Strength and Conditioning Physiology

Module title	Strength and Conditioning Physiology
Module code	ESS2508
Academic year	2019/0
Credits	15
Module staff	Mr Oliver Whitton (Convenor) Mr Matthew Campbell (Lecturer) Dr Benjamin Wall (Lecturer)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks	11	11

Number students taking module (anticipated)	150

Description - summary of the module content

Module description

This module seeks to provide you with the physiological knowledge and basic practical skills to make you an informed and competent practitioner of strength, conditioning and athletic training. You will cover the physiological responses to many aspects associated with strength, conditioning and athletic training and in addition cover the role of protein supplementation, the debate surrounding anabolic steroids, the science of SAQ training and overtraining. This module will also teach you the basics of functional assessment, planning and delivering of sports specific training and resistance training techniques in a safe and suitable way.

Module aims - intentions of the module

The module content and the practical skills learnt are crucial for those looking towards a career in athletic training or coaching. In particular you will develop the following graduate attributes

Perform athlete screening
Design appropriate SAQ and plyometric sessions
Coach / perform basic Olympic lifts
Applied knowledge – understand the science behind strength and conditioning exercise
People skills – work with others in the gym and field settings
Health & Safety – meet the professional standards to ensure the safety of the athlete

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Explain the underlying acute and chronic physiological responses to strength and conditioning exercise
2. Demonstrate safe and suitable practice when delivering strength, conditioning and athletic training sessions

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

3. Appraise an athletes needs, interpret data and construct appropriate training sessions to meet these aims

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

4. Take responsibility for your own learning and development of the key skills of evaluation and prioritisation
5. Employ reasoned decision making to shape practice

Syllabus plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Individualising training intervention
Training load considerations
Overtraining and burnout
Adaptations to resistance training
Coaching application
Recovery techniques
Effectiveness and implementation of different training modalities
Injury – prevention vs rehabilitation

Learning and teaching

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
38.5	111.5	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	22	Lectures/seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	16.5	Practical classes
Guided Independent Study	111.5	Completion of set readings from book chapters and web resources and practice of practical S&C skills

Assessment

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Use of set interval formative feedback style questions in weeks 5, 8, 11, 12	5-10 minutes	2-5	Oral/visual e.g., from lecturer and real time online voting

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
0	50	50

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Computer examination	50	1.5 hours	1, 3, 5	Written
Athlete case study presentation	50	15 minutes	1-3, 5	Written

Re-assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Computer examination	Computer examination	1, 3, 5	August/September assessment period
Athlete case study presentation	Athlete case study presentation	1-3, 5	August/September assessment period

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to sit a further examination. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.

Resources

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle. 3^rd edition. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
Comprehensive Strength and Conditioning: Physical Preparation for Sports Performance. Paul Gamble.
Informed: The Art of the Science of Preparing Athlete. Paul Gamble.
NASM Essentials of Sports Performance Training. Michael Clark and Scott Lucett, Lippincott, Baltimore. 2010.
Designing Resistance Training Programmes. Fleck, S., and Kraemer, W. 2014 (4^th Ed). Human Kinetics.

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

ELE page: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5013– readings, lecture notes, web-links and follow-up exercises will be posted on the module’s ELE site.

Module has an active ELE page

Key words search

Athlete screening, needs analysis, resistance training, SAQ, plyometrics, anabolic steroids, applied anatomy.

Credit value	15
Module ECTS	7.5
Module pre-requisites	ESS1006 Human Anatomy and Kinanthropometry or ESS1502 Sports Training Physiology
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	5
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	17/06/2015
Last revision date	26/07/2019