Personal Training

EAGLE STRENGTH

& CONDITIONING

PERSONAL TRAINING

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Personal Training is a demanding independent study for self-motivated students. The emphasis of the course will be on developing personal fitness training guidelines. The course will run in accordance with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). During the process of the course, students will be exposed to and learn different aspects of the exercise science and sports medicine field. The content will include the following subject areas; basic muscle physiology, exercise physiology, training principles, anatomy and kinesiology, strength and aerobic conditioning, program design and development, energy metabolism, applied biomechanics, nutrition, motivational tools, and client screening. At the conclusion of the class, students will take NASM's Certified Personal Trainer Exam and become a certified personal trainer. The cost forthis course is $400 (study material, book, exam fee). If students do not pass the certifying exam, the cost of a re-test is an additional $150. Parents and students should budget the re-test.

To register, you must contact Kyle Flannery, as he is our NASM correspondent. His phone number is (602) 383-1248, his email is . In the phone call or email, please provide him with the following: 1.) your full name as it appears on your driver’s license 2.) primary address 3.) email address 4.) phone number.

This course is taken as an elective. Prerequisite: course instructor approval, CPR/AED certified, and student must be 18 years of age by May of their senior year. It is the student’s responsibility to have their CPR/AED certification (through the Red Cross) completed and hold a hard copy of this. Students must make their own arrangements with an outside company to obtain this. The CPR/AED card and photo identification must be presented at time of certifying exam date to NASM administrators.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of the course will be for students to pass the NASM’s Certified Personal Trainer Exam which will certify them as a personal trainer. A score of a 70% passes this exam and certifies the student. It is recommended students take the certifying exam in January. By doing this, students who do not pass the exam, have adequate time to schedule and take the re-test. Students must schedule their exam through a 3rd party company, PSI, whose number is 1.800.211.2754. The nearest test location is Allentown and King of Prussia.

GRADING PROCEDURE

30 percentage points will be added into the student’s certifying exam score for their final grade. Students will be given an “Incomplete” each marking period until they take the certifying exam which should be in January or earlier. Once they take the certifying exam, then the instructor will change the “Incompletes” to a grade. Students will be given a 59% if they fail to take the certifying exam by May 1st.

MISSED WORK

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor on the day he/she returns from the absence to make arrangements to make up any missed assignments and/or assessments. All missed assignments and/or assessments must be made up within three school days from the day the student returns from the absence.