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Year of Appointment
2008
Education
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2000, PhD in Health Education,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
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1980, MA in Physical Education,
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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1973, BA in Physical Education,
McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois
Professional Experience
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2008: Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Kinesiology. Program coordinator for the Masters Degree in
Kinesiology with emphasis in Coaching, Texas Woman’s University,
Denton, Texas.
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2006-2008: Department Chair and
Associate Professor, Sport Coaching Department, United States
Sports Academy, Daphne, Alabama. Private speed development trainer
for softball and baseball.
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2004-2006: Private Speed Development
Trainer, eleven different sports, Sarasota, Florida
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2001-2004: Department Chair and
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Sport Science
and Sport Management, Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee.
Speed development trainer for football, baseball, volleyball, soccer
and cross country teams.
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1989-2001: Faculty and department
advisor, Fitness and Sports Science Department, Pima Community
College, Tucson, Arizona. Speed development trainer for baseball,
softball and track and field.
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1987 and 1988, Conditioning
Coordinator, Kansas City Royals Organization.
Research/Teaching Interests
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Coach athlete relationships
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Peak performance planning
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Speed development for all athletes
Recent Publications
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Turtle, K. and Ford, S. (2008).
Effective Goals Setting. The Sport Digest, 16, (2).
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Moore, T. and Ford, S. (2008).
Developing a Business Plan for Sport Management. The Sport
Digest, 16, (2).
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Ford, S. (2007) Coach Alert! If you
can’t demonstrate it or can’t explain it, Don’t Use It! Coaches
Quarterly, 16, (2), 11.
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Ford, S. (2006). Speed Development
Training. The Sport Supplement, 14, (3).
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Ford, s. (2006). Use Terminology that
Athletes Understand. The Sport Supplement, 14, (4).
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Reese, W. G. and Ford, S. (2006) Old
School vs. New School Coaching Styles. The Sport Supplement,
14, (4).
Classes Teaching
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KINS 5223 – Tactics and Strategies I –
Defense
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KINS 5213 – Principles of Optimal
Performance
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KINS 5913 – Individualized Study
(Softball)
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KINS 5233 – Tactics and Strategies II
– Offense
Miscellaneous
- Convention Committee – AAHPERD/NASPE
- ASEP Coaching Certified Instructor
- Sports Hall of Fame – McKendree
University
- Speed Development Trainer
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