Course description
This sports performance course aims to prepare participants for work in sports conditioning and exercise performance roles. The learner will be introduced to the principal of planning strength and conditioning sessions for athletes in a variety of different sports and exercise settings. Strength and Conditioning has become a key consideration for all sports in the last decade.
Course Content
- Sport & Recreation Studies
- Exercise & Fitness
- Work Experience
- Communications
- Sports Nutrition
- Sports Anatomy & Physiology
- Sports Injury Prevention
- Word Processing
- Occupational First Aid
ITEC
- Planning and Instructing Strength & Conditioning Session
Performance Workshops
- Functional Movement Screening (FMS)
- Fitness Testing
- Technology in Sport
- Speed Development
- Endurance Development
Course Certification
5M5146 QQI Level 5 Sports, Recreation & Exercise
ITEC level 2 Award in Instructing Strength & Conditioning Sessions
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates progress to employment in various areas including:
Strength & Conditioning Coach| Fitness Instructor| Fitness & Conditioning Coach for Sports Teams| Leisure Attendant | Intern with Exercise Professionals | Fitness Assessor | Private Practice | Performance Analyst.
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