Strength & Conditioning Foundations

This course introduces practitioners to the fundamental key principles that underpin the strength and conditioning process. This unique online learning experience outlines the key objectives of a strength and conditioning coach, the multi-disciplinary team, and the overall performance training and injury prevention process. Furthermore, practitioners are introduced to vital theoretical concepts including the force–velocity–power relationship, bioenergetics, motor learning models, and much more.

Finally, coaches are tutored on the essentials of periodisation and programming, and how to implement effective warm-up strategies within practice. All this is underpinned by additional video tutorials, learning materials, and a variety of online assessment methods, with links to our extensive exercise library.

Our S&C Foundational program aims to prepare, develop and motivate coaches within their personal practice, whilst introducing practitioners to the foundational principles of strength and conditioning and performance training.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the objectives of the strength and conditioning coach
• Explain the strength and conditioning process
• Describe the varying training modes implemented within S&C and the injury prevention process
• Describe the relationship between force, velocity and power
• Identify the bioenergetic systems and how they relate to sports performance
• Describe the motor Learning models and how they relate to movement acquisition
• Describe and implement effective warmup strategies
• Identify the fundamentals of periodisation
• Identify the fundamentals of programming
• Explain the evaluation and self-reflection process within S&C