Weightlifting Tryouts
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Our TraditionThe ETSU sport science department, Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education was started by Dr. Mike Stone and his wife Meg Stone. They are known around the globe and have close to 100 years of coaching experience between the two of them. They have developed the students in the program to be excellent coaches, researchers, and sport scientists. Our program encompasses many different aspects not found in other training facilities. We have professors that are experts not only in sport science, but also in sport nutrition, biomechanics, and power development.
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Our MissionThe mission of the ETSU weightlifting program is to develop an athlete to an Olympic Gold medalist. In order to pursue this mission, our program is characterized by rigorous applications of sport science and is supported by financial assistance for our resident student weightlifters in the form of scholarships through the University.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs regarding the ETSU Weightlifting program
Q: Do I have to be a student of ETSU to join the team?
A: No. However, because our program is set up within a university department, the majority of our financial support to our weightlifters is in the form of scholarship. In other words, you need to be a student of ETSU to receive most of the financial support from our program.
Q: Do I have to be an undergraduate student to receive scholarship?
A: No. Master’s students are also eligible for scholarship. However, PhD students are not.
Q: What does an athlete need to join our team? What is the minimal total an athlete needs to join our program? How much weightlifting experience do I need to join our team?
A: We do not have a clear-cut answer for these questions because we look for potential to be an Olympic gold medalist in an athlete. For example, we have recruited an athlete who has very little experience in Weightlifting.
Q: I’m a college student and considering transferring. I have some advanced placement credit hours from high school. Can these classes be transferred to ETSU?
A: Generally, yes. However, this depends on a major as well as department. Please inquire the ETSU admission office for this.
Q: What age group do we primarily recruit from?
A: While an age group is not something we focus on, because our mission is to develop an Olympic gold medalist, we tend to recruit high school seniors who are more likely to have a greater window of development compared to older more experienced lifters. However, this does not mean that we do not recruit older more experienced lifters.
Q: What scholarship does our program offer?
A: we have multiple levels of scholarship. Above in the flyer is a table of examples of levels of scholarship we offer.
Q: Do I have to be a student of ETSU to join the team?
A: No. However, because our program is set up within a university department, the majority of our financial support to our weightlifters is in the form of scholarship. In other words, you need to be a student of ETSU to receive most of the financial support from our program.
Q: Do I have to be an undergraduate student to receive scholarship?
A: No. Master’s students are also eligible for scholarship. However, PhD students are not.
Q: What does an athlete need to join our team? What is the minimal total an athlete needs to join our program? How much weightlifting experience do I need to join our team?
A: We do not have a clear-cut answer for these questions because we look for potential to be an Olympic gold medalist in an athlete. For example, we have recruited an athlete who has very little experience in Weightlifting.
Q: I’m a college student and considering transferring. I have some advanced placement credit hours from high school. Can these classes be transferred to ETSU?
A: Generally, yes. However, this depends on a major as well as department. Please inquire the ETSU admission office for this.
Q: What age group do we primarily recruit from?
A: While an age group is not something we focus on, because our mission is to develop an Olympic gold medalist, we tend to recruit high school seniors who are more likely to have a greater window of development compared to older more experienced lifters. However, this does not mean that we do not recruit older more experienced lifters.
Q: What scholarship does our program offer?
A: we have multiple levels of scholarship. Above in the flyer is a table of examples of levels of scholarship we offer.
Q: What services does our program offer?
A: We offer a sport science service for performance monitoring, sport nutrition service, and full access to an athletic training room.
Q: What is expected once I join the team?
A: there are many expectations. However, you are expected to comply 100% with our program including club affiliation and training program and schedule.
Q: What does a typical year look like for the lifters on the team?
A: All lifters on the team are expected to train the majority of a year at our training site. They are typically allowed to spend time outside our training site after American Open until the first or second week of January and after Sr. Nationals until first or second week of August.
Q: What is expected once I join the team?
A: There are many expectations. However, you are expected to comply 100% with our program including club affiliation and training program and schedule.
A: We offer a sport science service for performance monitoring, sport nutrition service, and full access to an athletic training room.
Q: What is expected once I join the team?
A: there are many expectations. However, you are expected to comply 100% with our program including club affiliation and training program and schedule.
Q: What does a typical year look like for the lifters on the team?
A: All lifters on the team are expected to train the majority of a year at our training site. They are typically allowed to spend time outside our training site after American Open until the first or second week of January and after Sr. Nationals until first or second week of August.
Q: What is expected once I join the team?
A: There are many expectations. However, you are expected to comply 100% with our program including club affiliation and training program and schedule.
TRYOUTS ARE CLOSED FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER
Application Instructions
The process to join our team
Step 1: Fill out and submit our online application form below. We will review each application and contact those who we are interested in (see FAQs for what interests us) after the application deadline.
Step 2: Upon receiving an invitation to our tryout, get back to us with your intention to attend or not.
Step 3: Attend the Spring 2023 Tryout to be held in person on Friday, 3/24 (meeting), and Saturday, 3/25 (physical assessments).
Step 4: After the tryout, we will review all of your information gathered during the tryout. We will then contact you regarding our decision on a scholarship offer. The deadline to apply for the Spring 2023 Tryout is February 10th at 11:59pm.
*For further details on the TENTATIVE schedule and what the tryout will entail, please see the linked document: Tryout Schedule Spring 2023
Step 1: Fill out and submit our online application form below. We will review each application and contact those who we are interested in (see FAQs for what interests us) after the application deadline.
Step 2: Upon receiving an invitation to our tryout, get back to us with your intention to attend or not.
Step 3: Attend the Spring 2023 Tryout to be held in person on Friday, 3/24 (meeting), and Saturday, 3/25 (physical assessments).
Step 4: After the tryout, we will review all of your information gathered during the tryout. We will then contact you regarding our decision on a scholarship offer. The deadline to apply for the Spring 2023 Tryout is February 10th at 11:59pm.
*For further details on the TENTATIVE schedule and what the tryout will entail, please see the linked document: Tryout Schedule Spring 2023
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