Overview

During the course, you will develop knowledge of the CIMSPA/UKSCA professional standards related to the graduate strength and conditioning coach including; working within a multidisciplinary team, coaching within an organisation and sector and current issues in professional strength and conditioning practice. The module will also provide a unique insight into the current hot topic research areas within strength and conditioning. Example topics include: velocity based training, workload-injury paradigm, best practice in agility and change of direction profiling, monitoring muscle strength asymmetry and strength and conditioning across the lifespan.

Topics may include:

• Professional standards in strength and conditioning
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Coaching within an organisation and sector
• Current issues in professional strength and conditioning practice
• Velocity based training
• Workload-injury paradigm
• Monitoring muscle strength asymmetry
• Agile periodisation
• Data management in strength and conditioning

Learning Outcomes

• Critically review and extend a systematic and coherent body of contemporary research knowledge within strength and conditioning and apply this initiative within a performance pathway.

• Transfer and apply current CIMSPA/UKSCA professional standards to provide solutions in a vocationally relevant context.