GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
SUMMER 2024
ABOUT GCU
Hear from Sports Performance Coach and Internship Coordinator:
AUSTIN TOMAZ
LOCATION
PHOENIX, AZ
NUMBER OF STAFF
6 (6 MALE, 0 FEMALE)
DURATION
JUN 1ST - AUG 31ST
AVG. NUMBER OF INTERNS
1-3
HOURS PER WEEK
11-20
NUMBER OF SPORTS
16-20
STATUS
UNPAID
CONFERENCE
WAC, NCAA DI
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 27TH 2024
OUR CURRICULUM
1: GOAL SETTING, TECHNOLOGY, WALKTHROUGH
Intern expectations are set, teach the steps to running our force plate and other technology within our department
2: PROGRAM DEFENSE NO. 1
Sets the bar of where our interns are at in terms of building a program
3: MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND PROGRAMMING BLUEPRINTS
Teach the main movement patterns and build out a blueprint to use for programming
4: REVERSE ENGINEERING
The steps to create a needs analysis
5: COACHING CUES AND WARM UPS
Create and coach the other interns/coaches through a warmup
6: INTRO TO ANNUAL PLAN; THE CNS
looking at the differences between offseason, preseason, in-season, and postseason and how that effects our training
7: DAILY/WEEKLY LAYOUT
What makes a "high" day a "high" day?
10: ART OF PROGRAMMING NO. 2
GPP, SPP, FITT Principle & Programming Templates: APRE, 5-3-1, Triphasic Training, Westside Conjugate system, Tier system, EDT, 1x20, EMOM
13: LATERAL SPEED
Programming considerations
8: PROGRAM DEFENSE #2 AND PERIODIZATION
Full resistance training for offseason/ in-season. Show weekly layout of speed/conditioning
11: METABOLIC CONDITIONING
Aerobic principles
14: PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS
Resume building, interview skills, professionalism
9: ART OF PROGRAMMING NO. 1
Stress, SAID principle, Progressive overload, GAS Principle
12: LINEAR SPEED AND PLYOMETRICS
Programming considerations
15: FINAL PROGRAM DESIGN
Presentation and defense of final program
OUR TECHNOLOGIES
OUR ALUMNI NETWORK
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JACOB LAWRENCE
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSTY
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JARED MCDONALD
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
TO APPLY:
Email: austin.tomaz@gcu.edu
Deadline: 04/27/24
Cover letter detailing why an internship experience with GCU Sports Performance will help you develop as a professional
Resume of prior experiences
CPR/AED
Pursuing or holding CSCS/SCCC/USAW
Contact information for 3 references
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