Merritt College Athletics helps student-athletes achieve their highest potential in the classroom, in sport, and in life!

Student’s success is our number 1 goal from the moment a student steps on campus until the day they move on. Our caring coaches and staff provide individual attention for each student-athlete while providing complete wrap-around services, including applying for admission, registration, financial aid, counseling, and recruitment to the next level. We are there every step of the way.

For specific information on eligibility requirements, contact the Athletic Director or the coach of the sport you wish to participate in. Please click on the links for information on individual sports.

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More about the fitness center and classes

Fitness Center classes
(Orientation is required for new and returning students.) Click Here Link to Kinesiology Courses!

Fitness Center Courses	Title	Unit
Dept./Course#
KIN 36	Aerobic Circuits	0.5
KIN 37 (A,B,C,D)	Core and Restore – Series	0.5
KIN 54 (A,B,C,D)	Cross Fitness – Series	1
KIN 58 (A,B,C,D)	Fitness Center Strength Training – Series	0.5
KIN 60 (A,B,C,D)	Circuit Training for Strength – Series	1

Hours:

M-T-W-TH-F 8:00am-2:00pm. Building A, Room 113.

More about the Fitness Center…
The Fitness Center classes give students an opportunity tohave an opportunity to develop their fitness. This includes conditioning with exercises and apparatus with emphasis on overall improvement of the cardiovascular system.

Activities focus on using life bicycles, treadmills, life fitness machines (18 stations), dumbbells, and barbells. This class is open to all levels: beginning, intermediate and advanced.

Objectives
• Develop a positive attitude toward physical fitness and its benefits toward developing a healthy body.

• Understand that regular exercise improves self-concept and that well-being reduces stress, and helps maintain proper body weight.

• Improve your quality of life through physical fitness.

Dress for Class
• You must wear athletic shoes. No street shoes, sandals, or open-toed shoes are allowed.

• You must wear athletic clothes: sweatpants, shorts, tights, and t-shirts are acceptable. Jeans are not allowed.

Signing In and Out
• Sign in and out on the computer every time you leave the Fitness Center to receive the correct hours.

• Consequences for not signing out are no credit for that day. Maximum single workout time is 2.5 hours. Failure to comply with the rule will lead to a NO PASS or an F.

• If you are officially enrolled in the class, it is your responsibility to officially drop the class by the drop date.

Facility Policy
Cell phones are not allowed. If you are using your phone for music, please put the phone in your pocket. You should be hands-free at all times during the workout. If you do not comply, you’ll be asked to leave the classroom.

Alcohol and drugs are not allowed. If you are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs, you will be asked to leave the facility, or the sheriff will be called.

Kinesiology

Hours & Contact Information

Career Opportunities

According to the US department of Labor, there are 299,247 Personal Training jobs available nationally. Employment of Personal Trainers is projected to grow 10-14 % for the next 10 years, faster than the average for all occupations. In California, the annual wage is $47,340- $81,490 at an average median pay of$21/hour (CA-Labor Dept., 2018). As businesses, government, and insurance organizations continue to recognize the benefits of health and fitness programs for their employees, incentives to join gyms or other types of health clubs are expected to increase the need for Personal Trainers.

Personal Training Certificate

The Kinesiology department offers a comprehensive certification program that develops all the skills necessary to compete in the fitness industry. Our program is unique because it is a recognized certificate, does not require continued education units (CEU), and is hands-on learning. Employers prefer to hire Personal Trainers with certification. Take the opportunity and enroll in the Personal Training Certificate program for an exciting career in the fitness industry.

Certification Requirements

Dept/No.	Title	Units
BIOL 24	Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
NUTR 10	Nutrition	4
COMM 20	Interpersonal Communication Skills	3
KIN 140	Fitness for Personal Trainers	3
KIN 58A	Fittness/Strength Training	0.5
Total Required Units:		14.5

Hours & Contact information

Meet our Team

Merritt College Sport’s Medicine team is dedicated to helping Merritt College student-athletes in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injury.

Staff

Athletic Trainer:

Liana Gerardo, MS, ATC, CES

Liana started at Merritt College in November 2018. Prior she spent five years at CSU East Bay, as an assistant athletic trainer. Liana has a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a Master’s degree in athletic training. Liana became BOC certified since 2013 and became a corrective exercise specialist since 2017. Additionally, she has experience in various manual therapies including Positional Release Therapy (PRT), Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, and the use of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization. Liana also is a mental health first aider and is dedicated to a whole-person approach to treatment.

Team Physicians

Dr. Steve Isono, Bio

Dr. Tim Wang, Bio

Read more about Merritt's commitment to Title IX

Title IX provides that: “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Merritt College Athletics assures that all student-athletes have the right to participate in an athletic program free of discrimination, including sexual harassment and retaliation.

Merritt College believes in the educational value of intercollegiate athletics and offers a broad-based intercollegiate athletic program sustained by equal support for each of its sports teams. Merritt College supports all sports on a comparable level relative to each specific sport and its inherent costs of preparation and competition. Any Title IX concerns should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator, Vice President of Student Services, Lilia Chavez (510) 436-2477.

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of Merritt College to provide equal employment opportunity, equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action in the provision of educational and other services. The college operates in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Restorations Act of 1987, Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, and by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the Sex Equity in Education Act, California Labor Code Section 1102.1, Government Code Sections 11135 et seq., and all other applicable laws, and regulations, and applicable requirements related to the receipts of federal and/or state funds. In so doing, the college does not discriminate and prohibits harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, mental disability, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer), marital status, or sexual orientation.

Sexual Harassment Policy

Any form of sexual harassment is a violation of the student-athlete code of conduct and the law. Sexual harassment is defined as unlawful discrimination in the form of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, made by someone from or in the workplace, or in the educational setting. If you believe you are the victim of sexual harassment by someone within the Merritt College community, you should direct your complaint to the College’s Title IX Officer, Vice President of Student Services, Lilia Chavez (510) 436-2478

Title IX Coordinator – Lilia Chavez

Office: (510) 436-2478

Email: lchavez@peralta.edu

2018 Merritt College Equity in Athletics Disclosure

Faculty and Staff

	Inga Marciulionis Department Chair Faculty Evaluations Coordinator Email: imarciulionis@peralta.edu F-205 (510) 434-3849
	Brock Drazen Department/Athletic Director Track & Field, Head Coach Email: bdrazen@peralta.edu
	Armond Gray Kinesiology Department Head Coach, Women’s Basketball agray@peralta.edu
	Derrick Jones Kinesiology Department Head Coach, Men’s Basketball djones@peralta.edu
	Sergio Alejandro Valle Kinesiology department Head Coach, Women’s Soccer svalle@peralta.edu (510) 943-9700
	Ramiro Rodriguez Head Coach, Men’s Soccer rrodriguez@peralta.edu (925) 202 6112
	Evangela Harrington Head Coach, Women’s & Men’s Cross Country Evangelaharrington@peralta.edu
	Jordan Alford-Helems Kinesiology department Assistant, Men's and Women’s Cross Country, Women’s & Men’s Track & Field jahelems@peralta.edu F-206
	Andrea Johnson Kinesiology Department ajohnson@peralta.edu
	Sarah Strech Kinesiology department skstretch@peralta.edu
	Liana Gerardo Kinesiology Department Athletic Trainer lgerardo@peralta.edu

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