Total Hours for Week 17:  7

This week we had an away game against Malone University.  I helped Coach Ison with the conditioning workout on Monday.  I typed and printed the strength training workout for the week to give to the athletes.

I assisted the athletes with their weight training workout throughout the week.  Any assistance they needed in the weight room I would help them with.  Some needed to be spot when they were doing their lifts and other I helped ensure they were doing the lift correctly.  I made sure the athletes would put the weights the used back on the racks when they were done with them and if they forgot to I would put the weights back.  At the end of the week, I cleaned the weight room and put the bands up for the next week.  On Saturday, I helped Coach Ison with the warm-ups and stretches before the game and with the stretches after the game.  We lost against Malone University this week.

Total Hours for Week 16:  7

This week we had another home game against Northwood University.  On Monday I helped Coach Ison with the conditioning workout.  I assisted Coach Ison with the warm-ups and stretches during the week’s practices.  I typed and printed the weight training workout for the week.

I assisted the athletes with their weight training workout.  If an athlete was not doing the lift or exercise correctly, I would demonstrate the correct way to do the exercise.  I made sure they knew that doing the exercise correctly would help them prevent injury.  I cleaned the weight room at the end of the week and put the bands up for the next week.  I helped Coach Ison with the warm-ups and stretches before the game and with stretches after the game.  We lost the game with Northwood University.

Total Hours for Week 15:  7

This Saturday we were playing Grand Valley State at home so the schedule for the week was the normal schedule.  I helped Coach Ison with the conditioning workout on Monday and with the warm-ups and stretching during practices through the week.  I typed the weight training workout for the week and printed copies for all the athletes.

I helped the athletes in the weight room to make sure they were doing the lifts correctly and completed the entire workout.  I showed some athletes the proper technique for the band workouts and made sure they were doing the exercises slowly and with a controlled motion.  I cleaned the weight room on Friday and put the bands up for the next week.  I helped Coach Ison with the warm-ups and stretches before the game and with stretches after the game.  We lost the game against Grand Valley State.

Total Hours for Week 14:  7

Once the season started, my schedule was going to be very similar for most weeks.  The schedule was a little bit different this week because we played Michigan Tech this Saturday so we had to leave on Thursday night.  I helped Coach Ison with the conditioning workout on Monday and with the warm-ups and stretches during the week’s practices.  I typed and printed the weight training workout for the athletes.  I was in the weight room on Tuesday and Thursday to help with lifts and to correct the athletes’ exercise techniques.

On Thursday, I had to clean the weight room and put the bands up since we were leaving that night.  Coach Ison and I had to make sure all the athletes got their weight training workouts in early this week since we were leaving for Michigan Tech on Thursday night.  On Saturday, I assisted Coach Ison with the warm-ups and stretches before the game and with stretches after the game.  We lost the game against Michigan Tech.

Total Hours for Week 13:  8

This week was the week of our first game.  Since the athletes started classes this week and had different class schedules, the athletes had to come in to the weight room twice a week but the days differed for each athlete.  I had to make sure the weight room was ready each day and that the bands were available for the band workouts.  Coach Ison wanted me to be available for the athletes, to make sure they were doing the exercises correctly.  He checked on my mentorship hours and let me know his expectations for during the season.

I assisted Coach Ison with the conditioning workout on Monday and with the stretching and warm-ups through the week.  Coach Ison gave me the weight training workout and I would type it and make copies for the athletes for the week.  On Friday, I would clean the weight room and put the bands up for the next week.  On Saturday, I helped Coach Ison run the warm-ups and stretches before the game and do the stretches after the game.  We played McKendree University this Saturday and won. 

I experienced a success through my mentorship this week.  After the win on Saturday, I have several athletes come up to me and tell me that the hard work in camp and over the summer helped them during the game.  I told the athletes that it was their hard work that allowed them to be successful on the field and that they should keep working as hard as they did in camp throughout the season.  The players were able to have the endurance to play hard through the entire game which helped them win the game.  It felt good to be able to help the athletes in the weight room and camp to get stronger and have more endurance.