| Semester 2, 2023 External | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MASC or GSCC or GSCD
Overview
This course introduces Master of Strength and Conditioning students to role that strength and conditioning coaches play in preventing and rehabilitating sports injuries. This course builds on the prior undergraduate knowledge the students have of anatomy and physiology, providing them with in-depth industry-relevant theoretical and practical knowledge across a number of key areas including identification and management of internal and external factors that contribute to sporting injuries, the anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of common sport injuries, the healing characteristics of various human tissues, and the design and implementation of injury prevention and rehabilitation programs. The course will also provide the students with knowledge of the psychological and sociological issues related to injured athletes. The course emphasises the application of the course material via integrated-learning opportunities and practical skill development, so that students are able to apply their knowledge and skills in subsequent courses and job-related experiences.
This course examines the role of the strength and conditioning professional in the injury prevention and rehabilitation process for athletes of all levels and sports. The course studies a number of key areas including the internal and external factors that contribute to sporting injuries, how these factors are managed from a strength and conditioning perspective, and the anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of common sporting injuries including the healing characteristics of these injuries and associated human tissues. The course will also explore how to assess, design and implement injury prevention and rehabilitation strength and conditioning programs for a variety of athletic populations based on current best industry practices. Finally, the course will investigate the psychological and sociological issues that injured athletes face throughout the rehabilitation process. The latest research and technologies will be examined via a Problem-Based Learning approach supplemented with key learning extension activities, including online discussion, collaboration, and peer learning.
This course contains a mandatory residential school.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Understand the role of strength and conditioning professionals in injury prevention and rehabilitation of athletes and know how to work effectively with other professionals (i.e. medical and coaching staff).
- Recognise and describe the internal and external factors that contribute to sporting injuries and outline how these factors may be managed.
- Describe the anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of common injuries incurred across a variety of sports.
- Describe the healing characteristics of various human tissues and what this means for the rehabilitation of athletes.
- Design and conduct injury prevention and rehabilitation strength and conditioning programs including appropriate testing protocol modifications for program assessment, for a variety of athletic populations.
- Understand the psychological and sociological issues related to injured athletes and their influence on the athlete’s rehabilitation process.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The anatomical, physiological and pathological characteristics of sport-related common injuries and the healing characteristics of various human tissues. | 30.00 |
| 2. | Role of strength and conditioning in injury prevention and rehabilitation. | 15.00 |
| 3. | Injury prevention and rehabilitation program design including variations and regressions of common and advanced exercises/lifts for injured athletes. | 15.00 |
| 4. | Psychological and sociological issues related to injured athletes. | 15.00 |
| 5. | Applied research examining strength and conditioning for the purpose of injury prevention and rehabilitation. | 15.00 |
| 6. | Online technology in strength and conditioning for injury prevention and rehabilitation program design. | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study 1 | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Case Study 2 | No | 25 | 5,6 |
| Quiz | No | 25 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Practical | No | 30 | 1,3,4,5 |