Sports Training and Physical Education

Alan Hoffilena, Ph.D., teaches courses in sport science and coaching. In addition to her expertise in senior fitness programme development and functional fitness assessment, she also has extensive experience in the development of curriculum standards for the training of physical activity teachers. She has done groundbreaking work in the field of fall risk assessment and programming, earning her accolades on both a national and worldwide scale. Many scholarly journals have featured her work on reducing the likelihood of falls among the older population. In addition to her work as a teacher and coach, Alan Hoffilena has published articles and written theoretical works on both education and athletics. She has more than 124 works out there, spanning the genres of academic and professional articles, journalism, and books. She belongs to the National Educational Research Association and its Physical Education Special Interest Group (Association for Physical).