Address: 1075 Satellite Blvd Suite 100
Location: Suwanee, GA
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: 7 Full-time, Unpaid
Timeframe: ? — 08/16/11
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Description
WPI is a state of art training and medical facility - 53,000 Square Foot - located Northeast Atlanta area. The facility trains athletes from the age of 8 to Professional level. The internship would involve working with the Medical staff and Performance team in developing, designing, implementing programs and actually training all levels of athletes. This is a fast paced arena of sports and training with some very exclusive clients within the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB.
Responsibilities
Working with athletes of all ages on improving their athletic ability, designing and implementing new programs within the WPI training system. The medical side would be doing physical evaluations and testing for baselines and future improvement. There is the opportunity to work side by side with the medical staff and performance staff.
Requirements
No really outside certification needed - looking for students that are looking in the medical area such as ATC, PT, PES or even early levels of medical degrees. On the fitness/wellness side the student could be a Physical Fitness major, sports medicine, sports management or any other performance based field.
