Biweekly Assessments
Introduction
Over the next 12 weeks you will be assessed on all 17 modules of the training rooms strength and
conditioning course. The modules have been broken down into 2-week blocks and your tutor will
send the assessments out to you in a consistent order.
Your assessments are broken down below
Weeks 1-2
Weeks 3-4
Weeks 5-6
Weeks 7-8
Weeks 9-10
Weeks 11-12
Modules to complete: 1/2/3/4
Modules to complete: 5/6/7
Modules to complete: 8/9
Modules to complete: 10/11
Modules to complete: 12/13/14
Modules to complete: 15/16/17
Key points
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Assessments will consist of worksheet questions with set marks to obtain
Information can be found on the 17 PowerPoint Modules sent to you by the training room
Students need to read and listen to PowerPoint narrations in order to understand the
module
Once student has read and listened to PowerPoints, they can then answer the worksheet
questions
Learners will only be sent next set of module information and assessment once previous
work has been completed
For example, modules 1/2/3/4 must be fully complete before modules 5/6/7 can be sent
Students have 2 weeks to read, listen through information and submit biweekly assessment
to tutor
Your first set of questions are below. Please use information from practical workshop and module
PowerPoints to assist you with completion.
Best of Luck
Weeks 1-2
Questions covering
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Role of the S&C Coach
The Needs Analysis
Mobility and Stability
Core Training Considerations
There are 76 marks available in this task. You must score a minimum of 56 marks in
total to achieve a pass. In addition to achieving the total pass mark, you must also
score at least the minimum marks set for each question to achieve an overall pass.
1. Name 2 qualities required by a strength and conditioning coach and explain why a coach
must possess these traits?
Strong verbal & non-verbal communication – Qualities such as this are important to build
trust between you and the athlete, being able to confidently communicate and engage with
your client is the first step in convincing them you’re taking them in the right direction.
Planning, preparation and commitment – The quality to periodically and methodically plan
an athlete’s journey can be the difference between second and first place. Having a
commitment to getting the best out of a client in the long term can not only bring out their
strengths, but also prevent injury and fatigue, keeping them at the top for longer.
4 marks (minimum 3 marks)
2. Name three other professions that will potentially make up an athlete’s support team
1. Physiotherapist
2. Team Doctor
3. Nutritionist
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
3. Identify 3 roles of the strength and conditioning coach?
1. Enhance athletes’ strengths
2. Reduce weakness and prevent injury
3. Test and assess client
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
4. Identify 2 types of athlete the coach can work with and give examples of each type of
athlete?
Strength & Power athletes – Weightlifters, Shotput
Team Sports athletes – Footballers, Rugby Players
4 marks (minimum 3 marks)
5. Explain the role a nutritionist may play in an athlete’s development?
A nutritionist is responsible for essentially fuelling the athlete. The right nutritional
information and guidance will improve performance in their respective field, whether that
be strength in the gym or stamina on the track. Also aiding in recovery, a nutritionist will
provide the building blocks to ensure an athlete is meeting the necessary vitamin &
mineral requirements etc. to fight fatigue, DOMS, and injury and boost overall wellbeing.
And finally, proper nutritional guidance will aid in overall body composition which can
pertain to a competing bodybuilders goal.
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
6. What are the 5 stages of the need’s analysis and give an explanation of each stage?
10 marks (minimum 10 marks)
7. Answer the following questions for the sport of international rugby union?
What is the duration of the sport?
What are the major muscle groups and movement patterns involved?
What are the common injuries associated with the sport?
6 marks (minimum 5
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8. For a professional athlete of your choice, answer the following questions:
Who is the athlete?
What position/sport do they play?
How many years have they been participating?
What is there greatest sporting achievement?
8 marks (minimum 6 marks)
9. Give 3 benefits of conducting fitness tests with an athlete?
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
10. What does the acronym M.O.R.E stand for?
4 marks (minimum 3 marks)
11. What is the benefit of conducting movement assessments with the athlete?
4 marks (minimum 3 marks)
12. Identify 2 tests to assess an athlete’s aerobic fitness?
2 marks (minimum 1 mark)
13. Identify 2 tests to assess an athlete’s power output?
2 marks (minimum 1 mark)
14. McQuade (2016) defined stability as:
1 mark (minimum 1 mark)
15. Name 3 benefits to the athlete of having improved mobility?
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
16. List the divisions of the spine in order from top to bottom?
5 marks (minimum 4 marks)
17. What are the 3 most common joint restrictions identified during mobility assessments?
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
18. Name 3 exercises that can be classified as quad dominant?
3 marks (minimum 2 marks)
19. What is the minimum amount of time a static stretch should be held?
1 mark (minimum 1 mark)
20. What does PNF stand for?
1 mark (minimum 1 mark)
21. What is one benefit of improved core stability?
1 mark (minimum 1 mark)
22. Name 2 posterior core muscles?
2 marks (minimum 1 mark)
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