Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning

Please note that this Course has a Mandatory Assessment Submission requirement.

Please note that this Course is no longer accepting new enrolments beginning from the 'Last Admission' listed'.

Offering Information

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Course Team

Stephen Bird

Ben Hoffman

Summary

This course will provide students with an understanding of the fundamental and advanced scientific principles and practices of strength training and conditioning for sport and exercise performance. The course will assist students to develop knowledge and skills relevant to the design of suitable programs, based on best practice, for use in teaching strength training and conditioning. The course will not only provide information relevant to a general healthy population, especially those involved in sport and physical activity, but to individuals and groups across a range of athletic populations. The use of strength training and conditioning in the development of periodisation programs to optimise sport and exercise areas. Current research and the relationship to other discipline areas will be outlined.

This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students and mandatory practical classes for on-campus students. To pass this course, students must attend 80% of the residential school or practical classes. Student non-compliance with the attendance requirement will mean the student cannot pass the course.

SynopsisStudents undertaking studies in the area of sport and exercise will be required to develop knowledge and skills related to the discipline area of strength training and conditioning. This course will introduce and expand on the theoretical and practical basis of strength training and conditioning to select and perform assessments of general strength training and conditioning exercises. The course will provide the opportunity for students to develop the knowledge and skills to be able to design a suitable program, based on best practice, for teaching strength training and conditioning to meet the unique needs of individualsacross a range of groups in the population. The course also presents students with the opportunity to explore practical applications in the area and to be able to integrate with other sport and exercise discipline areas, particularly biomechanics, functional anatomy, motor learning, and exercise physiology, to ensure best possible outcomes for individuals,

Other Requirements

Other

1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access: Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/current-students/support/com putting/hardware Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre- requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them. 2. On-campus enrolled students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of practical classes in this course throughout the semester. 3. Students undertaking this course in external mode will be required to attend a residential school to completed practical aspects related to the course. Students will be notified of the dates and residential schools will be conducted at the Ipswich campus. This will involve 24 hours of necessary practical work over a two and a half daytime period to successfully complete the course.

Completion Requirements

Mandatory attendance

1. Attendance requirements: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students and mandatory practical classes for on-campus students. To pass this course, students must attend 80% of the residential school or practical classes. Student non-compliance with the attendance requirement will mean the student cannot pass the course

Submitting all assessment

1. Students must familiarise themselves with the UniSQ Assessment Procedures (http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents.php? id=14749PL). If electronic submission is specified for a course assessment, students will be notified of this on the Course StudyDesk. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment irrespective of holidays. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using UniSQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time). 2. If hardcopy submission is specified for a course assessment students will be notified of this on the Course StudyDesk. The due date for a hardcopy assignment is the date by which a student must submit at UniSQ or despatch the assignment to UniSQ irrespective of holidays. 3. UniSQ will NOT accept submission of assignments by facsimile or email unless expressly requested by the Course Examiner. 4. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the UniSQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing 5. As part of the mandatory residential school, students may be expected to undertake a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, practical classes and assessment as advised by the Course Examiner.

Offerings

Trimester 2

EXT-TWMBA-TR2

ON-IPSCH-TR2

Topics

1.Overview of Strength Training and Conditioning: Types of strength training and conditioning exercises. Brief history. Appropriate design of programs on individual factors such as sport specific requirements, injury history and training age. Usefulness of periodisation programs for athletes. Risk management involving workplace health and safety. Strength training and conditioning assessment … For more content click the Read More button below. 2.Practical aspects of Strength Training and Conditioning: Performance of strength training and conditioning techniques such as resistance training, acceleration, speed and agility training, plyometircs, and endurance training. Describe the impact of program design on neuro-musculoskeletal outcomes of overloading and fatigue during training. Measurement and recording techniques for strength training and conditioning. Perform detailed review of movement analysis and coaching during advanced strength training and conditioning. 3.Research methodology and experimental techniques in Strength Training and Conditioning. Integration with relevant disciplines in the sport and exercise science area. Knowledge from other disciplines (such as motor learning, biomechanics, and exercise physiology). Latest research and knowledge on program design, exercises, and nutrition. Prediction of future trends and direction. 4. Use of technology in Strength Training and Conditioning. Online programming skills.

2.Practical aspects of Strength Training and Conditioning: Performance of strength training and conditioning techniques such as resistance training, acceleration, speed and agility training, plyometircs, and endurance training. Describe the impact of program design on neuro-musculoskeletal outcomes of overloading and fatigue during training. Measurement and recording techniques for strength training and conditioning. Perform detailed review of movement analysis and coaching during advanced strength training and conditioning.

3.Research methodology and experimental techniques in Strength Training and Conditioning. Integration with relevant disciplines in the sport and exercise science area. Knowledge from other disciplines (such as motor learning, biomechanics, and exercise physiology). Latest research and knowledge on program design, exercises, and nutrition. Prediction of future trends and direction.

4. Use of technology in Strength Training and Conditioning. Online programming skills.

Assessments

Assessment due dates (as listed in Week Due) are indicative until finalised by the end of Week 1 for each Study Period (Offering). After Week 1, Assessment due dates may change with the approval of the Dean (Academic) or Delegate in limited circumstances. All Assessment due date changes approved after Week 1 will be communicated to students accordingly via Handbook and StudyDesk.

Case study

Practical

Time limited online examinaton

Type:Time-limited Online Examination

Description:

You are required to complete a time limited Online Exam. The Online Exam will be available to you for 24 hours according to the opening and closing dates and times shown on your formal examination schedule. You must decide when, during the 24 hour window, you want to start your exam. Once started, you will have a set time limit (as noted on the StudyDesk) to complete and submit your exam. When you reach the set time limit, your examination will automatically submit. Once the closing date and closing time has been reached, you will not be able to continue to access the online exam.  Visit the UniSQ website to learn more about Formal Examinations.

Weight:40

Formative or Summative:Summative Assessment

Individual or Group:Individual

Course Learning Outcomes:1, 3, 5

Week Due:Week 14

Learning Resources