I Want To Pursue My Education In Kinesiology

I heard a familiar unlocking of walker brakes and a soft mumble in the distance in my native tongue saying, keep going, just a step, as determination grew on my fathers face. The thud on the floor left by his foot led me to see the pride shine over his face as he was no longer defenceless against the rigidity of Parkinsons a condition that was progressively limiting his movement. As time went on, rehabilitation specialists would find themselves in and out of our house to assist with his quality of life. With each visit, my father worked hard to improve his posture and stamina and by using resistance bands, various rehabilitation exercises and weightlifting, he retained his ability to walk despite every challenge. The disease gradually crept

The education I received provided me with a better understanding of aphasia, Parkinson's disease and the impact of science on health. Throughout my education I was given the opportunity to work with children in the setting of a youth group director, reading assistant and sports coach. The challenges in these diverse settings shared the same universal objective of keeping the child's attention. Often seen as a mentor to these children, I strove to not only be a positive role model by demonstrating leadership, confidence and respect but placed great importance on the value of empathy, the driving force in keeping their attention and motivation. By viewing things from their perspective, I had insight to the reason behind their behaviour. This enabled me to help them achieve their potential, be it through creating innovative reading programs or building a different sports drill, the underlying skills I used facilitated my ability to be an excellent leader.

As I had expanded my training experience as a coach I was selected to intern at Spartan Performance at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. I learned to adapt quickly to this fast-paced and dynamic situation as I began to appreciate the importance of teamwork. Athletes were trained in a manner that required multiple interns working together to create ideal training programs while also being taught the technical knowledge from the higher-level interns. The well-built team ensured the effectiveness of training as each individual contributed to the athletes care and