Fitness Resources
These are what YMCAs are
Example: Non-profit, low-cost memberships to help people keep active and healthy. They offer classes, swimming pools, and basketball courts.
Personal Trainers make between $__ an hour to $__ an hour.
30, 100
Bonus! If a personal trainer charges $45/hour and worked 15 hours in one week, how much money did they make?
Coaches in public schools need bachelor's degrees. True or false?
Residencies and internships are steps in getting a _______ degree, which many sports medicine specialists have.
Medical
These are what intermural sports are
Low-cost sports teams that play within the same community. Teams are made up of the same age and same athletic ability.
Pros and cons of being a personal trainer employed by a gym:
Pro: Don't need to look for clients to work with, can use the gym name and location to bring people in, don't need to buy their own equipment
Cons: need to give up some of their wages to the gym for using the equipment/customer base
Mark was paid $1530 in his paycheck for being a person trainer. However, he works for Planet Fitness and needs to give $350 back to the gym. How much does he have left over?
Most Athletic Coaches make between $__,000 to $__,000 a year.
$20, $40, some make millions
Sports medicine needs to have a medical degree AND a certificate.
False! While most sports medicine specialists have a medical degree, some only need a certificate.
These are some things departments of parks and recreation provide
- tennis courts
- basketball courts
- walking/hiking trails
- ice skating rinks
- skate parks
- bike trails
Pros and Cons of being a self-employed personal trainer:
Pros: all the money they make goes to them!
Cons: responsible for finding and keeping their own clients, need to pay for insurance to make sure clients are safe and protected, needs to find their own space and equipment
Do coaches play with their players?
Yes! They need to train with their athletes to strengthen weaknesses and encourage strengths.
How do sports medicine specialists work?
- They work on and off the field
- Focus on one kind of sport
- help prevent injures and treat them when they happen
- work with athletes and teams
There are no online fitness resources. True or false?
Personal trainers need to go to college to get a degree, true or false?
False! They only need a certificate. They can make more or less depending on the type of certificate they have.
Coaches only work with the physical activity of the sport. True/False
False! They need to help players build motivation and discipline as well as promote sportsmanlike conduct.
What is long term vs short term?
Long term = more than 6 months
Short term = less than 6 months
Sports medicine specialists help athletes with both!