Improving Speed Agility and Endurance

Unit code: SES6002 | Study level: Postgraduate

Credit points

(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

Footscray Park

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

Strength and conditioning coaches and sports scientists working with athletic populations require the tools and knowledge to safely design effective training programs that will enhance athletic potential and performance. Enhancing the key capacities of speed, agility and endurance will improve performance outcomes for the vast majority of athletes. The specific aim of this unit is to develop an in depth understanding of the theories and concepts that go into creating effective speed, agility and endurance for high performance athletes. This includes developing knowledge relating to movement capacity and various methods of effective field and lab tests, as well as understanding the key components of program design and implementation. Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to safely develop and deliver programs which will enhance an athlete’s aerobic performance as well as quickness and agility, and be able to coach and correct running and agility mechanics to enhance athlete performance.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Critically review and investigate common assessment techniques and their efficacy to determine speed, agility and endurance performance and use this data to formulate appropriate testing batteries and programming for athletic populations;
Evaluate, critically-review and report on the movement capacity of an athlete and use this information to propose a course of action to improve this capacity and guide the development of appropriate programming; and,
Conceptualise, create and justify well designed agility and speed & endurance programs addressing the needs of an individual athlete.

Study as a single unit

This unit can be studied on its own, without enrolling in a full degree.

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Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Assignment

Grade: 20%

Develop a comprehensive list of speed, endurance and agility tests used in the sporting context and their effectiveness including reliability

Assessment type: Case Study

Grade: 50%

Effective testing, data interpretation & program development for enhancing speed, endurance, agility and quickness performance of a case study athlete

Assessment type: Report

Grade: 30%

Report on an athletes movement capacity and devise a plan to help correct and enhance sprint or agility performance

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Graduate Certificate in Strength and Conditioning

STSA | Graduate certificate | Duration: 0.5 years

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