SPORTS CONDITIONING COACH COURSE

There are endless career opportunities that will open for you once you are qualified as a Sports Conditioning Coach.

Here are just a few:

• Upskill yourself and grow your existing clientele in your new techniques.
• Start a new and budding profession as a trained sports coach.
• Get the skill you need to train a variety of different athletes within different sporting modalities
• Start your own business and be able to comfortably work with physiotherapists, doctors and other specialists within this field.
• Work for schools, upskilling their sports teams.

There are endless benefits to becoming an accredited Sports Coach with Trifocus Fitness Academy. Here are just a few:

• Get a locally and internationally accredited qualification and propel yourself to the next level in your Sports Coaching business.
• Study the course at your own pace and time via our online portal.
• Get supervision during your studies with qualified mentors in our support department.
• Learn cutting edge sports conditioning skills that are the latest in the marketplace today.

There are many comprehensive modules you will study on your Sports Conditioning Course:

Anatomy and biomechanics of sports people

• Analyse movement of sports people biomechanically.
• Analyse the anatomy of movement in sports people.
• Adapt exercises – using biomechanical principles – for a particular sports person.

Sports nutrition

• Explain the science behind eating and sports as a sports coach.
• Put together an eating plan for sports people.
• Be able to discuss the effects of drugs on sports.

Common injuries, illnesses, and special considerations

• Describe the implications of exercise for sports people at risk.
• Detail contraindications of exercise for sports people with common injuries.
• Examine the benefits and risks of exercise for sports people with communicable diseases.

Periodise training and the training year

• Compare and contrast the schedules training periodisation.
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of training.
• Describe the differences in training periodisation.

Sport and exercise physiology

• Know how the body’s physiology responds to resistance training.
• Know how the body’s physiology responds to flexibility training.
• Know how the body’s physiology responds to speed and power training.

ONLINE

Your Sports Conditioning Course will be offered we presented on an exciting and dynamic online learning platform. Through the sporting videos, questionnaires, and forums on your dedicated learning portal, you will be able to have the full benefit of our world-class education – when it’s convenient for you.

Online platform includes:

• All course assessments
• Animated and interactive games to test your knowledge
• Progress trackers
• Thousands of learning slides with informative and colourful images
• Videos including exercise and anatomical footage

• The Sports Conditioning Course is locally accredited and internationally endorsed:
  • Get a solid grounding in of sports coaching.
  • Learn what it takes to optimise your athlete’s performance.
  • Take advantage of the growing trend that is sports coaching.

  This skills course is accredited with CATHSSETA ID FIT/SPCONDCOACH/5/0091 Level 5.

  You will be able to work both locally and internationally (PT Qualification required) through REPSSA as a sports coach.

Becoming a Sports Coach requires a lot more from you than just reading the course content! All South African Accredited Fitness Qualifications require the student to complete a stipulated number of experiential hours of shadowing.

This is required of you to complete and pass your Sports course as it will assist you in obtaining work experience before entering the fitness industry.

Trifocus Fitness Academy and teamed up with ShadowMe.Fitness to enable you to complete your certified fitness shadowing hours virtually. ShadowMe.Fitness has the world’s best fitness instructors demonstrating and upskilling you in your chosen fitness niche.

Benefits of this include:

• Faster completion of your Sports Conditioning Course
• Complete your certified shadowing hours in the comfort of your own home
• Can be done from any device
• Save on travel costs, gym entrance fees
• No need to visit a gym or fitness studio to get your shadow hours
• Your certified shadowing deck is authenticated through bespoke software
• Lifetime video access to your chosen fitness niche

What does a sports and conditioning coach do?

A Sports Conditioning Coach plans, reviews and delivers the physical and physiological preparation of athletes aligned to specific outcomes that are applicable with a particular sporting modality.

What does strength and conditioning involve?

Strength and conditioning training involve a wide array of exercises which are designed to build skills focus on stability, mobility, strength, power, speed, endurance, agility and mental focus for athletes.

What do I need to start the course?

You need a grade 12/ National Senior Certificate, and a personal training qualification. We have included the Personal Training Skills Programme within our qualification.

How long will the course take me?

The course will take you roughly 4-8 months to complete. However, you have a year to complete the course with Trifocus Fitness Academy.

What are the payment plans for the course?

There are various ways to pay for the Sports Conditioning course. We offer payment plans, debit orders and discounts for upfront payment methods.