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1. Assess one's health by completing a physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q), medical/health history, and lifestyle questionnaire.
2. Demonstrate the ability to administer baseline fitness assessments in each component of fitness and interpret the results.
3. Identify strategies, barriers, and methods of goal setting.
4. Design written exercise programs for various case studies.
5. Describe the principles and variables of training for a successful annual training plan.
6. Analyze the annual training plan for micro and macro cycles and skill development and recovery.
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I. Health Screening
A. PAR-Q (physical activity readiness questionnaire)
B. Lifestyle Inventory
C. Medical/Health history
II. Baseline Fitness Assessment and Re-Assessment
A. Submaximal and/or maximal cardiorespiratory endurance tests for weight bearing exercise and/or non weight bearing exercise.
B. Musculoskeletal strength and endurance
C. Flexibility
D. Body composition
E. Resting heart rate and blood pressure
F. Skill related fitness
III. Test Interpretation
A. Results from assessments
B. Comparison with norm tables
C. Individual guidelines
IV. Personal Goal Setting
A. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) goal setting
B. Barriers to success
C. Strategies for success
V. Principles of Training
A. F.I.T.T. (Frequency Intensity Time Type) Principle
B. Progressive Overload
C. Specificity Principle
VI. Strategies for successful programs
A. Implementation strategies
B. Record keeping
VII. Variables of Training
A. Volume
B. Intensity
C. Density
D. Complexity
VIII. Rest and Recovery
A. Fatigue and overtraining
B. Recovery Theory
C. Recovery interventions and modalities
IX. Annual Training Plan (ATP)
A. Periodization for biomotor abilities, strength training, endurance, and speed
B. ATP phases and characteristics
C. Criteria for compiling an ATP
X. Peaking for competition: Peaking and Taper
XI. Training Cycles: Microcyles and Macrocycles
XII. Strength and Power Development
A. Biomotor abilities
B. Methods of strength training
C. Manipulation of training variables
XIII. Endurance Training
A. Factors affecting aerobic and anaerobic endurance performance
B. Methods of developing endurance
C. Methods of developing high intensity exercise endurance
XIV. Speed and Agility Training Program Design
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 50% |
Written homework, Textbook Assignments, Case studies in exercise prescription and assessment, Written individual goals and exercise program, exercise journal/log | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 5 - 25% |
Field test administration, client projects | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 70% |
Multiple choice, True/false, Essay | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 5 - 15% |
Participation and Attendance | |
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Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training, 5th Edition by Tudor O. Bompa and G. Gregory Haff. Human Kinetics. 2009
Instructor Prepared materials