Students Featured on KIN Website

May 2013 graduates Eva Hannesdottir, Lindsey Hogan and Meghan Pietraccini are featured on the Kinesiology website for their involvement in the Morrison-Bruce Center. Read the story here: http://www.jmu.edu/kinesiology/

Last Minute Summer Internship in Maryland?

Sarge Athletics, located in Ijamsville, MD, is currently offering internship opportunities (June 1st-August 30th) for:

 

          Sports Performance Coach (three internships remaining), and

    

          Sports Marketing (two internships remaining)

 

Sports Performance Coach position description below

Physical Therapy Volunteers Wanted

Physical Therapy Volunteer - Weyers Cave, VA

Looking to get volunteer hours in a physical therapy clinic? Kevin Rasnick at Advantage Physical Therapy in Weyers Cave is looking for volunteers in his Weyers Cave and Harrisonburg, VA offices. Weyers Cave is about 15 miles from Harrisonburg, so if you are interested in this opportunity you need to have your own reliable transportation. He is currently looking for summer and fall semester volunteers. His contact information is:

 

Kevin D. Rasnick LPTA,CM

Advantage Physical Therapy & Sports Performance

(A Drayer Physical Therapy Institute Facility)

54 Franklin Street

Weyers Cave, VA 24486

(540-234-8800) Kevin@advantageptsp.com

 

It is possible to get summer credit for KIN 471 or KIN 481 for this experience if you act quickly. Contact Jana ASAP if you're interested.

Need a CPR class?

Ashley Harman, an Exercise Science Alum, is teaching a CPR class at Harrisonburg Rescue Squad on Sunday, May 5 at 9am. The cost of the course is $60 for the American Heart Association certification and it is good for 2 years. Contact Ashley to register, ashstarr30@gmail.com.

Looking for a job?

Here are some sites:

http://www.ymca.net/career-opportunities/ (community fitness and wellness)

http://www.wtsinternational.com/ (corporate fitness)

http://www.nrpa.org/careers/ (parks and recreation)

http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=2678 (links to the National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) career center)

Need an elective for Fall 2013?

Want to learn to teach group exercise?

My recently developed 3-credit hour elective course, KIN 422: Advanced Principles of Group Exercise Leadership, will be available again for enrollment in the Fall 2013 semester.

Course description: Theories, principles and procedures involved with leading group fitness classes. Students will gain knowledge and experience in class design and choreography development. Programming for children, older adults, pregnancy and aquatic exercise will be included. Practical and written assessments will occur throughout the semester. Participation in group exercise classes outside of class is a requirement. Students will have the opportunity to enroll in the AFAA Primary Group Exercise Certification hosted in Godwin Hall in December 2013.

This course will sharpen skills necessary to be an effective instructor in a variety of physical activity settings - group exericse, personal training, coaching lifts, for example. The ability to communicate in a clear, conscise way is universal.

Course prerequisites: GKIN 100, KIN 202, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR

This course will be half lecture and half physical activity lab. The lab will allow students the opportunity to practice the theory learned from lecture.

When: Monday/Wednesday 2:30pm-3:45pm. Location in Godwin 208 and Multipurpose Room.

Instructor: Jana Walters (walterjr@jmu.edu)

Want research experience?

Dr. Trent Hargens, Exercise Science faculty member, is looking for a research assistant for the fall semester. The project is about submaximal exercise response in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Hargens can be contacted via email at hargenta@jmu.edu