KNPE 346 Strength and Conditioning Field Placement Units: 4.50
Under the tutelage of the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, students will complete a field placement that involves a range of practical experiences in the area of strength and conditioning programs for elite athletes. Practical sessions will be rotated weekly in order to provide students with a variety of experiences in program delivery, training sessions, and testing.
NOTE Students must hold valid First Aid/CPR certification.
NOTE Students must hold valid First Aid/CPR certification.
Learning Hours: 168 (120 Practicum, 24 Group Learning, 24 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above and registration in the KINE Specialization Plan and ANAT 315/3.0 and KNPE 345/3.0 and a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher and permission of the Course Coordinator and the Undergraduate Chair in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
Exclusion HLTH 300/3.0; KNPE 300/3.0; KNPE 330/4.5.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply foundational training principles while being an active coach in the daily training environment with our varsity student athletes.
- Perform a detailed needs analysis, understanding the underpinning physical qualities required for performance and athlete development.
- Effectively and efficiently prepare excel monitoring documents for tracking athlete development (i.e., performance and wellness monitoring).
- Develop practical relationship building strategies and effective behaviours to create long term success in coaching and the professional world. An emphasis will be placed on the soft skills of coaching.
- Model competence and confidence in overseeing a training session for varsity athletes. This includes overseeing the dynamic warmup, program explanation, exercise technique, adjustments based on injury status and management of the training facility.
- Discuss the return to play process and how to integrate with sports medicine to effectively assist recovering athletes.
- Employ appropriate training progressions and principles for speed development, COD/agility, ESD, plyometrics and return to play.