Comprehensive Integration: Building a Unified Approach for Collegiate Strength and Conditioning
This session will explore how strength and conditioning professionals can adopt comprehensive integration to meet the evolving challenges in collegiate athletics. With limited time and increasing pressure for productivity due to the transfer portal and athlete turnover, efficiency has become a priority. By leveraging interdisciplinary collaboration, coaches can ensure that athletes’ health and performance needs are fully supported. This approach, pioneered by the University of Louisville, emphasizes efficiency and innovation, making it applicable across all divisions. Attendees will gain insights into positioning their programs for collaboration, improving resource management, and enhancing their overall impact on athletes. Learn how to create sustainable, productive systems that adapt to the demands of today's collegiate environment.
Dr. Ernie Rimer is in his fourth year as Director of Sport Science for University of Louisville Athletics.? The Sport Science Department seeks to transform the health and performance of student athletes through service, research, education, and innovation. ? Prior to University of Louisville, Dr. Rimer was the Director of Sport Science at the University of Utah. He also held strength and conditioning positions at the United States Ski & Snowboard Association and Northern Arizona University (NAU).? In 2020, Dr. Rimer co-founded?FYTT, a high-performance software for sports performance professionals. ? Dr. Rimer received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah (2019), and both his M.Ed. in Education (2006) and a B.S. in Exercise Science (2004) from NAU. He has additional education in data science and statistics from University of Utah, and software development from?DevPoint Labs, where he was awarded the 2020 Opportunities in Tech Scholarship. ? Dr. Rimer is certified in strength and conditioning (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), where he collaborated with other ?sport science professionals to create that certified professional sport scientist (CPSS) launched in 2021. ?Additionally, he has presented at numerous national and international conferences on various topics in sport.
