With some recent tragic events in the sports community, there has been much talk about some changes that might take place in the Strength & Conditioning field. Legendary Strength Coach Bob Alejo wrote a fantastic article that we posted on StrengthCoach.com about his thoughts on the situation and how we ca stay on top of it.
My Solution to Put Us in a Better Position
This Op-Ed is prompted by Kurt Hester, Bob Bowlsby, NSCA, CSCCa, NCAA, the state of our profession and past tragic off-season training occurrences.
First, I applaud Kurt Hester for his willingness- as an institution employee- to call out the NCAA and its role in understanding the student-athlete (SA) health and performance delivery dynamic of the strength and conditioning (S&C) coach; certifying strength and conditioning associations and their absence of a joint agreement towards one of the goals of SA health and welfare; and for once again stating the not so uncommon practice of some sport coaches dictating the responsibilities of an S&C coach in and outside the scope of their job description and expertise.
Coach Hester, you’ve added a spark that hopefully ignites a raging bonfire of discourse that ends up in a clear solution. These are not topics for diplomacy.
I applaud Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner of the Big 12. At this year’s Big 12 media day he mentioned the NCAA will be looking at S&C coaches and what “they can do, how they’re supervised, and the like”. Bowlsby is the chairman of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and hopefully this will affect the entire profession. FootballScoop.com characterized Bowlsby’s discussion as the NCAA looking specifically at “…certification processes and hiring practices, as well as subsequent oversight after hiring.”
I say bring it on and when and where can I help! Here again, diplomacy does these topics no justice. Difficult questions and answers will rule the day.
Here is what has not been said:
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