Applied Practice in Strength and Conditioning
Students will develop their critical evaluation, analytical and practical skills in the designing, coaching and monitoring of strength and conditioning programmes.
Conditioning for Physical Performance
This module will focus on current practice of conditioning including technical understanding, monitoring, programming and coaching of conditioning practices to enhance physical performance.
Contemporary Issues in Performance Analysis
You’ll be challenged and supported to analyse performance through various systematic observation techniques and to evaluate contemporary research within the field.
Deconstructing Coaching Practice
This module will provide students with a platform to deconstruct their coaching practice using theory. Here, students will experience a theory-practice-reflection iterative cycle, which enables them to challenge their existing practice, improve their self-awareness with the aim to become theoretically-informed and practically-aware practitioners.
Digital Media and Marketing
Develop and apply innovative business marketing approaches, evidencing the importance of digital marketing, and understanding the processes involved in producing media such as blogs and podcasts. Examine digital marketing trends such as search engine optimisation, pay-per-click advertising analytics, social media and content analysis. Students who successfully complete and pass this module will become Associate members of the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI), the global certification body that sets the standard in education for digital marketing, operating in more than 100 countries.
The Impact of Sports Management Practices
Sports management organisations are exploring ways to evidence the impact of their provision through monitoring and evaluation approaches. Within this module, you’ll critique the current context of evidence in the contemporary climate and learn about innovative evaluation approaches to inform sports management practice.
High Performing Environments
Students will develop a critical understanding and appreciation of high-performance leadership and how to build and sustain a high performing environment.
Performance Analysis within the Coaching Process
Students will explore the capturing, analysis and sharing of performance analysis resources and have the opportunity to apply theoretical competencies to practice through contact hours with Hartpury’s Sports Academy.
Performance Profiling and Testing for Athletes
Progress an enhanced understanding of the relevant testing methods that can be used by strength and conditioning coaches as well as the data analysis methods used to assess athlete or client physical testing capabilities.
Planning and Monitoring for Athletic Training
Develop a detailed understanding of the specific dose‐response and adaptations to strength and conditioning training methods, and how this influences training prescription and programming.
Postgraduate Industry Placement Experience
This module will bridge the gap between your academic preparation and the real-world environment. You’ll be required to source and complete 200 hours of industry-based placement in a pre-approved environment.
Real World Issues in Sports Management
Critique contemporary issues in the sports management industry. Explore and apply a wide range of models in areas such as entrepreneurship, deregulation, management, sustainability, asset-based approaches to sports management, internationalisation, globalisation, and health and wellbeing.
Reconstructing Coaching Practice
This module will provide students with a platform to reconstruct their coaching practice using theory. Here, students will experience a theory-practice-reflection iterative cycle, which enables them to challenge their existing practice, improve their self-development with the aim to become theoretically-informed and practically-aware practitioners.
Reflective Practice
Developing critical reflective practices and their use in coaching.
Skill Acquisition and Coaching for Strength and Conditioning
Acquire the practical ability to integrate skill acquisition methods into the strength and conditioning environment utilising effective coaching behaviours.
Strategic Leadership in Sports Management
Develop strategic leadership and consultancy skills, enabling you to effectively drive and manage change’. Focus on strategic and operational engagement, supported by the development of leadership skills and a consultancy-led approach towards business improvement.
The Scientific Coach
Prepares students to review current research and conduct their own research projects in the area of coaching.
