You're going to want to tune into this episode with Coach Matt! This conversation with Matthew Ibrahim explores the importance of providing a practical component to education on athletic performance. Matt expresses that students should not simply memorize information, but rather be challenged and apply concepts through hands-on activities. Matt discusses that, in order to be certified, a practical component should be required. This idea of practicality is the driving force behind Athletic Performance University, an 8-week online mentorship program. The goal of the program is to ensure that students are equipped and prepared to enter the field of coaching, personal training, and fitness.If you enjoy the episode, screenshot it and tag us on social media.
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About Today's Guest
Matthew Ibrahim is an experienced Strength & Conditioning Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the high-performance setting since 2007. He is a College Professor of Exercise Science at Quincy College (full-time) and Maryville University (part-time), the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Gold Standard Basketball Training (part-time) and a Ph.D. student in Human & Sport Performance (part-time).Matthew is the founder of Athletic Performance University (APU), an online mentorship course helping Strength & Conditioning Coaches and Exercise Science students improve in career cornerstone skills: coaching, creating and communicating. Currently, he is in the midst of writing a book through Human Kinetics on the topic of training for athletic performance.As a public speaker, Matthew has presented nationally in over 20 U.S. states, highlighted by his presentations at the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), Perform Better, Sports Academy (formerly Mamba Sports Academy), EXOS inside Google Headquarters, UFC Performance Institute, Stanford University, Duke University and Equinox, in addition to several international presentations throughout Europe.His work has been featured in Exxentric, Future, HoopStudy, Men’s Journal, Science for Sport, StrengthCoach.com, T-Nation, TrainHeroic and TrueCoach.Learn more about Matt here:
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