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KNPE 346  Strength and Conditioning Field Placement  Units: 4.50  
Under the tutelage of the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, students will complete a field placement that involves a range of practical experiences in the area of strength and conditioning programs for elite athletes. Practical sessions will be rotated weekly in order to provide students with a variety of experiences in program delivery, training sessions, and testing.
NOTE Students must hold valid First Aid/CPR certification.
Learning Hours: 168 (120 Practicum, 24 Group Learning, 24 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above and registration in the KINE Specialization Plan and ANAT 315/3.0 and KNPE 345/3.0 and a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher and permission of the Course Coordinator and the Undergraduate Chair in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. Exclusion HLTH 300/3.0; KNPE 300/3.0; KNPE 330/4.5.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Apply foundational training principles while being an active coach in the daily training environment with our varsity student athletes.
  2. Perform a detailed needs analysis, understanding the underpinning physical qualities required for performance and athlete development.
  3. Effectively and efficiently prepare excel monitoring documents for tracking athlete development (i.e., performance and wellness monitoring).
  4. Develop practical relationship building strategies and effective behaviours to create long term success in coaching and the professional world. An emphasis will be placed on the soft skills of coaching.
  5. Model competence and confidence in overseeing a training session for varsity athletes. This includes overseeing the dynamic warmup, program explanation, exercise technique, adjustments based on injury status and management of the training facility.
  6. Discuss the return to play process and how to integrate with sports medicine to effectively assist recovering athletes.
  7. Employ appropriate training progressions and principles for speed development, COD/agility, ESD, plyometrics and return to play.