Stacy Peterson, MA, CSCS, USAW, HHC
Stacy Peterson is a qualified Sports Performance Coach, and founder of Acceleration Sports, working with individuals, groups and teams of athletes in the San Diego area. Peterson believes in training "the whole" athlete through proper sports performance training, nutrition, mental training, time management and injury prevention. In sports, just as in life, each area is unable to reach it's full potential without the help of another; they all go hand in hand to make the best athlete and individual.
Peterson has coached athletes to be stronger and faster for their sport at the NFL, CFL, MLS, and Triathlon professional levels, as well as collegiate Division I and II, High School and Junior High School levels. Peterson was the Director of Athletic Performance at the University of California San Diego and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach both at the University of California San Diego and American University, Washington, D.C. Peterson has coached athletes to perform better in baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, distance track, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash swimming and diving, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Peterson has been selected to be an Assistant Swim Coach for The 2012 FINA Masters World Championships in Riccione, Italy. She will be training masters swimmers, answering long distance training questions leading up to the swim meet and coaching on deck throughout the June 2012 competition.
Peterson is a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was training in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Drawing on this knowledge, she will help you create a completely personalized "rooadmap to health" that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences and goals. More information can be found about Peterson's training and unique approach to health coach training.
Peterson was a Masters Swimming National Champion in the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle, as well as two-time Masters Swimming National Record holder. While attaining her degree in Kinesiology, Peterson was a competitive Big West Division I swimmer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she was a finalist all four years in her top three events and a five-time individual school record-holder. While studying abroad, Peterson swam with the Australian National Swim Team working side-by-side in the water and weight room with Olympic medalists.
You might see Peterson during her down time with friends enjoying an ocean swim, going for a dip in the pool, playing a friendly game of beach volleyball, trail running, surfing or competing in masters swim meets throughout the country.
Degrees + Certifications
* Masters of Arts degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration, Concordia University, Irvine
* Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
* Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA)
* USWA (United States Weightlifting Association) Certified Level 1 Club Coach
* Certified Holistic Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Nutrition
* CPR and AED Certified
Peterson has coached athletes to be stronger and faster for their sport at the NFL, CFL, MLS, and Triathlon professional levels, as well as collegiate Division I and II, High School and Junior High School levels. Peterson was the Director of Athletic Performance at the University of California San Diego and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach both at the University of California San Diego and American University, Washington, D.C. Peterson has coached athletes to perform better in baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, distance track, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash swimming and diving, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Peterson has been selected to be an Assistant Swim Coach for The 2012 FINA Masters World Championships in Riccione, Italy. She will be training masters swimmers, answering long distance training questions leading up to the swim meet and coaching on deck throughout the June 2012 competition.
Peterson is a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was training in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Drawing on this knowledge, she will help you create a completely personalized "rooadmap to health" that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences and goals. More information can be found about Peterson's training and unique approach to health coach training.
Peterson was a Masters Swimming National Champion in the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle, as well as two-time Masters Swimming National Record holder. While attaining her degree in Kinesiology, Peterson was a competitive Big West Division I swimmer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she was a finalist all four years in her top three events and a five-time individual school record-holder. While studying abroad, Peterson swam with the Australian National Swim Team working side-by-side in the water and weight room with Olympic medalists.
You might see Peterson during her down time with friends enjoying an ocean swim, going for a dip in the pool, playing a friendly game of beach volleyball, trail running, surfing or competing in masters swim meets throughout the country.
Degrees + Certifications
* Masters of Arts degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration, Concordia University, Irvine
* Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
* Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA)
* USWA (United States Weightlifting Association) Certified Level 1 Club Coach
* Certified Holistic Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Nutrition
* CPR and AED Certified
