The Sports Medicine Technology program at Mayland Community College’s Yancey Learning Center just started for the fall semester.
With a good student turnout, the class will begin with classroom instruction on campus and include hands-on training at one of Yancey County’s local gyms, Small Town Fitness. Instructor Juliana Sproles is enthusiastic about offering this program in the community, as it will provide students with a variety of different career opportunities.
Students who complete Sports Medicine Technology may go on to become Certified Personal Trainers.
“They will be able to build on a foundation of knowledge and expertise to go further into a variety of fields within the healthcare continuum,” Sproles added.
Topics of study for the program include professional development and responsibility, client relations and behavioral coaching, applied sciences (body systems, human movement, exercise metabolism, bioenergetics), health, fitness, movement, and performance assessments, exercise technique, training instruction and program design.
Sproles is well-versed in all aspects of health and wellness—using her knowledge to help others achieve their fitness goals.
“One of my goals in life is to help people ease their mental and physical anguish, to move freely, feel stronger and be mentally uplifted,” she said. “I like to share the exhilaration of completing and achieving big goals. The heart of people in our area beats strong and I believe there is a deep caring amongst the staff at Mayland that will match well with the students entering this program.”
Check Mayland Community College’s website for more information on the Sports Medicine Technology program, one of our many State and National Credentialing programs. Updates will be posted online about the next available section of this program, mayland.edu.
Earth to Sky Park has laser light shows
The Glenn and Carol Arthur Planetarium at the Mayland Earth to Sky Park in Burnsville is offering a variety of unique laser light shows this fall that take traditional light shows to the next level.
Laser beams shoot from all angles across the planetarium’s dome to the beat of popular music. Fog highlights the laser beams to create a concert-like environment.
An upcoming show pays tribute to Pink Floyd on Friday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.
Show schedules and ticket purchases are available online at mayland.edu/planetarium. Each laser light show lasts approximately one hour and tickets are $20 each. In addition to laser light shows, the planetarium offers traditional astronomy and STEM education shows. All shows take place in the Glenn and Carol Arthur Planetarium in Maylands’s Earth to Sky Park at 66 Energy Exchange Drive, Burnsville.