The F.I.T. Injury Prevention and High Performance courses for athletics coaches is a series of 1-day courses designed for coaches of all athletics events. It trains coaches to assess athletes and identify risk areas that may cause injuries. The courses highlights the main risk factors, how to identify them and explains the process by which they can cause injuries. Coaches are taught to use this information to prescribe an exercise programme to address problems highlighted by the tests and how this will reduce the risk of injury and improve performance.
Course Content
- Introduction to Biomechanical and Exercise Models.
- How to assess an athlete and identify potential weak links and relate them to past and potential injuries.
- How to assess and implement isolated and functional core conditioning programmes.
- How to train the correct motor recruitment strategies.
- The use of functional patterning training and functional velocity training programmes to reduce injury risk and to optimally prepare the athlete.
F.I.T courses are endorsed by UK Athletics
Derek Redmond, Commonwealth, UK, European and World Champion, and now UKA Senior Coordinator for Sprints and hurdles says: “Having had 13 operations during my career, I know the importance of injury prevention programmes! I believe every coach should attend these courses, I have no doubt that they will help coaches understand excellent injury prevention and high performance programmes for their athletes”.
Course Title
Normalisation Phase: Intrinsic Biomechanics
Course Content
Introduction to Biomechanical and Exercise Models
Purpose Of Phase
Improve biomechanical function
Testing
Pelvic muscle spasm
Nerve tension
Joint mobility
Biomechanical function
Methods To Achieve Target
Free exercises to reduce spasm, free exercises to reduce nerve tension and local mobility exercises.
Normalise Phase: Functional Capacity Training
Purpose Of Phase
Ensure local muscular function
Improve exercise tolerance
Additional training possibilities in this phase
Methods To Achieve Target
Symmetrical movements: machines – cables – free weights.
Next Course: Saturday, February 3rd 2007
Venue: Loughborough University
Cost: £95 per delegate
For more details or to book a place, please download the booking form below.
