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Unit of Study HLTH3007 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Develops advanced skills in strength and conditioning in line with the scope of practice of an accredited coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association. Students will develop the practical skills needed to coach advanced Olympic lifts, apply knowledge of periodization to annual training plans, use technology to monitor training loads, and apply evidence-based injury prevention and rehabilitation techniques for athletes. Students will practice advanced Olympic lift variations during laboratory classes, use various technologies such as GPS units and linear encoders to monitor training loads, and apply contemporary injury prevention and rehabilitation protocols. The unit has a strong focus on practical skills and current technologies to develop advanced standards of coaching competency in strength and conditioning.  

Unit content

  1. Theory on olympic lifts/power training
  2. Advanced periodization for athletes
  3. Load monitoring and contemporary issues in strength and conditioning A
  4. Contemporary issues in strength and conditioning B
  5. Data analysis and technology in sport
  6. Contemporary issues in injury rehab/prehab

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term2
Term2
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2
Lismore
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe and instruct advanced strength training lifts and techniques to ensure safety

apply the principles of training theory in the construction of an integrated annual training plan for the preparation of athletes of various ages

create a training monitoring program for an athlete and analyse data and research literature to inform professional decision-making

identify the general etiology of injury in an athlete when developing injury prevention and rehabilitation programs

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Bompa, T. O., Buzzichelli, C., & ProQuest. (2019). Periodization¿: theory and methodology of training. 6th edition. Human Kinetics

  • Bompa, T., & Buzzichelli, C. (2015) Periodization training for sports. 3rd edition. Human kinetics

  • Coombes, J, Skinner, T, (2022) ESSA's Student Manual for Health Exercise and Sport Assessment. 2nd edition. Elsevier Australia

  • Jeffreys, I., & Moody, J. (Eds.). (2021). Strength and conditioning for sports performance. Routledge.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.