What different employment settings are available to strength and conditioning specialists?
• Collegiate level: These individuals are tasked and employed to improve the sport performance of teams not just during the sport season but in off-season times as well. Sometimes a coach will decide they want the strength and conditioning specialist to focus specifically on one area of improvement. For example, if there are many torn ACLs on a team, the head coach will likely ask the strength and conditioning specialist to focus on preventing these types of injuries. At the collegiate level the S&C coach has more contact with the athlete than anyone else. They see the athlete every day even when they’re out of season. • Professional and club sports teams: For professional sports strength and conditioning specialists work to condition the teams and focus on improving their speed, agility, and overall performance. • Sports performance clinics: Some of these clinics are franchised and others are privately owned or owned by a hospital. In these settings individuals, small groups, and team
