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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Strength and Conditioning - Practicum

  • Unit Code

    SPS6105

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit builds upon and consolidates skills and knowledge learnt in the virtual classroom environment. Students further their understanding of theoretical concepts of strength and conditioning by undertaking a two-week series of workshops and practical experiences on the Joondalup campus. Completion of this unit enables students to meet the requirements of the ASCA Strength Coaching Accreditation Process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate appropriate instruction methods when developing athlete competency in weightlifting movements.
  2. Develop appropriate sport specific training programs for athletes.
  3. Identify tools which can be utilised to monitor athletes' performance.
  4. Perform appropriate strength training techniques in accordance with an ASCA Level 2 Accreditation.
  5. Perform basic assessments of athletic performance capacities and interpret the findings in order to appropriately train athletes.
  6. Problem solveissues related to sports performance in cross-cultural group settings.
  7. Understand the ethical and professional practice of an accredited strength and conditioning coach.

Unit Content

  1. Case studies involving advanced resistance training design.
  2. Contemporary issues in sports nutrition.
  3. Cross-cultural considerations for strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Environmental concerns for the strength and conditioning professional.
  5. Practical techniques for developing periodised training interventions.
  6. Professional development and building a career in strength and conditioning.
  7. Recording professional experiences.
  8. Resistance training for a variety of populations.
  9. Techniques of the Olympic style lifts and their variants.
  10. Techniques of the principal resistance training exercises.
  11. Utilisation of technology to monitor athlete development.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, group discussions, group activities, practical demonstrations, guest speakers, and laboratories

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Baechle, T.R., & Earle, R.W. (2008). Essentials of strength and conditioning (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Bompa, T., & Haff, G.G. (2009). Periodization: Theory and methodology of training (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.

Journal References

  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
  • Medicine and Science in Sport & Exercise
  • International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance
  • Strength and Conditioning Journal

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

SPS6105|1|1

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Strength and Conditioning - Practicum

  • Unit Code

    SPS6105

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit builds upon and consolidates skills and knowledge learnt in the virtual classroom environment. Students further their understanding of theoretical concepts of strength and conditioning by undertaking a two-week series of workshops and practical experiences on the Joondalup campus. Completion of this unit enables students to meet the requirements of the ASCA Strength Coaching Accreditation Process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate appropriate instruction methods when developing athlete competency in weightlifting movements.
  2. Develop appropriate sport specific training programs for athletes.
  3. Identify tools which can be utilised to monitor athletes' performance.
  4. Perform appropriate strength training techniques in accordance with an ASCA Level 2 Accreditation.
  5. Perform basic assessments of athletic performance capacities and interpret the findings in order to appropriately train athletes.
  6. Problem solveissues related to sports performance in cross-cultural group settings.
  7. Understand the ethical and professional practice of an accredited strength and conditioning coach.

Unit Content

  1. Case studies involving advanced resistance training design.
  2. Contemporary issues in sports nutrition.
  3. Cross-cultural considerations for strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Environmental concerns for the strength and conditioning professional.
  5. Practical techniques for developing periodised training interventions.
  6. Professional development and building a career in strength and conditioning.
  7. Recording professional experiences.
  8. Resistance training for a variety of populations.
  9. Techniques of the Olympic style lifts and their variants.
  10. Techniques of the principal resistance training exercises.
  11. Utilisation of technology to monitor athlete development.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, group discussions, group activities, practical demonstrations, guest speakers, and laboratories

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Baechle, T.R., & Earle, R.W. (2008). Essentials of strength and conditioning (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Bompa, T., & Haff, G.G. (2009). Periodization: Theory and methodology of training (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.

Journal References

  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
  • Medicine and Science in Sport & Exercise
  • International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance
  • Strength and Conditioning Journal

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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