Strength and Conditioning for Developing Athletes PG (11585.1)

This unit will focus on the application of the strength and conditioning principles to athletes who are in the early stages of their athletic pathway. You will learn about considerations and effective practice to deliver training programs to athletes across the whole pathway spectrum and ages. Using evidence-based work you will establish a risk/benefit analysis of resistance training in a youth population. You will be taught the necessary guidelines associated with the safe and effective design of training programs that incorporate strength, speed and power for the youth population. The principles of physical literacy will be explored in the context of developing life-long competency and engagement in exercise.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Design and appraise safe and effective programs for developing athletes across numerous training methods;
2. Critically evaluate the role of strength and conditioning within developing athletes; and
3. Reflect and theorise on advanced knowledge of youth athlete considerations in relation to talent identification, injury, nutrition and maturational processes.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings

Prerequisites

11581 Training Methods of Strength and Conditioning 1 PG AND
11582 Training Methods of Strength and Conditioning 2 PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.