Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS

Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS

Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Human & Sports Performance: Providing integrative Thai sports massage to help active individuals experience pain-free movement and greater range of motion. Providing CEs for LMTs.

  • Education

    • Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School

      2013 - 2014
      Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 750 hours

      Clinical Sports Massage, taught by Brian GlotzbachThai Massage on the Mat, taught by Rhett HatfieldAcupressureNeuromuscularPulsing and RebalancingLymphatic Drainage

    • University of Northern Iowa

      2012 - 2014
      Master’s Degree Physical Eductaion: Kinesiology; Sport and Exercise Psychology 3.96/4.0

      Activities and Societies: Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach- football, men's basketball, spirit squads, tennis Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant- football, tennis, spirit squads International Research- Brazil; Weight-related teasing in adolescence and effects on physical activity Research Assistantship- Hazing; Flow in football homework sessions Research: Mindfulness, Flow Dispositions, and Competitive Trait Anxiety in Collegiate Athletes

    • Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

      2016 - 2023
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human and Sport Performance Military Scholarship 2019; Merit Scholarship 2017

      Dissertation: Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Emotions, Emotional Labor, and Reflective Practice during Interpersonal Problems with their Athletes in the Weight Room

    • Iowa State University

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Education and German 3.6/4.0

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society of Education ISU Volleyball Club: Captain ISU Tae Kwon Do Club America Reads/America Counts tutor and mentor at the Boys and Girls Club

  • Experience

    • University of Northern Iowa

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
      Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach

      Football; Tennis; Spirit Squads; Men's Basketball

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      Jan 2015 - May 2015
      Strength and Conditioning Intern- men's basketball
    • Brigham Young University

      Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
      Strength and Conditioning Intern- Football
    • BelievePerform Ltd

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2022
      Applied Sport Psychology Writer

      Remote (US) writer conducting independent research and literature reviews of various applied sport psychology topics.www.BelievePerform.com

    • Alpha Human Performance

      Oct 2016 - Mar 2022
      Owner / Head Coach

      physical and mental performance training; education for parents, athletes, amd coaches on various sport psych topics

    • Legacy Wellness

      Sept 2021 - now
      Founder
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Licensed Massage Therapist

      May 2014
    • USAW- Level 1 Sports Performance Coach

      USA Weightlifting
      Oct 2013
    • CPT

      National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
      Jun 2013
    • CSCS

      National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
      Sept 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      Merit Scholarship Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Jan 2017
    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      Victoria Roller Scholarship for International Research - Aug 2013 Ambassador for UNI at the Universidade Federal do Parana, BrazilPresented on weight-related teasing in adolescence and how it affects physical activity in adulthoodAssisted in data collection
    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      NSCA Women's Scholarship NSCA Jul 2013
    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      Elaine M. Merkley Scholarship for Teacher Education - 2009
    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      Dorothy Siberell Kolls Scholarship for Teacher Education - 2008
    • Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
      Multicultural Education Departmental Honors for Ethnographic Research Paper - 2008