Sports Studies

Course summary

Course Content Anatomy and Physiology: Find out how the human body moves. Explore how our muscles link with our bones (via tendons) to ensure we can apply specific fitness components to sporting scenarios. Investigate how we produce energy and how is it utilised as we taper our training programs towards a major event in the sporting calendar. Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport, and Wellbeing: Learn how to collate reliable, valid quantitative and qualitative data. Be able to effectively analyze and evaluate data taken from a battery of fitness tests. Design and implement effective training programs that efficiently apply training principles such as specificity, individual needs, progressive overload (e.g.: FITT), and rest and recovery for adaptation. Avoidance of reversibility and poor exercise adherence. Professional Development in the Sports Industry: Build job application skills including C.V. development, letter-writing, and interview techniques. Research a wide range of career paths that includes elite athletes, elite athlete support, research, coaching, teaching, healthcare, and the leisure (public/private) sector. Explore the entry requirements and continual professional development expected of individuals working in these sectors. Sports Leadership: Learn how to effectively plan, deliver, risk assess and evaluate sports/physical activity sessions that our designed to engage and enthuse younger students.