TEXT:

Baechle, T.R. and Earle, R.W. ed. (2000). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. 2nd ed., Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.

Recommended additional materials:

Fleck, S.J., and Kraemer, W.J. (1997). Designing Strength Training Programs. 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A study of the applications of anatomical, physiological, neuromuscular, and biomechanical to the design of strength and conditioning programs to enhance human performance in sport and fitness.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

1. To demonstrate an understanding of the muscular and skeletal features of the human body and their involvement in exercise.
2. To demonstrate understanding of the physiological adaptations of the cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromuscular systems to acute and chronic exercise training.
3. To demonstrate an understanding of the biomechanical principles that apply to resistance training.
4. To demonstrate an understanding of the bioenergetics involved in various sports and resistance training.
5. To demonstrate an understanding of the role of strength, endurance, agility, balance, coordination, speed, power and flexibility in sport and conditioning performance.
6. To demonstrate an understanding of ergogenic aids and how they work to produce an ergogenic effect or side effects.
7. To demonstrate an understanding of pre-season, in-season, and post-season conditioning and strength training in sports.
8. To demonstrate an understanding of the factors that are analyzed in establishing a conditioning and resistance training program for a team or individual sport.
9. To demonstrate an ability in developing a conditioning and resistance training program for a team or individual sport based upon an analysis of needs.
10. To demonstrate an understanding of the testing and evaluation procedures for conditioning and resistance training programs.
11. To demonstrate an understanding of the health and safety risk factors associated with various strength and conditioning activities and practices.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• I. Video Assignment:

  Several videos will be available. The student will watch each video and write a paper concerning that video. This paper will be written by hand and will consist of outlining the video, identifying the various aspects of the video and defining the various lifts and concepts presented. This outline paper will be due on Tuesday, April 17
  

• II. Sport Specific Conditioning Program: The student will present a sport, including the position or functions of the sport that will be the focus of the Sports Specific Conditioning Program (i.e., high jump, shot put, defensive tackle in football, guard in basketball, pitcher in baseball, soccer player, etc.) to the professor for approval. This must be presented by January 18 at the latest. You may present your sport before that time. A second sport may be presented at the same time. If the first choice has already been allocated to a student, you will be given your second choice if that has not been allocated. No two students will do the same sport, and the topics are allocated on a first come, first served, policy.

  The paper should include an introduction discussing the sport and position that is to be analyzed. The next section should be a needs analysis of that sport. You may include information that you obtained from the literature. You may use coach’s texts, articles, or research articles. The needs analysis should determine the requirements for the sport in order for the athlete to excel. A needs analysis must be based on a kinesiological analysis of the skills used in the sport. A kinesiological analysis for the needs analysis looks at the various joints and muscle actions to determine the mechanical and muscular involvement in the skills. Anatomical, neuromuscular and physiological considerations are incorporated in the development of the conditioning program. The last section is the program development. A full macrocycle should be the scope of the program. As the program is developed, support and substantiate the aspects of your program. The program will include the exercises used in the context of a periodized macrocycle, that will accomplish those aspects determined in the Needs Analysis. Try to substantiate that the exercises used in your program, actually fulfill the needs enumerated in the Needs Analysis. You may use coach’s texts, articles, and research articles. Without literature support for a method or technique of training substantiate this aspect with your own rationale for why you would include the aspect. Include a Selected Bibliography which includes the references used in your paper.
  

  The format for this paper is the APA Manual for writing professional papers. A chapter arrangement could be similar to the following:
  Title page
  Table of Contents
  Chapter I: Introduction
  Chapter II: Needs Analysis
  Chapter III: Strength and Conditioning Program
  This chapter should probably be divided into aspects of the macrocycle and subdivided into the strength, conditioning, flexibility, etc. aspects.
  Chapter IV: Testing: Include tests that evaluate the various components determined from the needs analysis.
  

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

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EVALUATION:

GRADING:

• A = 90 - 100%
• B = 80 - 89%
• C = 70 - 79%
• D = 60 - 69%
• F = < 60%

ATTENDANCE:

According to the catalogue, “No student will receive credit for any course in which he/she fails to attend at least 85% of the classes held….the 15% absences allowed are designed for, but not limited to, personal and family emergencies, inclement weather conditions, bona fide medical needs, and officially approved representation of the University, such as athletic teams, student congresses, and assessment testing. Students whose absences fall in these categories will be allowed to make up work; it is incumbent upon the student to notify the professor in advance when possible.” There is either 28-80 minute classes in this course, or 43-50 minute classes. If the student is absent 15% of the classes (4.2, or 6.5), this would be 5 or 7 absences, the student automatically fails.

Note: Attendance is taken at the beginning of class. If you come in late, do not forget to tell me at the end of class that you were in attendance. If you do not, you will be marked absent.

Note: Attendance is taken at the beginning of class. If you come in late, do not forget to tell me at the end of class that you were in attendance. If you do not, you will not be marked present.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Adams, W.C. (1991). Foundations of physical education, exercise, and sport sciences. Philadelphia : Lea & Febiger,
• Berger, R.A. (1982). Applied exercise physiology. Philadelphia : Lea & Febiger.
• Camaione, D.N. (1993). Fitness management. Dubuque, IA : Brown & Benchmark.
• Chu, D.A. (1996) Explosive power & strength : complex training for maximum results. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics.
• Freeman, W.H. (1996). Peak When It Counts: Peridoization for American Track & Field. 3rd ed. Mountainview, CA: TAFNews Press.
• McCardle, W.D., Katch, F.I., & Katch, V.L. (1996). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
• McDougal, J.D., Wenger, H.A., & Green, H.J. (eds.). (1991). Physiological Testing of the High-Performance Athlete. 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
• Sharkey, B.J. (1997). Fitness and health. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics.
• Shephard, R.J. & Astrand, P.-O. (eds.). (1992). Endurance in sport. Oxford [England] ; Blackwell Scientific Publications.
• Westcott, W.L. (1987). Strength fitness : physiological principles and training techniques. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1987.
• Wilmore, J.H., & Costill, D.L. (1994). Physiology of sport and exercise. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics.
• Zatsiorski, V.M. (1995). Science and Practice of Strength Training. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.