{"id":513,"date":"2026-06-23T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/?p=513"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:30:18","slug":"amber-fryklund","status":"publish","type":"facstaff","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/amber-fryklund\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Fryklund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amber started her career at BSU in 2011 as an assistant women&rsquo;s ice hockey coach. She served in the role of assistant\/associate head coach until 2020 when she accepted a position in the Human Performance, Sport and Health department as an assistant professor. Prior to BSU, she spent 8 years in the Duluth, MN area teaching K-12 health\/physical education and coaching girls high school hockey. Amber is a proud BSU HPSH and women&rsquo;s hockey alum. Go Beavers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doctor of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dissertation title: NCAA Division I Women&rsquo;s Ice Hockey Head Coaches: Keeping Women in the Game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Master of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Minnesota &ndash; Duluth, Duluth, MN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area of Concentration: Educational Leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Licensure: Minnesota Teaching License: 5-12 Health Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bachelor of Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Degree: K-12 Physical Education, Health Education, Coaching Certificate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Licensure: Minnesota Teaching License: K-12 Physical Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Assignments Include<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PHED 3605 Teaching Individual Sports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 3604 Teaching Team Sports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 3607 Teaching Fitness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 4250 Teaching Secondary Physical Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 4200 Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 3690 Coaching Principles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 3740 Ice Hockey Coaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 4870\/5870 PE Practicum in Physical Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHED 1890 Lifetime Fitness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 3150\/5150 Theoretical &amp; Ethical Foundations of health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 3200\/5200 Personal &amp; Consumer Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 3400\/5400 Health &amp; Drugs in Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 3500\/5500 Community Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 4100\/5100 Teaching Elementary School Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 4206 Secondary School Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HLTH 4410\/5410 Health Programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fryklund, A. &amp; Norman, S. (2021) Changing the Face of Women&rsquo;s Hockey. The Hockey Conference X, Nova Scotia, BC, June 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fryklund, A., (2019) Decline of Women Coaches Since Title IX. Spring Leadership Institute, St. Cloud State University, May 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Memberships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MN Society of Health &amp; Physical Education (MNSHAPE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WeCOACH (Women Coaches)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In my free time you can find me in a hockey rink, biking, golfing, traveling and walking my dog Abbi. 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