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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Education |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: By the end of this unit students will be able to understand the scientific principles, concepts and theories underpinning strength training and conditioning. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this unit students should be able to: * Understand the physical and motor fitness requirements of sport and how they interact during performance. * Understand the concepts and use of a needs analysis (including sport and athlete) * Understand the scientific principles of training within the strength and conditioning industry. (Specificity, overload (progressive), Variation) * Apply scientific principles of training and understand how they lead to improved performance. * Demonstrate a critical understanding of performance measures that can be used to monitor improved performance. Skills: * Reading * Analysis * Interpretation * Application * Communication. Content: * Introduction to the fundamentals of human movement * Introduction to functional movement screens and needs analysis * Principles of effective training; training theory and practice * Physical and motor fitness components of performance * Assignment preparation; practical and theory. * 'Warm ups' are they really necessary? * Training principles in the context of endurance and hypertrophy. * Training principles in the context of strength and power. * Training principles and the bigger picture * Monitoring training responses. |
| Programme availability: |
ED10462 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Education
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