his assignment asks you to develop a template for building a foundation  for conducting practices and preparing a team or athlete for  competition.  This is the first of 3 assignments and 5 discussion boards  that will assist you with this foundation so that you can Plan, Teach,  Assess, and Adapt strength, conditioning, and performance enhancement to  promote athlete centered sport and skill development, future success,  and lifetime physical fitness and activity. This foundation will  culminate in the Final Assignment. 

Athlete Centered Strength, Conditioning, and Performance Enhancement

For this assignment you will be responsible to provide the following information:

• Identify and list the following:
   
• University Location and Demographics – previous season's record, ranking, or both.
• Sport
• Gender
• *Sport Class classification (In  addition to gender classification *Paralympic Athletes will require a  sport class classification depending on the sport you have chosen) https://www.paralympic.org/classification
• Average Athlete's Build (Height & Weight)
• Average  or Traditional prep (High School), college, and/or professional  experience. As applicable, for your team/athlete. Use 4 to 5 years of  history/biography to establish background of athletic experience. (We  are going to assume the team/athlete has been working with a strength,  conditioning, and performance enhancement coach for the length of time  they were in college sports and beyond if not clearly stated when  strength and conditioning started. 
• Describe why you chose to work with this team/athlete.
   
• Present a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining the rationale behind your choice in detail.
• Identify and  list all Sports Performance Initial Assessments you will conduct to  evaluate the athlete's conditioning, performance, and training needs.  Use Chapter 3 for assistance with choices.
   
• Regarding  Medical History, you can assume the Athletic Trainer and/or medical  staff (Paralympic) have cleared the athlete(s) for participation and  will perform any traditional medical assessments necessary. Athlete(s)  have been cleared to train and compete. 
• Categories for Sports Performance Assessments are located on page 83 of Chapter 3. PES 2nd Edition Chapter 3.pdf
• Organize assessments into their correct categories. Define each category in your own words.
• Future use of  this assignment. During weeks 2, 3, and 4 you will perform all chosen  assessments and record the results. This is to be submitted in  Assignment 2 due week 4. See assignment requirements for details. 

Provide an academic title page that  includes your name, the date, the course number and section, your  instructor's name and credentials, and the title of the assignment. 

   Please support the rationale for your thoughts and opinions.   Cite the sources of any definitions or ideas that are not your own using  appropriate academic sources. Bullet points and spacing are appropriate  for this assignment. You can use this submission as a template for your  Assignment 2 submission. 

• You have been hired as an NCAA Division I -  Strength, Conditioning, and Performance Enhancement Coach.
   
  • Choose a Team or Individual NCAA Division I Sport.  
• Identify and list the following:
   
• University Location and Demographics – previous season's record, ranking, or both.
• Sport
• Gender
• *Sport Class classification (In  addition to gender classification *Paralympic Athletes will require a  sport class classification depending on the sport you have chosen) https://www.paralympic.org/classification
• Average Athlete's Build (Height & Weight)
• Average  or Traditional prep (High School), college, and/or professional  experience. As applicable, for your team/athlete. Use 4 to 5 years of  history/biography to establish background of athletic experience. (We  are going to assume the team/athlete has been working with a strength,  conditioning, and performance enhancement coach for the length of time  they were in college sports and beyond if not clearly stated when  strength and conditioning started. 
• Describe why you chose to work with this team/athlete.
   
• Present a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining the rationale behind your choice in detail.
• Identify and  list all Sports Performance Initial Assessments you will conduct to  evaluate the athlete's conditioning, performance, and training needs.  Use Chapter 3 for assistance with choices.