Strength and Conditioning - Level 4

Assessment

There are a range of assessments for this course:

1. Strength and Conditioning Proposal

• You will need to produce a professional proposal to promote the benefits of strength and conditioning coaching to prospective clients.

• This may come in the form of either a written proposal (1000 words max), a presentation (20 slides max) or a recorded verbal proposal (10 mins max).

2a Performance Analysis of the Activity and Athlete

2b Plan, deliver, and evaluate periodised, performance-related strength and conditioning programmes

• Assessments 2a and 2b are assessed together in the form of a written case study, a presentation, and viva.
• You'll need to find an athlete to work with, you then analyse both the sport and the athlete before then formulating a 12 week periodised training plan for the athlete. 
• You'll then work with your athlete for a 12-week period, recording and changing things as you go, relating changes to performance data, athlete/team feedback, and your own reflections on the programme.
• Once the 12 weeks have been completed with your athlete, you'll then present the programme to our assessors and complete a VIVA (critical Q+A) to justify your decisions during the planning, delivery, and evaluation process.

3 Plan, deliver, and evaluate periodised, performance-related strength and conditioning programmes

• Plan, deliver and evaluate a strength and conditioning session.
• This will be assessed against a set criteria. 

All assessments will be assessed by Envisage assessors, the course will prepare and support you to give your best performance, and we will always ensure that you are informed of any details required to complete assessments. Each assessment will be followed promptly with both written and verbal feedback.

There are no additional costs for Assessments or reassessments.

We work strictly on a defer or refer process, if you or our team don't think you're ready for assessment, we will defer to a later date. This could be due to absence from the course dates or other extenuating circumstances all of which will be communicated with you. If you don't do enough to pass an assessment we will provide you with a detailed rationale as to why you haven't, alongside an action plan and re-assessment opportunity.

Please do not see assessment as a barrier to entry, we want to come onto the course, learn and enjoy the content, seeing the assessment only as a matter of checking that you've learned from the course.

Any questions regarding assessment, please get in touch info@envisagetraining.co.uk 

Progression

The goal of getting qualified as an S and C coach is ultimately to work within the sport, supporting athletes to improve their performance in individual or team sports. A high-level strength coach should be able to work across a number of disciplines, being able to analyse sports and athletes, applying their knowledge and skills, to develop a plan for long terms performance improvements. 

To reach any level of competence within S and C, it takes time, you must show a long-term commitment to the industry, building on your knowledge and experience working with athletes and more experienced and qualified coaches. 

So in terms of career, and a career in strength and conditioning, this qualification starts you on your journey, it is the point of entry which you can then use to access the necessary further skills, knowledge, and experience needed to become a S and C coach.