The university’s exercise and sport science department will host the annual Oklahoma State Clinic of the National Strength and Conditioning Association on Feb. 17-18. It will be the second time for OCU to host the event.
The clinic will take place from 4-8 p.m. Feb.17 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18. The hands-on part of the clinic will be in the Exercise Science Building, and the lectures will be in the Homsey courtroom in Sarkey’s Math and Science Building.
The clinic allows local personal trainers and strength/conditioning experts to speak about their work and help further the understanding of their field to attendees.
The Oklahoma State Clinic is a state chapter of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The organization started in 1978 with 76 strength and conditioning coaches from different colleges and universities that came together with the goal of unifying their profession. The goal of the NSCA is to provide an evidence-based foundation for people who train.
OCU also hosted the clinic in 2012. Some of the students in the exercise science department helped host the event. Jason Miller, exercise science chairman, was a special speaker at the event as well. He will speak at the 2017 clinic from 4-5 p.m. Feb. 17.
His presentation will be entitled “Selecting Effective Recovery Strategies: A Journey Through the List of Recovery Modalities.”
“I will be speaking about recovery modalities, the things athletes need to do in between the workouts in order to recover faster,” Miller said.
Alyson Morse, exercise science junior, said she looks forward to learning more about recovery in fitness from Miller.
“I’m always excited to hear from Jason Miller,” she said. “Especially in a subject so relevant to today’s research and my own curiosity as an athlete. Mostly I am excited to take in all of the most recent developments of exercise science.”
The clinic of the NSCA is free to all OCU students who want to attend.
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