Sports Conditioning

What will I be able to do by the end of the course?

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- Collect information relevant to the clients chosen sport or sporting event including past achievements/training, likes/dislikes, targets/goals, injury history and current training and lifestyle in order to reduce risk of injury or overtraining, boost adherence to the programme, increase the effectiveness of the programme. - How to analyse the requirements of sporting activities from the perspective of fitness and conditioning including demand on energy systems, power, speed agility, strength, endurance, and flexibility. - How to breakdown the clients chosen sport or sporting event to include a needs/skill analysis, movement pattern analysis. - Identify different conditioning activities to include sports specific movement, health-related activities, pre-competition conditioning, tapering, post-competition training. - Plan an exercise plan which include sports-specific, fitness and conditioning activities relevant to the clients sport or sporting event.

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What are the qualification units and how are each assessed?

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MANDATORY UNITS

UNIT 1 - Exercise Programming for Sports Conditioning

Assessed via a knowledge questions worksheet and case study, including client profile, sports profile, needs analysis, movement analysis and periodised programme.

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What is the entry requirement for this course?

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You must have a recognised Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification in order to complete this course or you can complete them in conjunction with each other.

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