HL22021: Strength and conditioning
[Page last updated: 19 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRI 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Report Individual (CWRI 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Explain and apply the scientific principles of training (e.g. specificity, overload, progression and variation) to improve sporting performance.
- Evaluate the use of a needs analysis tool in a strength and conditioning context.
- Critically analyse a range of tools that can be used to monitor training and performance.
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| Synopsis: | Develop an understanding of the scientific principles, concepts and theories related to strength and conditioning training.
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| Content: | Fundamentals of human movement; Movement screening and needs analysis; Principles of effective training; Physical and motor fitness components of performance; Warm ups and priming exercise; Hypertrophy and strength training; Speed and power training; Monitoring training and performance.
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| Course availability: |
HL22021 is Optional on the following courses:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFF30 : FdSc(Hons) Sport (Sports Performance) (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
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