Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Practical

Workshop

Module Offerings

5403SPS-SEP-CTY

Aims

Building on the foundations of Exercise Physiology and Human Movement modules in year one, this Strength and Conditioning module will provide sport coaching students with the opportunity to learn and understand the principles and concepts needed to improve the physical performance of a participant or team and make recommendations for programme design. Specifically, students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to, design and perform a needs analysis of a sport and athlete, analyse testing data against theoretical and empirical norms and to recommend an appropriate training intervention. Importantly, students will also gain the knowledge needed to create and work in a safe coaching environment.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Collect practical data around key physiological performance testing and analyse the participants data against norms found within academic literature.
2.
Design and justify sets of training programmes across a selection of different physiological desired adaptive outcomes.
3.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a training programme and reflect on the process of planning and implication.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Plan, prepare, deliver and continually evaluate training programmes specific for an individuals needs. 

Topics covered 

Endurance and aerobic capacity performance: Identify and deliver applied endurance tests and compare data against published norms 

Speed and change of direction: Identify and deliver tests of speed and change of direction and compare data against published norms.

Strength and power: Identify and deliver applied tests of strength and power and compare data against published norms

Small sided games design and application to team sports. 
Module Overview:
You will learn how to implement strength and conditioning concepts and principles in the applied sporting environment. You will gain the opportunity to practice and explore the correct ways to administer safe and effective training-interventions and gain an awareness of how to monitor and evaluate the needs of individual participants from a range of applied environments.
Additional Information:
CIMSPA mapped.

Assessments

Portfolio

Reflection