I’ve received several questions on how to enter the field of strength and conditioning, and how to get into coaching athletes over the last couple of months.
Questions like:
“How do I get started with training athletes?”
“Which certifications should I get?”
“What continuing education tools do you recommend?”
“Yunus, how come you keep getting more handsome every year that passes?”
Rather than answer all those emails landing in my inbox one-by-one, I’m putting this article up as mandatory reading for all ya peeps entertaining thoughts on becoming a strength coach.
Breaking into strength and conditioning certainly isn’t easy if you don’t already have established connections within the industry.
Fear ye not, though.
I’ve compiled your 12-month curriculum for How to Become a Strength and Conditioning Coach 101 below.
Follow the five steps I lay out for one full year, and you’ll be well on your way to becoming a strength coach, and further ahead than 98% of those contemplating getting into the field.
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