Sports Performance Courses

COST
$340 - includes one year of USA Weightlifting membership, a manual, a video and (upon successful passing of the course) an official USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach polo-shirt.

$460** - includes 3 days room & board at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, one year of USA Weightlifting membership, a manual, a video and (upon successful passing of the course) an official USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach polo-shirt. **INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS (including Canada) - contact the National Office at usaw@usaweightlifting.org or 719-866-4508 for more information regarding the price of courses held at the OTC.


DESCRIPTION
The Sports Performance Coach course focuses on the utilization and application of the Olympic lifts and their assistance exercises, plyometrics and medicine ball training to the realm of sport specific training, power development and injury prevention. The course is appropriate for high school, college and professional sports coaches who work with athletes from other sports besides weightlifting, such as football, track and field, wrestling, etc. It is also appropriate for personal trainers who work with private clients, incorporating weightlifting into their personal fitness routines.

There are no prerequisites to take this course. Materials include a manual, a video and once the course is passed, an official USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach polo shirt. 

Annual renewal of USA Weightlifting membership and recertification testing, along with payment of renewal/recertification fee, are required in order to maintain valid USA Weightlifting coaching certification. Coaching certification expires immediately upon expiration of USA Weightlifting membership.