Strength and Conditioning (5cr)

Intro

Interested in building the comprehensive knowledge base of a modern sports professional? In this essential course, you will deepen your understanding of the physiological and biomechanical principles that govern human performance. You will learn how to apply evidence-based training methods, from maximizing strength and power to optimizing endurance and agility. Furthermore, you will gain competence in Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD), enabling you to effectively plan training for athletes across all ages.

Learning objectives

After having completed this course of attained an equivalent competence level, the student:
- Knows and understands evidence-based strength and conditioning science and its application to enhance sport performance.
- Knows and understands growth and maturation, injury prevention, biomechanics and exercise physiology in relation to coaching sport performance.
- Is able to develop short term plans and demonstrate effective and safe practical activities.
- Is able to construct an evidence based progressive long term strength and conditioning plan.

Contents

Structure, Function and Neural control of Muscle-Acute & Adaptive Responces to Exercise
Bioenergetics and Muscle Metabolism + Acute & Adaptive Responces to Exercise
Cardiovascular system and Respiratory system-Acute & Adaptive Responces to Exercise
Biomechanics of force production
Growth and maturation & Training principles
Strength
Injury prevention
Warm-up & Mobility
HIIT
Agility
Speed
Power
Endurance
Long-term athletic developmen with youth athletes

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

CONTACT / CONTACT BLENDED

Descriptions of implementation methods can be found in Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/implementation-types

You can complete the course unit by demonstrating or by Work&Study even if the course unit doesn't have DEMO or WORKSTUDY implementations. More information about recognition of learning at Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning

Learning materials

1. Haff GG, Haff GG, Triplett NT. Essentials of strength training and conditioning. 4th ed. Human Kinetics; 2016.

2. Lloyd RS, Oliver JL. Strength and conditioning for young athletes: Science and application. 2nd ed. London: Routledge; 2020.

3. Faigenbaum, AD., Lloyd RS &Oliver JL. Essentials of youth fitness. American college sport medicine. Human Kinetics; 2020.

4. Hoffman JR, Hoffman JR. NSCA's guide to program design. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 2012

5. Gamble P. Strength and conditioning for team sports : Sport-specific physical preparation for high performance. 2nd ed ed. Abingdon: Routledge; 2013.

6. Joyce D, Joyce D, Lewindon D. High-performance training for sports. Champaign: Human Kinetics; 2014.

7. Jeffreys I, Jeffreys I, Moody J. Strength and conditioning for sports performance. London: Routledge; 2016.

8. Turner A, Turner A, Comfort P. Advanced strength and conditioning : An evidence-based approach. London: Routledge; 2018.

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No pre-requisites

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

The student is able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical principles of evidence-based strength and conditioning science and its application to enhance sport performance.
Demonstrates an ability to build short- and long-term plans.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student is able to:
Examine the theoretical principles of evidence-based strength and conditioning science and its application to enhance sport performance in specific coaching context, relate the new knowledge to previous understanding.
Construct short term conditioning plans and age/stage-appropriate S&C coaching curricula.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student is able to:
Discuss and combine the theoretical principles of evidence-based strength and conditioning science and its application to enhance sport performance in specific coaching context.
Relate the new knowledge to previous understanding and reconstruct future actions based on the new knowledge.
Construct and analyze effective short conditioning plans and age/stage-appropriate S&C coaching curricula.