Individual Online Courses

This course is a Humanities course designed to explore the works of the artists chosen by the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) and their contributions to contemporary sport art history. The purpose of the course is to deepen students, understanding of the cultural context of sport, its relationship to art and the masters of that art. (4 CEUs)

The course provides an overview of the important aspects universal to coaching all sports. Topics explored are ethics, sports administration, coaching methodology, conditioning and nutrition, injury prevention, immediate care, rehabilitation and sports psychology.

This is a Humanities course designed to explore the works of the artists chosen by American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) and their contributions to contemporary sport art history. The purpose of the course is to deepen students’ understanding of the cultural context of sport, its relationship to art, and the masters of that art.

Designed to provide students with a theoretical base for teaching sport and sport skills with practical application. Includes the development of a coaching philosophy with an emphasis upon ethics in coaching. Also, a review of the impact of contemporary trends and issues on coaching is presented.

The study of human behavior in sport and exercise settings. Designed to provide students with the latest research on the theories of individual personality and motivational behaviors in sports participation.

This course covers the principles of sound nutrition as they relate to the athlete as well as to the average individual in our society. In addition, the course covers the physiological aspects of how nutrition affects the body in terms of overall optimal health.

This course examines the concepts, principles, and methods of organizing and administering security management and loss-prevention activities in industry, business, government, and sport venues. Emphasis is on protection of assets, personnel, and facilities.

The study of basic concepts, theories and organization of administration. The managerial environment, ethics, social responsibilities and strategic management as related to sport are also explored.

The study of the principles of personnel management including staffing and development of human resources as applied to sport.

The study of the principles involved in planning, marketing, producing and evaluating sports events and facilities.

A study of sport marketing principles and the elements of the marketing mix. Selected topics include advertising, promotions, pricing, sponsorships, licensing, and market segmentation.

A study of the nature, content and application of public relations in sport programs as related to educational institutions, organizations and associations.

This course is designed to provide the knowledge needed to assist students in making wise and informed decisions about their personal lifestyle behaviors to enable them to maximize their wellness. This course will help the students identify the various factors influencing their personal wellness along with the wellness of their community. Emphasis will be given to the areas related to disease prevention and physical activity.

This course presented as a workshop will introduce research design methods employed in a variety of settings. The format and techniques for writing a scholarly research paper will be presented. Various types of research commonly used are reviewed. The purpose of this workshop is to help scholars focus on their own research and writing as they work toward completion of their dissertations. The workshop is designed to assist graduate students at all stages of their research. Examine your ideas and attitudes toward the dissertation process and develop your toolset to effectively complete a quality dissertation.

CER 549s – Programa de Bienestar Materno – La actividad física es esencial para llevar una vida saludable y reducir el riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades crónicas y aumento de peso no saludable. Esto es especialmente cierto para las mujeres durante el embarazo. La actividad física puede tener beneficios a largo plazo para la madre y el niño. Puede mejorar la calidad de vida, disminuir muchas molestias asociadas con el embarazo y proporcionar fuerza y resistencia para un mejor trabajo de parto y experiencia de parto. Este curso está diseñado para proporcionar una visión general de los cambios del cuerpo femenino durante el embarazo, incomodidades comunes del embarazo, y algunas técnicas de ejercicio para preparar a la mujer embarazada para un parto vaginal o cesárea y favorable post-parte un recuperación y experiencia.

Physical activity is essential to leading a healthy life and reducing the risk of developing chronic disease and unhealthy weight gain. This is especially true for women during pregnancy. Physical activity can have long-term benefits for the mother and child. It can improve quality of life, lessen many discomforts associated with pregnancy, and provide strength and endurance for a better labor and delivery experience.  This course is designed to assist the fitness professional in developing an introductory understanding of a special fitness population, pregnant clients, and to consider the implications that pregnancy has for exercise and physical activity.

Addressed in this course are:

• Unit 1 – Understanding Pregnancy
• Unit 2 – Guidelines for Physical Activity During Pregnancy
• Unit 3 – Professional Responsibilities – Client Management
• Unit 4 – Fitness during Pregnancy & Preparing for Birth
• Unit 5 – Postpartum Exercise & Recovery

Designed for sport coaches in studying human movement as related to sport activities. Coaching techniques and methodologies that are used to enhance sport performance are also discussed.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that up to 3.8 million concussions occur in sports-related activities in the United States annually (Langlois, Rutland-Brown, & Wald, 2006). With millions of young athletes experiencing the effects of sport-related concussions each year, the need to effectively prevent, diagnose, and manage concussions is a major priority. With concussions being labeled as a significant public health issue, there is an immediate need for concussion awareness, training, and management programs across the globe. Widespread dissemination of knowledge has the potential to decrease the rate of concussions occurring in sports, as well as improve the current guidelines in place. This course provides an in-depth review of the risks, prevention, recognition, treatment, and management of sport-related concussions. This course also discusses the importance of awareness and education strategies for coaches, athletes, parents, administrators, and health care professionals. (4CEUs)

In this course, the fascia is described in very simple and easy-to-understand terms. The goal of this course is to understand the basics of anatomy and fascia function on which the FasciaMethod is based. Supplementary course materials including written lectures and articles that provide additional detailed information on the topic. This written course material is designed to support the enclosed video lectures.

The Academy’s online, video-driven ProMethod course is available for students interested in learning this cutting edge body maintenance program for themselves or their personal training clients. The ProMethod is built to help you optimize movement control, mobility and overall athletic performance for yourself or your fitness clients. The method can be used in training activities and will help boost athletic performance in all sports. ProMethod is designed by experienced physiotherapists and the method can be applied to all individuals from young children to senior citizens. The Academy’s ProMethod course is driven by video demonstrations led by technique developers from ProFTraining Finland. Students will also have access to video lessons explaining the sound science behind the ProMethod, written course materials, and more. Students who complete the ProMethod course will become certified to plan and instruct their own ProMethod body maintenance program for themselves, their personal training clients, or in group fitness sessions.

PowerMethod is a functional strength training concept developed by Finnish physiotherapists. PowerMethod is suitable for individuals, for group coaching and group exercise training. Individual and group coaching, for example sport teams, focuses on the development of strength features/capabilities according to individual needs. Group coaching can be, for example, small group coaching in the gym or physical coaching in a sports team. The concept develops strength, movement control and mobility taking into account the musculoskeletal system and myofascial function. PowerMethod strength training also serves as a rehabilitation training to rehabilitate/treat injuries or ailments. Strength training is important to every person and should focus more and more on exercise techniques, individual mobility and movement control to ensure safe and effective training. The coaching perspective is more important in PowerMethod than just the exercise instructions, as this program focuses on learning the optimal exercise techniques. Strength training is always performed within the range of motion that the client is currently able to perform.

The strength and conditioning professional must have a foundational knowledge and understanding of musculoskeletal function as well as those systems of the body that directly and indirectly support the musculoskeletal system and its primary function of movement.

Metabolic specificity of exercise and training is based on an understanding of the production and use of energy in biological systems. Efficient and effective training programs can be designed through an understanding of how energy is produced for specific types of exercise and how energy production can be modified by specific training regimens.

This course presents the knowledge along with helping you understand how the energy systems may be manipulated with resistance training to enhance the development of various target tissues and improvement of performance.