is helping serve our student athletes within our athletic program. The program also gives students invaluable experience that will help prepare them for a full-time career. We do mainly focus on the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning profession, but we have a wide variety of students use our program for other future endeavors in related fields. Some of those related fields are physical therapy, athletic medicine, personal training, sport coaching, and physical education. Although we do not require a specific major for this volunteer experience, we do prefer students to be involved in programs such as Athletic Training, Movement Studies and the college of Education.

The student program here at WSU has produced many quality and highly sought after Strength and Conditioning professionals and has been able to help place former students in a wide variety of settings after their experience here. We have former students in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, as well as many in collegiate athletic programs across the country.

Although we do not require a specific major for this volunteer experience, we do prefer students to be involved in programs related exercise science programs of study.

The goals of the Volunteer Coaching Program are to use student strength coaches to increase the quality of service for the student athletes and in return engaging student strength coaches in an environment preparing them for a career in or related to professional strength and conditioning. Students will be scheduled to volunteer 8-10 hours a week.

The goals of the Strength and Conditioning Program are to provide a better understanding of resistance training program design and responsibilities of the strength and conditioning profession. To review and discuss current literature in the field and to provide an experience that aims to prepare students to continue on in the field of strength and conditioning. To prepare students to pass the exam to become a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) with maintaining recognition of our education program by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. To prepare students to be highly respected professionals that utilize their strength and conditioning knowledge in their future career. Students will be asked to volunteer 8-10 hours a week for an estimated 120-150 hours per term.