Strength and conditioning – introduction What is strength and conditioning ? - - Involves the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the physical and physiological preparation of athletes aligned to specific sports performance outcomes Strength and conditioning coaches understand what it takes for an athlete to be resilient to the demands of the intensity and volume within their training environment thus maximising the technical training opportunities in their respective sports. Plans can then be specifically tailored to the adaptations required and maximised in the strength and conditioning coaching environment in line with the culture of the sport It is about more than lifting weights – it encompasses the entire physical development of the athlete and what is required to allow them to be the best physical version of themselves (EIS 2022) What does an effective s&c coach look like ? What does the role look like? It is highly dependent on - The sport The organisation The competition levels The budget Knowledge and philosophy of management team Level within the s/c team Common aspects of the role involve - Testing (strength, power, speed, endurance, movement) Coaching Programming Facilitating rehabilitation Monitoring (training load, athlete wellness and readiness) - Communication – part of a wider team Recovery Match day prep Team sport example Interns Extremely competitive Must have sticking power to get a role Must demonstrate some experience of working (likely for free) in sport (placements are an advantage) USP? (More information available of what higher roles do on PowerPoint) What’s the difference? Part 2 – revisiting deterministic models of performance Deterministic models – roughly translates to what makes us good at this thing? “a modelling paradigm that determines the relationships between a movement outcome measure and the biomechanical factors that produce such a measure” Hay and Reed 1988 Long jump example Key technical indicators - Coach (technical/tactical ) impact Medical impact Strength and conditioning impact Other (nutrition/psychology)
