​MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Accepting Applications for Summer 2025 Internships
Apply Here
International Applicants: due to the turnaround time on visa documentation, you must apply at least two semesters before your intended mentorship semester. For example, if you would like take part in the Spring 2022 mentorship semester, submit your application in Summer 2021. If you have questions please email Chad Workman at crwork01@louisville.edu.
We are committed to developing the next generation of performance professionals through our intensive mentorship experience for graduate and post-graduate students (based upon our Performance C.O.D.E.). Our experience is complimented by access to our international mentorship partners:
Leicester Tigers (UK)
Australian Catholic University
SAM REFFSIN
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Founder & CEO of Reffsin Athletic Performance • Professional Intern, 2016-17
Louisville Sports Performance continues to elevate the standard of what a performance department should be. I will be forever grateful to each staff member for the countless hours and relentless energy they spent investing in my personal and professional development and growth.
JUSTIN ROETHLINGSHOEFER
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Education Coordinator & Head Trainer at Dogpound, New York • Graduate Assistant, 2012-14
I can hands down say that without the two years I spent at LSP I would not be the coach I am today. The opportunities, resources, and facilities at your fingertips give anyone the optimal environment to develop and grow. The knowledgable staff and leadership core give you freedom to control your own learning, but challenges you daily, allowing for your true identity as a coach to develop. Choosing LSP is an easy choice and one that I would recommend to anyone.
TONY JOUAUX
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Head Strength Coach, NY Red Bulls (MLS) • Graduate Assistant, 2010-12
For two years the Louisville Sports Performance staff gave me coaching responsibilities and high quality teaching and mentoring. It was the best preparation that I could have gotten before moving into a full-time coaching position in professional soccer.
OUR ALUMNI
JAMES CHASSIN
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Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, San Diego State, Professional Intern, 2008-2009
The internship program with the Louisville Sports Performance staff is second to none. As an intern, I was able to gain invaluable coaching experience and knowledge under the direction of their multifaceted staff. The internship program was challenging, but having completed it, I feel confident that I have developed the tools necessary to be successful in the field of sports performance.
KRISTIN WALLS
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PT, Orthopedic ONE • Performance Intern, Summer 2010
My experience with UofL Olympic Sports Performance completely changed my career path as a physical therapist. Had it not been for the exceptionally talented and dedicated staff, phenomenal facilities, plentiful resources, and cutting-edge concepts and techniques, I would not have been able to excel in my field as quickly as I did. Being able to fuse knowledge and skills from both the medical and strength worlds, in order to collaborate and provide the best possible to care to athletes, is what made my experience unique and invaluable. Spending a summer with UofL Olympic Sports Performance was the best decision I made as a PT student. I was fortunate enough to learn a tremendous amount from leaders in the strength and conditioning world, make life-long colleagues, and jump-start my career in a specialty niche.
CJ WELLINGTON ​
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Coach, Tactic Performance • Performance Intern, 2011-2012
I spent almost 2 years working as an intern with the Louisville Sports Performance program and I wouldn't trade that time for anything. There aren't many places were intentional classroom coach education is combined with real on the floor coaching. This led me to be fully prepared to earn and accept a job upon graduation. I have since been in the public, private, team, and individual training environments and fall back on what I learned constantly. I'd recommend this program, the city of Louisville, and the people at LSP to any up and coming coach who is serious about helping athletes succeed.