Level 2 Strength and Conditioning Course 2 places left

Level 2 Strength and Conditioning Course.

Assessment Day: Saturday May 26th 2012.

Venue: Taunton RFC, Taunton, Somerset.

Cost: £345 including materials and access to online resources. To book contact Carly James and send a deposit of £100 here. The deposit is non refundable.

Payment is required in full by Thursday March 1st 2012.

Is the L2CCSC for me?

If you have the Level 1 CCSC,  or have a Sports Science \ P.E. Degree + a Level 1 coaching certificate in another sport, then the L2CCSC is for you. Ideal for P.E. Teachers, Personal Trainers, Fitness Instructors who wish to develop their existing knowledge about strength and conditioning coaching for sport.

For undergraduates, sports coaches and Personal Trainers without a sport coaching qualification, then the L1 CCSC is the best place to start.

Why should I study the L2CCSC?

It forms part of a structured and progressive programme of coaching and other related qualifications, offering you access and involvement in introducing others to coaching strength and conditioning for sport. 

The L2CCSC is awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications.  The L2CCSC is accredited at Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework.

20 REPS points are awarded for this course.

What can I use the L2CCSC for?

 Applicable to all sports, this qualification also provides a platform of principles and practices of coaching safe, ethical strength and conditioning activities to athletes of all ages. You can then plan and deliver monthly training programmes for your athletes.

This will enable candidates to seek employment as a strength and conditioning coach in a club, school or equivalent environments.

·        As part of the development of a credible CV for employment in the sport and recreation industry.

·        As a stepping-stone to the 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Strength and Conditioning for Sport.

What will I learn?

Your learning programme will develop your understanding of:

• safe and ethical coaching in strength and conditioning
• the preparation involved to deliver strength and conditioning coaching activities including underpinning theory
• the delivery and review of strength and conditioning coaching activities.
• Speed training theory and drills
• Effective use of Strength exercises in the weights room
• Power and plyometric theory and exercises
• Endurance training programmes.

How will my learning programme be structured?

The learning programme will include the following phases:

• a pre course reading list
• an introduction to the qualification and your programme of learning and assessment
• an interactive delivery of lectures, videos, small workshops and practical sessions that meets your needs. These focus on the theory and practice of coaching strength and conditioning for sport
• a programme of assessment, spread throughout the course, including observations of your coaching by an appropriately qualified assessor. 

At the end of the programme, you will be provided with formal feedback on your performance and an action plan for your further development.

This course is run over 3 days with a further assessment day. The course will run from 0900 - 1630 each day.

What will my assessment involve?

The L2CCSC assessment will require you to:

• complete a series of assessed tasks covering all four units of the qualification
• complete observed practical assessment of your coaching skills, taken from the practical syllabus, and oral questions on aspects of your performance, underpinning knowledge, understanding and application
• To plan, deliver and review a series of 4 linked training sessions for 2 different aspects of conditioning. These will be delivered and witnessed independently.

To book contact Carly James and send a deposit of £100 here. 

The deposit is non refundable.

Payment is required in full by Thursday March 1st 2012.