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Posted On Wednesday, 03rd August 2011 at 06:43
Level 2 Strength and Conditioning review- How much information is too much?
I saw some great examples of coaching on a recent level 2 S&C course assessment day.
I had some interesting feedback from some of the candidates: they felt I had given them too much information.
This was over and above what was required to get the certificate.
I was quite shocked by these thoughts. In my mind I want to provide a first class service, deliver interesting, though provoking workshops and enable the coaches to plan, do and review linked training sessions in the future.
I guess the “tick box” culture is endemic. This could be the difference between educating and qualifying.
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I think after discussing it,
I think after discussing it, the issue came from going straight onto the level 2 without having first completed the level 1. Going straight onto a level 2 is achievable with a sports coaching qualification such as basketball or hockey but this is a different course. A base level of understanding of the theories and principles of weight training is essential here.
I certainly don't subscribe to the tick box mentality for qualifications though. I agree with your distinction between qualification and education, however, and am well aware of the growing urgency to give out certificates for the sake of it. That's not what happened here, in my opinion.
Hopefully we all learned something over the 4 days, students and tutor?
Ben Rawlings
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