SPCO343-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)

Performance Nutrition and Recovery Monitoring

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 challenges students to critically assess various contemporary nutritional and recovery techniques and delve into the research to determine their effectiveness. Students will look at the multidisciplinary relationship between the sports nutritionist and the strength and conditioning coach. Additionally, students will gain an appreciation of when it is appropriate to recommend a particular supplement / recovery intervention.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Critique central and peripheral models of fatigue in relation to various types of performance.
2. Explain proposed mechanisms underlying recovery techniques.
3. Interpret research on effectiveness of nutritional interventions on performance.  
4. Understand the role of a Strength and Conditioning Coach in advising athletes on recovery interventions and nutritional practices.
5. Design a nutritional / recovery intervention pilot study.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Online Delivery
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 15:00 Warehouse 140 Sport Science Laboratory
14 Apr - 20 Apr
Intensive Block Course B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 15:00 Warehouse 140 Sport Science Laboratory
14 Apr - 20 Apr
Intensive Block Course C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 15:00 Warehouse 140 Sport Science Laboratory
14 Apr - 20 Apr

Course Coordinator

Carl Petersen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Nutrition Video 28 Mar 2025 50% By critically reviewing supporting and conflicting evidence you are to create a 12 minute engaging video evaluating the efficacy of a performance nutrition strategy. Learning Outcome: 3
Pilot Study Design 09 May 2025 25% Design a pilot study to investigate a recovery intervention. Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 5
Research Poster 30 May 2025 25% Professionally create a research poster and effectively communicate results. Learning Outcome: 4

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 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO343 Occurrences

  • SPCO343-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • SPCO343-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)
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