Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify the needs and requirements of the athlete or team members.
- Analyse the strength and conditioning needs and requirements of the activity or sport of the target individual or group.
- Develop profiles for each individual or group member participating in the strength and conditioning program using appropriate assessment measures.
- Develop short, medium and long-term objectives for the strength and conditioning program through negotiation with athletes and support personnel.
- Identify the career phase of athlete and the training phase of the selected sport or activity to be addressed in the program.
- Plan a strength and conditioning training program to meet identified needs.
- Develop a strategy to meet the identified needs and requirements of the athlete or team.
- Select the core lifts and exercises and techniques of strength and conditioning to address identified needs and requirements of the athlete according to organisational policies and procedures.
- Establish fixed points of the program and identify and document training phases within the training program.
- Apply exercise selection and exercise order to maximise conditioning outcomes throughout the program.
- Identify equipment and resource requirements for each session within the program.
- Develop and document a program schedule to meet the identified needs, requirements and objectives of the athlete.
- Include evaluation methods to monitor the training program prior to implementation.
- Implement strength and conditioning training program.
- Supervise strength and conditioning program.
- Use strength and conditioning training methods to meet identified needs and requirements of athletes or team members.
- Observe sessions to see that exercises are conducted in accord with rules and regulations and accepted best practice principles of strength and conditioning training.
- Ensure correct use of equipment during strength and conditioning session, according to organisational policies and procedures and manufacturer's instructions.
- Establish ongoing liaison between other coaches and specialists where coaches and specialists work with the same athlete to ensure a consistent approach to the strength and conditioning program.
- Monitor, evaluate and modify the strength and conditioning program.
- Evaluate the program according to methods established and documented within the strength and conditioning program plan.
- Monitor use of equipment according to exercise plan and relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
- Review each athlete's or athletes' training diary or diaries to monitor ongoing progress.
- Use assessment measures to assess athlete's ongoing progress.
- Seek and receive feedback from participating athletes and support personnel.
- Implement modifications to the program, where relevant, to meet identified needs.