Conditioning for Sport [SPS 262]

Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:1. Discuss the scope, objective, principles, methods and systems of physical training.
2. Apply skill in developing specific physical fitness program of various methods, emphasizing on strength training, energy system training and flexibility training.
3. Exercise regime emphasizing on strength and practice cardiovascular training.

Course Description
This course emphasized the theoretical knowledge and practical application as they relate to conditioning for sport. This course equips students with sound fundamental knowledge, understanding, skills and experience to design, implement and evaluate various training methods for the improvement of the fundamentals of fitness for the needs of sports performance.

 

Syllabus Content

1. Scope and Objective of Physical Training.

The Physical Fitness Components (Health related fitness and skill related fitness components)
Health and safety consideration of exercise
Time, Motion, Intensity Analysis (TMIA)

2. Principles of Physical Training

Overload
Progression
Frequency
Time
Type
Balance
Specificity

3.Strength/Resistance Training

Fundamentals, principles and general guidelines
Acute responses and chronic adaptations to strength training
Types of strength
Periodization model of strength training
Program design variables
Spotting techniques
Exercise prescription for resistance training

4. Flexibility and Stretching

Warm up/cool down stretches vs. flexibility training program
The physiology of stretching
Principles and guidelines in stretching
Types of stretching
Exercise prescription for flexibility exercise

5. Energy System Training

The concept of energy system interplay in sport and physical training
The physiological responses and adaptations to energy system training
Training the aerobic capacity and aerobic power development
Training the anaerobic a lactic energy system
Training the anaerobic lactic energy system
Application of program design to training seasons

6. Speed, Agility, Quickness Training (SAQ)

General considerations
Program design and exercise prescription for speed, agility and quickness training exercise

7. Cardiovascular endurance training

Techniques on cardiovascular training
Exercise prescription for cardiovascular endurance
Interval vs continuous training
Types of aerobic training and safety