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Strength and Conditioning for Performance and Rehabilitation
Postgraduate | ACU-EXSC510 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Strength and Conditioning for Performance and Rehabilitation
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Deliver athlete assessment protocols in field and laboratory settings, displaying appropriate standards of technical conduct
- Analyse and interpret data from appropriately selected athlete assessment protocols
- Report the outcomes of athlete assessment protocols and their application, for dissemination in written and/or oral forms to individuals and groups and to specialist and non-specialist audiences (e.g. athlete; coaching staff; medical/rehabilitation staff)
- Plan and deliver meaningful interventions for athletes, directed at enhancing performance and reducing the likelihood of injury or illness
- Biological basis of adaptation
- Contemporary sports nutrition
- Physiological testing for high performance athletes
- Strength & Power profiling
- Periodisation
- Contemporary exercise prescription for high performance
Sports scientists and strength & conditioning coaches working with high performance athletes require the ability to prescribe and deliver safe and effective exercise programs with an evidence-based, best practice approach, to meet specific performance goals.
This subject develops an in-depth understanding of the theoretical concepts and practical application of capacity assessment and program design as they relate to high performance athletes. Specifically, the aim of this subject is to develop in students knowledge and skills relating to the use of contemporary methods of field and laboratory based testing in a number of areas including aerobic/anaerobic capacity, repeated sprint ability, and strength and power. In addition, this subject will explore innovative practices in training program design across the spectrum of capacities required for performance in various athletic events.
In order to best enable students to achieve unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes, standards-based assessment is utilised, consistent with University assessment requirements. A range of assessment strategies are used including: a video-based practical task to assess student learning of unit content and its application; and a group task to design a long-term training program in order assess student understanding and application of unit content.
- Video based competency assessment (40%)
- Group Annual Training Program (60%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Mobile/Cell Phone or Video Camera for video assessment task
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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