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ATHL 0199 - Intercollegiate Sports Conditioning

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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Prerequisite: Enrollment limitation: permission of instructor required; for students with advanced sport specific skills, conditioning and previous competitive experience Hours: 58 laboratory per unit Description: Instruction in sport-specific strength and conditioning protocols related to improving muscular strength, power, agility, and speed. Principles of sport-specific technical and tactical methodology presented. May be taken four times for credit. (CSU, UC-with unit limitation) Units 0.5-2.5 Lecture-Discussion Laboratory 29-145 By Arrangement Contact Hours 29-145 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Explain sport-specific safety procedures for injury prevention. Identify the components of sport-specific resistance training. Demonstrate techniques in cardio-pulmonary conditioning, speed and agility. Evaluate safety procedures when handling training equipment. Course Content Outline I. Safety and injury prevention a. Weight room etiquette and rules b. Use of strength training equipment properly with respect to individual exercises c. Lifting and spotting fundamentals d. Assess appropriateness of ergogenic aids when resistance training e. Injury prevention and safety II. Basic sports specific resistance training a. Basic definitions of sports related strength movements b. Lower body resistance exercises c. Upper body resistance exercises for the arms d. Upper body resistance exercises for the chest and back e. Abdominal resistance exercises f. Sets and repetition III. Basic sport specific power lifting a. Clean lift techniques b. Dead lift techniques c. Safety techniques for power lifting d. Pyramids and overload progression IV. Cardio-pulmonary Conditioning a. Distance training and assessment b. Target Heart Rate and assessment c. Build-up conditioning d. Interval Training e. Coopers Run V. Speed and Agility a. Ladders and shuffles b. Plyometrics and balance c. Acceleration run d. Downhill Speed run e. Resistance running VI. Circuit conditioning for strength and speed a. Safety procedure for circuit training b. Designing circuit conditioning stations c. Assessment of circuit fitness d. Injury prevention for circuit training e. Speed and agility circuit strength training VII. Tactical and Technical Sport Specific Training a. Training for specific sport movements using various training methods b. Training and exercise sports psychology c. Theory of specific sports as it relates to training d. Integrate sport specific training into competitive group activities e. Assessing and analyzing personal sport fitness levels Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Translate appropriate safety procedures in sport-specific training activities. 2. Analyze the components of sport-specific resistance training, cardio-pulmonary conditioning, power, speed, agility and injury prevention. 3. Successfully demonstrate select sport-specific development of strength, power cardio-pulmonary conditioning, speed, agility and injury prevention protocols. 4. Design a sport-specific workout. 5. Distinguish how to select and transition, both to and from, different exercises/sports to meet overall fitness objectives; 6. Chart individual target heart rate zones as well as muscle specificity as it applies to cross-training; 7. Identify and demonstrate the various aerobic exercises available when cross-training; 8. Conduct the Cooper's run for pre- and post-test evaluation. 9. Examine scouting reports weekly. 10. Create and analyze game day scorekeeping techniques. 11. Upon repetition, incorporate new trends in the sport. Methods of Evaluation Reports Skill Demonstrations Reading Assignments 1. Read assigned pages from the textbook on explosive movements and be prepared to discuss in class. 2. Read current article regarding circuit training techniques, and be prepared to discuss the findings in class. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Design a sport-specific training program including speed, agility, strength and cardio-pulmonary exercises. 2. Students will write a report on the benefits of target heartrate training. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Methods of Instruction Laboratory Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.