Program that allows to deepen on the role of strength training both in performance and in reducing the risk of injury, including the neurobiological approach and understanding of voluntary movement in the athlete and providing concepts related to the athlete’s psychological approach
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
Syllabus:
1: Injuries and Team Sports
2: Injury Prevention
3: Team Sports Pathology
4: Neuromuscular Basis for Strength Training
5: Central Processing of Voluntary Movement
6: Strength and muscle power as a key feature of rehabilitation from sports injuries
7: The training-injury prevention paradox
8: Efferent Organization of Human Movement
9: The Life of an Elite Athlete
Learn to:
• Get to know the fundamental characteristics for both prevention strategies and injury rehabilitation, as well as the different injury mechanisms in team sports.
• Propose efficient prevention strategies based on a process founded on scientific evidence.
• Handle pathologies and specific injuries corresponding to each sport.
• Improve critical analysis by completing a training program on the different professional roles of sports science and health.
• Determine how the central nervous system influences human movement as well as how we can shape the ability to make decisions for movement.
• Apply the appropriate methodology to the design of the post-injury rehabilitation process in situations where strength development plays a significant role.
• Analyze workload monitoring data to orientate the training process towards preventing injuries and consequently successfully optimize sports performance.
• Identify the areas involved in the control and adjustment of movements, as well as how they are involved.
• Manage specific strategies to support a dual career and understand the different transitions in an athlete's life
1: Injuries and Team Sports
2: Injury Prevention
3: Team Sports Pathology
4: Neuromuscular Basis for Strength Training
5: Central Processing of Voluntary Movement
6: Strength and muscle power as a key feature of rehabilitation from sports injuries
7: The training-injury prevention paradox
8: Efferent Organization of Human Movement
9: The Life of an Elite Athlete
Learn to:
• Get to know the fundamental characteristics for both prevention strategies and injury rehabilitation, as well as the different injury mechanisms in team sports.
• Propose efficient prevention strategies based on a process founded on scientific evidence.
• Handle pathologies and specific injuries corresponding to each sport.
• Improve critical analysis by completing a training program on the different professional roles of sports science and health.
• Determine how the central nervous system influences human movement as well as how we can shape the ability to make decisions for movement.
• Apply the appropriate methodology to the design of the post-injury rehabilitation process in situations where strength development plays a significant role.
• Analyze workload monitoring data to orientate the training process towards preventing injuries and consequently successfully optimize sports performance.
• Identify the areas involved in the control and adjustment of movements, as well as how they are involved.
• Manage specific strategies to support a dual career and understand the different transitions in an athlete's life
COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 9 months
Average dedication: 6/8 weekly hours
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
• Strength and Conditioning coaches;
• Physiotherapists;
• Return-to-Play coaches;
• Sports Physicians
Average dedication: 6/8 weekly hours
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
• Strength and Conditioning coaches;
• Physiotherapists;
• Return-to-Play coaches;
• Sports Physicians
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of injuries and human body would be beneficial
FEES & FUNDING
Through the Get Qualified Scheme, students benefit from tax credits of up to 70% of their course fees after successful completion. Our team can assist you with applying for the Get Qualified scheme when undergoing training at the NOUV Academy.
Businesses seeking to train their staff can benefit from the Investing in Skills Scheme, a government incentive designed to provide support to companies to increase the productivity and adaptability of individuals that are active in the Maltese labour market. Our team will assist you in accessing applicable schemes when enrolling your staff in training courses through the NOUV Academy.