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Level 1 Strength & Conditioning

Overview

Sport e Coach Australian Strength and Condition online coaching Course lets you take your coaching knowledge to the next level

Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Courses

The Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Level 1 course is designed to prepare coaches dealing with beginner level athletes.

Topics covered in Level 1 Strength & Conditioning include:

Training & coaching principles
Planning training
Assessment of the athlete
Training the fitness components (speed, strength, power, endurance etc)
Recovery methods
Injury prevention & rehabilitation.

The Level 1 Strength & Conditioning course will give you the skills to plan, implement & review physical training sessions that are effective & appropriate for beginner level athletes. This course is a pre-requisite for the level 2 strength & conditioning qualification, which is designed for those dealing with intermediate (state) level athletes.

Mode of delivery

Level 1 Strength & Conditioning is delivered through videostreaming technology. Put simply this means that you download & view videos of classroom lessons from the internet.

To download a brochure on videostreaming click here

IT Requirements

In order to view videostreaming you computer will need to meet the following minimum specifications:

Hardware	Software
600+ Mhz (or better) CPU 256 MB (or better) RAM Sound card & external speakers 256/64kbps (or better) broadband connection	Windows 98se/ME, 2000, XP and Vista operating systems Browsers IE version 4.01+ (IE v6.0+ or Firefox v2.0+ recommended) Windows Media Player v6.4+ (version 9.0+ recommended)

Your internet service provider (ISP) should enable you to receive streaming media. To confirm this simply contact your ISP.

Course Requirements

In order to gain the Level 1 Strength & Conditioning coach qualification, you need to meet the theoretical & practical components outlined below:

Theory

Completed workbook

Practical

10 hrs supervised strength & conditioning coaching
20 hrs unsupervised strength & conditioning coaching

Note that your practical supervisor should hold a Level 1 Strength & Conditioning qualification (minimum) &/or posses relevant qualifications &/or experience.

The course cost is $300, which includes registration under the National Coach Accreditation Scheme (NCAS).To complete an Enrolment Form click here.

Course forms

To download a form, click on the relevant files below:

Coaches Code of Ethics Form 1 | Form 2

Issues by the Australian Sports Commission & the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Inc.)

Practical Coaching Recording Form 1 | Form 2

Legal responsibilities of the coach

Link to videostreamed Sessions

View the videostreamed sessions.
To test drive a videostreamed session follow this link & select Introduction to Mediasite (top right of screen).