Athletic Lab Internships
Athletic Lab is highly invested in coaching education. We aim to develop future leaders in the field of performance and sports science. Our primary avenues to achieve this are the Athletic Lab Coaching Academy and our on-site Coaching Mentorship (aka internship). With the mentorship, we equip individuals with the skills necessary to seamlessly transition into a high performance coaching or sport science role. To this end, the on-site mentorship is how we identify and train new individuals to join our team.
Our mentorship is recognized by the National Strength & Conditioning Association as an approved continuing education activity and graduates of the program can be found at the highest levels of Collegiate, Professional and National team sport, running private sector businesses, and working for some of the largest sports technology companies in the world.
The Athletic Lab internship program is highly competitive and will provide you with an opportunity to separate yourself from the pack. The following are just a handful of the benefits of the Athletic Lab internship program:
Our internship provides a mixture of education and experience of what it’s like to work in a High Performance environment. The following is a short description of the expectations for successful applicants to the Athletic Lab internship program:
- Internships are unpaid.
- Domestic and international applicants are welcome.
- Prior experience in strength and conditioning, sports performance, sports science or a related field is preferred.
- Current enrollment or recent completion of a degree in an accredited Sports Science academic program is preferred.
- We offer full and part time options however preferential selection will be given to those who can commit fully.
- Your time will be split between:
- Training related experience in the form of shadowing and coaching assistance
- Administrative and day-to-day operations (like client outreach, market assistance / research, facility maintenance, etc)
- Professional development and education (attending seminars and workshops, completing assignments, writing blogs, etc)
- We offer 2 tracks:
- Performance Coaching
- Applied Sports Science
There is substantial overlap between the 2 tracks as we believe that the two career paths require many of the same skills.
| Full Time | Part Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | 400 Hours | 200 Hours |
| Average weekly Commitment | 25 hours (Fall/Winter) / 30 hours (Summer) | 12 hours (Fall/Winter) / 16 hours (Summer) |
| Workshop & lecture access | Full | Limited |
| Assignment access | Full | Limited |
| Curriculum expectation | Full | Partial |
| Maintenance Obligations | Full | Partial |
| NSCA CEUs upon completion | Up to 4* | No |
| Credentials upon completion | CHPC L2 | CHPC L1 (additional fee) |
| Linkedin reference upon completion | Yes | No |
| Potential for paid work / honorarium | Yes | No |
*2 NSCA CEUS granted for completion of the internship and an additional 2 NSCA CEUs granted for completion of the included CHPC L1 Certification.
