BSc in Strength & Conditioning

Course Content

Progression is from the twelve modules of the Higher Certificate in Strength and Conditioning (please see Higher Certificate in Strength and Conditioning for details of the first 12 modules), through to the more advanced modules of the BSc.

The additional 6 modules completed in this course include:

Modules covered:

1. Injuries and Rehabilitation
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   Module 1: Injuries and Rehabilitation

   The module aims to provide a description of common injuries within sport. The factors associated with injury in sport and the incidence, type and severity of injury that occurs will be elucidated. The module also aims to clarify the role of the strength and conditioning specialist in injury risk reduction practices as well as their role within the sport support team in relation to injury rehabilitation practices. By the end of the module the learner will:

   • Recognise the factors associated with injuries in a variety of sports
   • Present a sports specific profile on injuries and make recommendations for screening and training practices
   • Reflect on the role played in injury risk reduction practice within a team support setting
   • Construct a collaborative specific injury focused risk reduction programme

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2. Strength and Conditioning for Special Populations
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   Module 2: Strength and Conditioning for Special Populations

   This module aims to evaluate the effectiveness of adapted physical activity initiatives and programmes in promoting physical activity and fitness within special populations. This module also aims to facilitate the learner’s previous learning in the application of strength and conditioning principles and methods in formulating and coaching appropriate and progressive programmes of strength and conditioning to a variety of special populations. By the end of the module the learner will:

   • Display an understanding of the programmes of physical activity that exist within society and within the health and fitness industry with respect to special populations
   • Adapt standard strength and conditioning routines to specific special population needs.
   • Formulate appropriate models of coaching, training and long term planning relevant to the target population
   • Evaluate own learning needs in relation to the management and provision of exercise and development programmes to special populations

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3. Academic Writing & Research Skills
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   Module 3: Academic Writing & Research Skills

   This module aims to provide learners with the required understanding of research methodologies, statistical concepts and computational skills for the practical application of this knowledge and skills in relevant strength and conditioning situations. By the end of this module the learner will:

   • Understand effective research designs and statistical concepts
   • Analyse athlete data using quantitative and qualitative statistics
   • Display an ability to plan and implement preventive and rehabilitative exercises to reduce the risk of injury and re-occurence
   • 3. Create a research proposal in relation to an applied S&C project

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4. Professional Practice Portfolio
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   Module 4: Professional Practice Portfolio

   The professional practice portfolio will allow the learner to both apply and evaluate their formal strength and conditioning learnings within an experiential learning environment and in so doing will gather, record, analyse and critically reflect on the coaching experience. Learners will log a significant number of hours within a sports or exercise-based S&C setting allowing them the opportunity to gain informed insight into their own personal abilities, aptitudes and coaching competencies and to reflect on their continuing coaching practice and development:

   • Work collaboratively with colleagues in delivering an effective S&C programme
   • Synthesise previous learnings as applied to their coaching practice in their working environment
   • Critically evaluate their work performance within a real-world setting

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5. Sport and Exercise Psychology
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   Module 5: Sport and Exercise Psychology

   The module aims to assist the learner in evaluating the needs of their athlete/client within the broader programme in planning, delivering and evaluating a sports psychology programme. At the end of this module the learner will:

   • Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical foundation of the psychological processes that influence human performance in athletic settings
   • Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical foundation of the psychological processes that influence human performance in athletic settings
   • Evaluate the needs of clients and plan interventions based on this evaluation
   • Participate in a structured team environment across a range of athlete-player support systems

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6. Health and Wellness
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   Module 6: Health and Wellness

   This module aims to upskill the learner through a broad set of knowledge, skills and competencies with the overall aim of enhancing the personal health and wellness of the individual athlete or client within both the training environment and the wider society, community and employment setting. The programme is designed to offer the specialist coaching professional the skills to be effective in the promotion of better health and wellness. At the end of this module the learner will:

   • Demonstrate a critical understanding and knowledge of the impact and contribution of sport and exercise to the mental health of the individual athlete/client
   • Critically evaluate strategies and techniques used to maintain positive health and wellness for the individual athlete or client
   • Demonstrate an awareness of the effectiveness of interventions for the enhancement of physical and mental health within the wider community
   • Design an evidence-based health and wellness intervention for individuals participating within a sport and exercise environment

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