Washington, June 29 -- Congressman Burgess Owens issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the "Support Accurate and Thorough Data Collection and Recognition of Our Nation's Growing Number of Strength and Conditioning Coaches Act," or the STRONG Act, to ensure that strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches are properly classified within the Federal Standard Occupational Classifications System (SOC).
The SOC is the foundational dataset that the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other federal agencies use to track labor statistics and workforce participation. Currently, S&C Coaches are grouped under broader categories such as "Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors" (SOC 39-9031) or "Coaches and Sc...