Description
Strength and Conditioning Physiology
Module title | Strength and Conditioning Physiology |
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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 |
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Duration: Weeks | 11 | 11 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 150 |
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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
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 |
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38.5 | 111.5 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
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0 | 50 | 50 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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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 |
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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. 3rd 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 (4th 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
Credit value | 15 |
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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 |