Module Code - Title:
SS6033
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Year Last Offered:
2011/2
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module will provide the opportunity to attain a professional qualification in strength and conditioning through lectures, lab sessions and student centred learning. Students will draw on module SS6042 Strength Sports which taught the specialist background to strength and conditioning fundamentals and advanced practice. The emphasis of this module will be on applying this knowledge practically to attain the National Strength & Conditioning Associations (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) qualification.
Syllabus:
Scientific foundation of strength & conditioning; muscle anatomy, group names and physiology; bone and connective tissue; health and performance nutrition, strategies and behaviours; effects risks and alternatives of common performance-enhancing substances; resistance techniques, biomechanical principles of exercise selection; free weight training, resistance machines, stability and balance methods, plyometrics, agility, flexibility; program design for flexibility, speed, strength,
balance, intensity and periodization; gym safety; testing protocols and administration.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Demonstrate an understanding of the key principles associated with strength & conditioning practice.
Recognise the importance of training safety and administration in strength & conditioning practice.
Justify the importance of biomechanical and physiological knowledge and application in the development of strength & conditioning programmes
Critique a battery of field measures which may be used to measure strength & conditioning performance in a variety of contexts, justifying all comments with a clear and appropriate rationale
Evaluate the importance and relevance of the theoretical concepts associated with strength & conditioning in an applied setting.
Integrate all relevant skills and knowledge already acquired in an undergraduate degree programme with all new skills and dispositions acquired in this subject area
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Demonstrate an appreciation of the need for confidentiality with regard to performance scores associated with strength & conditioning testing in specific contexts
Display an awareness of the value and importance attached to ethical considerations and effective research practice in the measurement of strength & conditioning variables at both maximal and sub-maximal levels
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Demonstrate correct technique in performing a variety of fundamental and complex lifts across the various modes of strength & conditioning practice
Deliver accurate and appropriate feedback to subjects immediately following performance in the a variety of strength & conditioning contexts
Design strength & conditioning programmes for a variety of populations based on an initial needs analysis and all associated variables
Differentiate between various key performance indicators in strength training, relative to programme design and implementation
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Baechle, T.R. and Earle, R.W. (2008)
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, NSCA (3rd edition).
, Leeds, U.K., Human Kinetics.
Brown, L. (2007)
Strength Training NSCA
, Leeds, UK, Human Kinetics.
Cook, G. (2003)
Athletic body in balance. Optimal movement skills and conditioning for performance.
, Leeds, U.K., Human Kinetics.
Foran, B. (2001)
High-performance sports conditioning.
, Leeds, U.K., Human Kinetics.
Zatsiorsky, V.M. & Kraemer, W.J. (2006)
Science and practice of strength training (2nd
edition)
, Leeds, UK, Human Kinetics.
Bompa, T.O. and Haff, G.G. (2009)
Periodization: theory and methodology of training (5th Ed.).
, Champaign, IL., Human Kinetics.
Other Relevant Texts:
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) ()
www.nsca-lift.org/
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Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Module Leader:
Mark.Lyons@ul.ie