Strength & Conditioning Foundational Course
PRICE
AU $99 49.50
AUTHOR
Thomas Stringwell
ACCREDITATION
3CECs/CPDs
DURATION
2 HOURS
Course Type
Licensed Course
Course Overview
The Your Gym Sports Performance S&C Foundational course introduces practitioners to the fundamental key principles that underpin the strength and conditioning process. This unique online learning experience outlines the key objectives of a strength and conditioning coach, the multi-disciplinary team, and the overall performance training and injury prevention process. Furthermore, practitioners are introduced to vital theoretical concepts including the force–velocity–power relationship, bioenergetics, motor learning models, and much more. Finally, coaches are tutored on the essentials of periodisation and programming, and how to implement effective warm-up strategies within practice. All this is underpinned by additional video tutorials, learning materials, and a variety of online assessment methods, with links to our extensive exercise library. Our S&C Foundational program aims to prepare, develop and motivate coaches within their personal practice, whilst introducing practitioners to the foundational principles of strength and conditioning and performance training.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, you will understand:
- Describe the objectives of the strength and conditioning coach
- Explain the strength and conditioning process
- Describe the varying training modes implemented within S&C and the injury prevention process
- Describe the relationship between force, velocity, and power
- Identify the bioenergetic systems and how they relate to sports performance
- Describe the motor Learning models and how they relate to movement acquisition
- Describe and implement effective warmup strategies
- Identify the fundamentals of periodisation
- Identify the fundamentals of programming
- Explain the evaluation and self-reflection process within S&C
About the Author
My name is Thomas Stringwell and I am the founder of Your Gym Sports Performance Ltd, an education provider that specialises within the fields of strength and conditioning and sports science. I am an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA. Currently, I provide performance consultancy services across a range of sports including rugby union, rugby league, soccer, handball, boxing, mixed martial arts, BMX supercross, strength sports and Youth Athletic Development.
I hold an MSc in Sports Biomechanics (Loughborough University), a 1st class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science (Manchester Metropolitan University) and a Certificate in Education teaching degree (Huddersfield University), with future ambitions of completing a PhD within the field of motor learning, constraints-based learning and non-linear pedagogy.
I have a real passion for education and coach development, having both coached and taught within the fields of strength and conditioning and health and fitness for over a decade. I am a lifelong strength sports enthusiast, having competed in Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting at a national level, with a genuine drive to support and educate coaches throughout our industry.
Your Gym Sports Performance prides itself on educational excellence, providing evidence-based education to aspiring sports and fitness professionals, whilst supporting practitioners throughout their coaching journey. Our Strength and Conditioning educational pathway enables sports and fitness practitioners to progress within their professional arena, providing coaches with the necessary skill set to apply performance training within their current practice. We aim to inspire and motivate coaches to develop as professionals, creating a lifelong learning experience that assists practitioners beyond the completion of their course, whilst raising the standard of sports performance education within the health and fitness sector.
I hold an MSc in Sports Biomechanics (Loughborough University), a 1st class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science (Manchester Metropolitan University) and a Certificate in Education teaching degree (Huddersfield University), with future ambitions of completing a PhD within the field of motor learning, constraints-based learning and non-linear pedagogy.
I have a real passion for education and coach development, having both coached and taught within the fields of strength and conditioning and health and fitness for over a decade. I am a lifelong strength sports enthusiast, having competed in Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting at a national level, with a genuine drive to support and educate coaches throughout our industry.
Your Gym Sports Performance prides itself on educational excellence, providing evidence-based education to aspiring sports and fitness professionals, whilst supporting practitioners throughout their coaching journey. Our Strength and Conditioning educational pathway enables sports and fitness practitioners to progress within their professional arena, providing coaches with the necessary skill set to apply performance training within their current practice. We aim to inspire and motivate coaches to develop as professionals, creating a lifelong learning experience that assists practitioners beyond the completion of their course, whilst raising the standard of sports performance education within the health and fitness sector.
Pre-requisites
N/A
Access Period
CEC expiration date 10 May 2023 - 09 May 2025
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