Strength and Conditioning for Developing Athletes PG (11585.1)

Please note these are the 2027 details for this unit
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Strength and Conditioning for Developing Athletes PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online real-time
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Sport & Exercise Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
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.


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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.
Availability for enrolment in 2027 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 Online real-time Dr Naroa Etxebarria
2027 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 09 August 2027 Online real-time Dr Naroa Etxebarria
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Participation requirements

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Required IT skills

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Work placement, internships or practicums

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