Month: July 2014

Dr. Jerry Mayhew, (HES Professor), Richie Schumacher (ES Graduate & Leadership Grad Student), David Meyerhoff (May ’14 ES Graduate), & Courtney Meyer (AT Student), pictured on the left,  Mrs. Jana Arabas (HES Instructor) and  Mrs. Brenda Embree (HES Administrative Assistant), pictured on the right, collaborated with the strength coaches at the University of Missouri to assess the body type and strength level of MU football players. Players were measured for skinfolds, muscle circumferences, and skeletal widths to determine their somatotype in an investigation exploring ways to make players stronger for their specific playing positions.  The information was gathered in April at Mizzou’s Practice Arena in Columbia, MO.

 

Laura Stark, a senior Exercise Science major, is interning with CES Performance in Houston, Texas this summer (May 14th-July 24th.)  During     her internship Laura is working as a Sports Performance Coach for athletes of all sports.  She trains grade school and high school athletes as well as college and professional athletes on the field and in the weight room. Laura’s favorite aspects of this internship are the knowledge and the experience she has gained through working with highly experienced coaches, including past NFL and MLB players, and working with and getting to know the current professional athletes who train at CES.

  

Seventy Exercise Science students are completing experiential learning experiences while enrolled in either ES 250, Exercise Science Practicum I, or ES 370, Internship in Exercise Science this summer semester.  While vacationing in Colorado in June, HES instructor Liz Jorn and her husband Phil (Counselor-University Counseling Services) visited her academic advisee Drew Fuemmeler. Drew has a summer internship at the YMCA of the Rockies located in Estes Park, close to Rocky Mountain National Park.  He is a senior Exercise Science student with a concentration in Sport and Recreation Management.

During his two-month internship, Drew is serving as a sports counselor for children enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 6. He is getting the kids excited about the World Cup, and trying out some new sports with them, including field hockey and cricket. He is finding his work experiences in Estes Park are an interesting supplement to his experiences in Kirksville.