Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance

Ian Jeffreys is Academic Director of Setanta College, Ireland’s largest online sports college, and is the Proprietor of All-Pro Performance based in Brecon, Wales. He is an internationally renowned coach and educator, and is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed and agility and conditioning for team sports, where his unique Gamespeed system and RAMP warm-up protocols have been adopted by a range of coaches and organisations. Jeffreys is a founder member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and was a member of the Board of Directors from the organisation’s inception in 2004 through to 2013. Jeffreys has authored nine books and is the editor of the UKSCA journal Professional Strength and Conditioning.Jeremy Moody is a Senior Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning and Programme Director for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. His experience extends across able-bodied and disabled sports, gaining an international coaching reputation having coached successful athletes at the Commonwealth, European, World, Olympic and Paralympic levels of competition as well as youth and developing athletes. Moody’s industry-based roles have included Regional Lead at the English Institute of Sport, Performance Manager at UK Athletics, Performance Director for the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Association, and Performance Director and Chief Operations Officer at Welsh Judo.

• Section I: Coaching1. Considerations for Effective Coaching in Strength and Conditioning: Foundations of the Modern Profession 2. Ecosystem thinking for the strength and conditioning coach3. Skill acquisition and Motor Learning4. The Craft of CoachingSection II: Scientific Basis of Training5 - The Structure and Function of the Neuromuscular System6. The Biomechanical Basis of Training7. The Bioenergetics of Human Performance 8. Cardio Respiratory Control of Exercise and Adaptation to Training9. The Endocrine Responses to Training10. Nutrition for Human PerformanceSection III: Strength and Conditioning – Applied Practice11. Effective Needs Analysis and Functional Training Principles12. Performance Diagnostics13. Screening Methods for the S&C Practitioner14. Developing Strength and Power15. Weightlifting for Sports Performance16. Plyometric Training – Theory and Practice17. Developing Speed and Agility for Sports Performance18. Developing endurance for Sports Performance19. Flexibility – Developing Effective Movement20.The Essentials of PeriodisationSection IV: Special Considerations in Strength and Conditioning21. Thinking Sensibly About Recovery22. Paediatric Strength and Conditioning23. Working with Special Populations24. Performing in Extreme Environments25. Facility Design, Maintenance, Safety and Record KeepingSection V: Current Training Methods26. Velocity based training27. Post Activation Potentiation28. Blood Flow Restriction Training29. Strength and Conditioning for Rugby Union30. Strength and Conditioning for Football31. Strength and Conditioning for Cricket32. Strength and Conditioning for Golf33. Strength and Conditioning for Rowing34.Strength and conditioning for Field Hockey35. Strength and Conditioning for Basketball36. Strength and Conditioning for Tennis37. Strength and Conditioning for Cycling38. Strength and Conditioning for Track and Field – Throws39. Strength and Conditioning for Swimming40. Strength and Conditioning for MMA

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