Your internship or coaching development program should be a professional development program, not the result of saying, “I need somebody to do the busy work in the weight room.”

I spent a year of my master’s in Michigan Technological University’s “Rhetoric Theory and Culture” program. The time spent in this field has made me a better coach with lessons all coaches can benefit from.

Stepping outside ‘the grind’ of coaching has given Mark a different perspective on his career in strength and conditioning and the challenges that young coaches face. He shares his thoughts on this topic and more in Episode 77.