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Coach Development Overview (00)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
Coach Development Overview (00)
This introduction gives the objectives, approach, and set-up of the Coach Prep Course, as well as a quick overview of other components of the Starting Strength Coach Development program.
Getting Set Up (01)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
Getting Set Up (01)
An introduction to the user interface, profile set up, and communication options on the learning mangement system (LMS) and the Forum. All of these things are pretty easy to find and self-explanatory, but we've pointed out a few things you...
User Background Surveys (02)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
User Background Surveys (02)
These three surveys are where we get to know some background information about you.
Learning Strategies (03)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
Learning Strategies (03)
This section runs through some approaches you may want to try to help you process information, recall it better, learn it and really OWN it. Everyone should read the Learning Strategies summary page. A three-part video (~1 hr 6 min) follows that...
Instructors (04)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
Instructors (04)
An introduction to course creators and mentors.
Resource Bank (05)
Coaching Prep Course
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A: Orientation
Resource Bank (05)
Lists of resources for further study and to build your reference library.
1.0 - Coaching (1)
Coaching Prep Course
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B: Coaching
1.0 - Coaching (1)
In this first week, coaching is defined, its components described, and the role of cues to communicate in real time is explored. The core instruction is given via a ~24 minute video that is broken into 3 parts. The coaching assignment includes a...
2.0 - Coaching (2)
Coaching Prep Course
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B: Coaching
2.0 - Coaching (2)
This module goes introduces the "coaching eye" and how it develops over time with experience as a lifter and a coach.
3.0 - Strength Training - Fundamental Concepts (3)
Coaching Prep Course
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C. Basics of Strength, Physiology, and Anatomy for Barbell Training
3.0 - Strength Training - Fundamental Concepts (3)
This module introduces basic definitions and concepts key to strength training with a few short videos. You should make sure to read the two articles from StartingStrength.com that are at the top of the additional resources document. The articles...
4.0 - Muscle Structure & Contraction (4)
Coaching Prep Course
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C. Basics of Strength, Physiology, and Anatomy for Barbell Training
4.0 - Muscle Structure & Contraction (4)
This unit starts by explaining overarching ideas of why a familiarity with basic sciences is important to a professional barbell coach, but at the same time how getting lost in the minutiae is a pitfall that should be avoided. After this, we go...

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