Twenty-four members of the Iowa Army National Guard recently became Physical Readiness Training Leaders after successfully completing the IARNG's first PRTL Course held at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 14-17 January 2002. Soldiers spent ten hours a day studying physical training principles and techniques that can apply to youth as well as adults.
Across the State of Iowa, Guard personnel and high school physical educators are joining forces to impact on the health and physical readiness of our youth. The IARNG PRTL course is designed to prepare leaders for unit PRT leadership and youth programs.
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Students were introduced to a variety of skills including posture enhancement, conditioning drills, dumbbell drills, medicine ball drills, and numerous other ways to restore body alignment and optimal function.
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Strength and conditioning expert Steve Myrland began the course with a full day of instruction in cutting-edge functional fitness concepts. Steve taught med ball training, agility drills, cable work, and numerous other balance, power, speed, and agility skills.
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Five-time World Ultimate Fighting Champion Pat Miletich made the last day of the course as interesting and challenging as the first. Students covered hand, elbow and knee attacks in the morning, and went to the ground for an afternoon of takedowns, chokes arm locks, leg locks, and a variety of ground control methods.
IARNG Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, COL Michael Beaman awarded certificates during the graduation ceremony at the IARNG Armory at Camp Dodge. Hats off to the IARNG for developing a world-class physical readiness training leader course.