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Interview with Jay Dawes, Director of Education for the National Strength & Conditioning Association about getting certified through his organization.

Podcast With Jay Dawes Dir. Of Education For The NCSA.

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Interview with Jay Dawes MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, Director of Education for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Main Topic: Getting certified through the NSCA!

October 26, 2007; 43:46 minutes 10.0 MB audio

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About This Episode

Get certified in Strength And Conditioning!

Jay Dawes also serves as an assistant strength coach in the NSCA's Human Performance Center and is pursuing his Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University in health and human performance/exercise science. He is also a frequent presenter at the local, state and national level on various topics related to health, performance, and personal training.

He is certified by the NSCA as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified Personal Trainer, the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health Fitness Instructor, the American Council on Exercise as a Certified Personal Trainer and USA Weightlifting as a Club Coach.

Jay Dawes.

Jay has co-authored several strength and conditioning books and manuals including 101 Drills and Games for Conditioning Athletes, Training the Tactical Athlete: Special Forces Assessment and Selection Training Manual, and Training the Tactical Athlete: Basic Combat Readiness Training Manual. He has created or been featured in 7 instructional videos for the strength and conditioning professional, published numerous articles for various industry publications, including Strength and Conditioning Journal, NSCA Performance Training Journal, Training and Conditioning Magazine, NSCAS TSAC report, and the American College of Sports Medicine Certified Newsletter.

Jay is also frequently utilized as an expert source by a variety of media publications and programs, including Consumer Reports, Shape Magazine, Women's Health, MSNBC, USA Today, and Run Fast Promotions.

Here are a few of the questions Jay answered:

How did you get involved in health and fitness?

How did you end up at NSCA?

How has the transition to NSCA been?

What is your job responsibility as Director of Education?

What is the NSCA's charter or mission?

Please explain the certifications the NSCA offers?

What is there so much controversy in the fitness industry over certification standards?

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