SPCO241-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)

Introduction to Strength and Conditioning

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course provides students with an understanding and appreciation of the position of strength and conditioning coaches in both occupational and sporting environments. Practical skills using modern strength and conditioning techniques and technologies will be developed. Students will be required to coach and analyse the performance of two participants from an occupational / sport perspective through the duration of the course.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 100-level from any subject, or
any 15 points at 100-level in SPCO or SPRT.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Technique Analysis Report and Video Presentation 03 Apr 2024 40% Identifying technique issues and accurate fitness reporting
Test 22 May 2024 40% Test of theory, knowledge and understanding from lectures, labs and course readings.
Residential Course Tasks 03 Apr 2024 20% Completion of Residential Workshop Tasks

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Edited by Haff and Tiplett; Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning ; 4th edition; Human Kinetics, 2016.

Recommended Reading

CSCS; CSCS Study guide 2019 and 2020: CSCS Exam Content and Practice Test Prep Book for the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Test ;

NSCA; NSCA's Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training ; 3rd edition;

Paul Laursen and Martin Buchheit (Eds); Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training ; Human Kinetics.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO241 Occurrences

  • SPCO241-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • SPCO241-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)
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