INJURIES ARE OPPORTUNITIES: TRAINING AND REHAB CONSIDERATIONS WITH BEN ROSENBLATT
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, JUNE 29TH 09.30am-4.30pm
COST:
£119 BEFORE THE 25TH MAY
£139 THEREAFTER
LIMITED TO 25 SPACES
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
This workshop is an exciting addition to the S&C Education schedule. Drawing on Ben’s extensive experience working with elite injured athletes, you will gain understanding into high performance rehab and testing protocols that can be applied with your clients and athletes immediately following the course. We all work with clients who have experience some injuries in their careers. this workshop will give you the understanding of how these occur and some progressions on how to build your clients back up and bulletproof them to avoid future reoccurrence applying the lessons learnt from elite sport to everyday athletes and general population.
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- A week in the BOA Intensive Rehab Unit (IRU) and what it takes to actually change movement patterns
- The theory and application of occlusion training and how to incorporate into your programmes for performance enhancement goals
- Common joint by joint injury mechanisms
- Bulletproofing your athletes: step by step guide to reducing injuries for good!
- Ground up low to high load rehab progressions
- Programming around injuries following the ‘Injuries are Opportunities’ mantra!
- Pschology of injuries and how to get the best from your athletes in difficult scenarios
- Intensity and volume of training for healthy and injured athletes alike.
- Exercise progressions and regressions that you can use immediately following the course
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Ben is the Senior Rehabilitation Scientist at the Intensive Rehabilitation Unit of the British Olympic Medical Institute and English Institute of Sport. The role of the IRU is to accelerate the rehabilitation of injured Olympic athletes. Ben is responsible for providing strength and conditioning coaching to injured Olympic athletes, providing objective evidence to support the process of clinical reasoning and developing innovative solutions to rehabilitation problems. Ben is currently completing his PhD in biomechanics and S&C (Cardiff School of Sport), coaches several members of the British Olympic Judo team and is an honorary lecturer at University College London. Previously Ben led the Sports Science and Fitness department at Birmingham City FC, worked as an S&C coach at the Olympic Medical Institute and has worked in college and university sport in the USA and UK.
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 12 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for the FULL amount of the workshop (See Price Above).
PRODUCTIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE WITH TOMMY YULE
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 20TH APRIL 09.30am-4.30pm
COST:
£119 BEFORE THE 30th MARCH
£139 THEREAFTER
LIMITED TO 25 SPACES
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Following on from the weightlifting for athletes workshop, this workshop is designed as a stand alone course in strength training for sports performance. Within the workshop a strong practical emphasis will be underpinned with a good theoretical background leaving you in no doubt as to what is required to build productive, functional strength in your athletes.
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to develop strength qualities including max, general, explosive strength, strength endurance, starting strength, ballistic strength and much, much more.
- How to periodise your strength training for different sports
- How strength training interacts with other physical qualities and how to optimise the adaptations you are seeking
- The theory and application of dynamic correspondence
- How to coach functional strength exercises
- How to design your strength sessions to optimise performance gains from your athletes
- Exercise progressions and regressions to develop high transfer of training in all the major strength and power qualities
- Much, much more
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Tommy Yule is a talented and accomplished strength and conditioning coach with 10 years experience in managing and leading strength and conditioning support in high performance sport. He has coached many international athletes, including Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games medallists and is currently a consultant S&C coach for UK Athletics and the English Institute of Sport. Prior to this he was a Regional Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the for English Institute of Sport where he had a wide-ranging remit across many sports including leading the support for the Olympic boxing and diving teams.
Tommy is a graduate from the University of Oxford and is currently doing his PhD at Loughborough University in the monitoring of Strength development for Elite athletes. Over a long career as an international athlete in Olympic Weightlifting he has won 5 Commonwealth Games medals, British record holder, 6 times British Champion and represented Great Britain at 2000 Olympic Games.
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 12 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for the FULL amount of the workshop (See Price Above).
‘Core’ training is a term that has been used and abused a lot in the last decade or so. As strength and conditioning professionals, what we need to do is distinguish the actual training from the exercises or movements that don’t actually make our clients or athletes any better whatsoever. This workshop is aimed at doing just that, with a progressive model of development presented that aims to get your athletes moving well and getting better!
IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:
- What is the ‘Core’ and what we are dealing with in developing ‘core’ physical qualities
- How to assess strengths and weaknesses in the core and where to progress from these points
- Progressions and regressions in core training
- What are we trying to develop? Core Strength? Stability? You’ll learn what the goals really are!
- High end core training, it’s not about lying on the floor!
- Programming core training and how to fit it into your training week.
- How to coach effectively, learn when to talk and the importance of the ‘just do it’ principle!
- What the research says about core training? Why you need to apply evidence based practice in everything you do.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Brendan Chaplin is currently the head strength and conditioning (S&C) coach for Leeds Metropolitan University where he delivers to athletes from a variety of sports including high performance badminton, superleague Netball, and is the S&C Lead for the TASS hub-site based at Leeds Met.
He is also the S&C coach for many professional fighters including stand-outs Danny Mitchell, Qasim Shafiq, Bruno Carvalho, Jay Furness, Niko Gjoka and many more, and semi-professional and amateur MMA fighters from around the region. The fighters he works with compete internationally and nationally on the nations biggest shows including Cage Warriors and BAMMA.
Prior to his current roles he has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for Huddersfield Giants Rugby League, the English Institute of Sport, Durham University, British Tennis (the Lawn Tennis Association) and has worked with many national governing bodies and sports teams as a coach, coach educator, and consultant.
He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach through the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), he also holds the CSCS qualification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Academically he has a masters degree in strength and conditioning through the University of Bolton. He is a keen martial artist having trained in Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Olympic Wrestling, Judo and many other forms of martial arts for over 10 years and is a qualified wrestling and boxing coach as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
If you want to learn from the best you need to make sure you attend this workshop.
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 12 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for the FULL amount of the workshop (See Price Above).
WEIGHTLIFTING FOR ATHLETES WITH TOMMY YULE: LEARN FIRSTHAND FROM AN OLYMPIAN!
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 16TH MARCH 09.30am-4.30pm
COST:
£119 BEFORE THE 23RD FEBRUARY
£139 THEREAFTER
LIMITED TO 25 SPACES
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
This workshop is all about getting the best from your athletes through weightlifting. Tommy’s experience in elite sport as Head of S&C for UK Athletics and the English Institute of Sport, as well as his competitive Weightlifting experience representing Team GB at the Commmonwealth and Olympic Games have given Tommy a unique perspective on the use of Olympic Weightlifting for athletic performance.
In this workshop you’ll get a thorough understanding of how to perform and teach the olympic lifts and their derivatives as well as apply them to your clients and athletes from all sports.IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to perform the power snatch and power clean
- Which derivatives of the olympic lifts are most applicable for sports performance including some of Tommy’s favourite lifts with his athletes
- How to programme for strength and power development effectively
- Which supplementary exercises you should be using and why, including some ‘Must-Do’ exercises that virtually all athletes need in their programmes.- Learn from one of the UK’s brightest S&C coaches with years of experience in elite sport. The lessons that he’s learned, the things you shouldn’t be doing and principles that have brought success.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Tommy Yule is a talented and accomplished strength and conditioning coach with 10 years experience in managing and leading strength and conditioning support in high performance sport. He has coached many international athletes, including Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games medallists and is currently a consultant S&C coach for UK Athletics and the English Institute of Sport. Prior to this he was a Regional Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the for English Institute of Sport where he had a wide-ranging remit across many sports including leading the support for the Olympic boxing and diving teams.
Tommy is a graduate from the University of Oxford and is currently doing his PhD at Loughborough University in the monitoring of Strength development for Elite athletes. Over a long career as an international athlete in Olympic Weightlifting he has won 5 Commonwealth Games medals, British record holder, 6 times British Champion and represented Great Britain at 2000 Olympic Games.
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 12 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for the FULL amount of the workshop (See Price Above).
TRAINING TOMORROWS CHAMPIONS: PAEDIATRIC STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING WITH RHODRI LLOYD
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 6TH APRIL 09.30am-4.30pm
COST:
£119 BEFORE THE 9TH MARCH
£139 THEREAFTER
LIMITED TO 25 SPACES
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Rhodri Lloyd has rapidly established himself as one of the UK’s authorities on youth strength and conditioning, athletic development and long term athlete development. In this workshop you’ll be up-skilled as to the “Do’s and Don’t” of training both children and adolescents culminating in Rhodri presenting his Athletic Development model which ties everything together.
IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:
- Concepts of growth, maturation and LTAD for youth physical development and how to apply in the real world to your practice as coaches and trainers
- Practical Introduction to resistance training strategies for youth: What you can do and how to gauge where your young athletes are at from a progression standpoint.
- Functional Movement Screen and it’s application to young athletes
- Strength training for the younger generation
-Intermediate training strategies including strength, power, movement and endurance training
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD, ASCC, CSCS*D is currently a lecturer in Physiology and Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research interests surround the impact of growth and m
aturation on the athletic development of youths; long-term athletic development modeling; motor skill development in children; and the neuromuscular mechanisms underpinning resistance training adaptations. Rhodri is a Board Director and assistant tutor for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), and acts as the paediatric lead for the association. In the summer of 2012, he was lead author for the UKSCA’s inaugural position statement on youth resistance training. Rhodri also serves as a member of the Executive Council for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Youth Training Special Interest group. Recently, Rhodri has consulted with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on their respective long-term athletic development programmes.
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 12 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for the FULL amount of the workshop (See Price Above).
3 DAY ACCELERATED COACH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 1ST4SPORT LEVEL 3 IN COACHING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING 14/15/16 JUNE 2013 AT LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
ACCELERATE YOUR COACH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 3 DAYS of INTENSIVE LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 14TH, 15TH, 16TH JUNE 9am-7pm
COST: £559 BEFORE 11TH MAY
£659 THEREAFTER
SMALL GROUP SIZES OF NO MORE THAN 12:1
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME:
If you are looking to develop as an S&C coach or have a keen interest in the area then I would highly recommend you attend.
This 3 day programme is designed to give you ALL the tools required to start training athletes on Monday morning!
What I wanted to do was bring together some of the top professionals in their respective areas so it is more than just one or two peoples knowledge and experience. Thats what i’ve managed to do by securing Tamas Feher (GB Weightlifting Head Coach) to take you through the practical aspects of the olympic lifts, and Jared Deacon (English Institute of Sport Lead S&C coach for the Midlands and former Commonwealth 400m Gold Medallist) to cover the speed and plyometrics side of the programme. The three of us are working in elite sport every day and can bring you that in the trenches experience that sets good coaches apart from the competition.
I’ll be covering the areas of my expertise including gym based strength, power and hypertrophy training, movement training and screening. Then the programme will be rounded off with the theoretical underpinning for all these elements in relation to an applied strength and conditioning setting. If you want to know about how to get results with your athletes, whether it be in a pressurised professional sport environment or a long tern athlete development role it will all be covered, and you will be able to apply it to your environment.
Through the intern programmes that have been running through my current role and previous roles with British Tennis, EIS, Durham University, Huddersfield Giants etc I have been fortunate enough to have some great interns working with me, over a dozen of whom haven taken and passed their UKSCA accreditation and are working in field as S&C coaches, lecturers, trainers and therapists in elite sport or higher education, and all are operating at a high level in their respective positions.
I’m not saying this to make myself look good, on the contrary, it has shown me is what is lacking in formalised education as well as what new and aspiring S&C coaches need to do the job. This is what I have put into this programme.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THEORY, ITS ABOUT GETTING RESULTS!
The 3 days will be pretty demanding, its not going to be a 9-5 course! There is a lot of info to fit into the 3 days and it will likely run into the evening, so be prepared! The goal of the programme is for you to leave with the tools to start coaching ON MONDAY MORNING! To do that requires hard work from you….and myself and the other presenters!
HERES THE THOUGHTS OF 3 ATTENDEES AT THE A PREVIOUS COURSE:
Here’s the agenda for the 3 days:
DAY 1: GATHERING INFORMATION is the theme of day 1.
SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT THOERY AND PRACTICAL: This module will cover movement screening to identify potential injury risks and areas of imbalance which is essential learning in the initial stages of beginning your training programmes with your athletes, and performance testing, which is also a key ingredient in any performance programme.
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE PROGRESSIONS: Continuing on the theme of the screening module this practical session will show you how to implement corrective exercise protocols and most importantly the exact progressions and regressions used to reduce injuries in elite athletes will be shown and coached to you in detail.
GYM BASED STRENGTH, POWER AND HYPERTROPHY TRAINING: This practical session will go through many of the progressions that are used in strength and conditioning programmes with a specific focus on getting the basics right and the finer details of the fundamental movements. This is essential to give you that IN DEPTH understanding on the key lifts and their use in achieving programme goals as well as solutions to the common issues people face with these movements.
DAY 2: BUILDING PHYSICAL QUALITIES is the theme of day 2.
SPEED TRAINING AND PLYOMETRICS: This module will be lead by commonwealth 400m gold medallist Jared Deacon. Jared is the lead S&C coach for the English Institute of Sport Midlands Region and works with elite athletes on a daily basis. He will be going through the fundamentals of speed development including key drills to improve your speed and running technique. In the plyometrics section Jared will outline his model for plyometric training and will coach you through all the key exercises.
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING PRACTICAL: This module will be lead by Tamas Feher, GB Lead Performance Coach for Weightlifting. Tamas has over 30 years experience teaching the lifts and works with the GB Weightlifting full time programme in Leeds. His coaching is no nonsense, results based and this practical session will give you an excellent understanding of the lifts and how to coach them to your athletes.
CORE TRAINING THEORY AND PRACTICAL: In this section of the programme you will go through many of the progressions that are used in our athletes programmes on a daily basis as well as new and innovative methods to train the core. You’ll also learn the why’s of what your doing, meaning that you can create and develop exercises and pressions yourself in the future.
DAY 3: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER is the theme for day 3
PROGRAMME DESIGN AND PERIODISATION: This is a key section which shows you how to plan your athletes/clients programmes on a short. medium, and long term basis. Session design for gym based strength and power type sessions, movement and speed sessions, endurance and conditioning sessions will be included in this as well as tying this all together in your overall performance programme.
You will be able to programme for your athletes from Monday morning using this simple model of programme development.
MOVEMENT AND AGILITY TRAINING: This module takes the information from the speed practical and applies it to multi-directional sports and athletes. You will see how movement training is a key area for any strength and conditioning coach to emphasise and really helps to transfer the work done in the gym to the sporting arena. You will come away with a great understanding of how to put together your movement training programme, how to coach movement and agility drills and the key points for all the exercises, as well as progressions to keep your athletes challenged and improving over time.
ENERGY SYSTEM TRAINING AND CONDITIONING: We all need our athletes to be fit and conditioned for the sport and activities they perform. To do this, a good understanding of energy system development and conditioning is required. This section of the programme covers energy system training theory in depth and gives you the tools to design your energy system development programmes for all sports.
FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITY COACHING: Although this theme is running throughout the entire 3 days, the conclusion to the three days brings together all elements and looks at the fundamentals of coaching, which really is the way to get results in your athletes and clients. You will leave with the confidence to start training and coaching your athletes to a much higher level, with all the tools in the box to do so, and a fresh approach to performance training too.
REGISTER BEFORE 1ST DECEMBER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT OF £100
WHO IS THE PROGRAMME AIMED AT?
The programme is aimed at individuals looking to get into strength and conditioning at all levels. It covers all the bases required to work as a strength and conditioning coach or trainer. Some positions will contain more of a certain element than another (eg weight room based coaching versus field based coaching). The key for a successful coach is to have an excellent understanding of all these areas so you can apply/adapt them in your given role in the future. This 3 day programme is designed to give you that fundamental knowledge and practical ability.
It is also suited to those individuals who take their training extremely seriously and want to learn more about key aspects of their own training programme.
Lastly, it is suitable for professionals from other disciplines such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports therapy etc who are looking to add another dimension to their practice or simply want to improve their knowledge base.
WHO IS IT NOT SUITABLE FOR?
Its not suitable for those people who feel they have nothing more to learn! Definitely don’t book unless you have an open mind and are willing to learn a LOT over the 3 days.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAMME?
Firstly pay to secure your place. The programme has limited availability and the previous courses have SOLD OUT months before the course date. Group sizes are limited to 12:1 to keep the quality extremely high.
Secondly, we’d like to know more about you. So you need to send us a short introduction about yourself and your goals career wise. This programme is for people who really want to make that step to becoming S&C coaches and trainers or who have a passion for training and want to learn about the training process to further their own training. We really need to know that you are one of these people!
When you register you’ll get an email address to reply to with the info.
TAKE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND COACHING QUALITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT….HERE’S THE THOUGHTS OF COACHES AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:
“Brendan Chaplin is one of the most talented Strength and Conditioning practitioners in the UK today. An exceptional knowledge of the latest training theories and practices linked to an ability to innovate and engage athletes of all ages and abilities is what sets him apart. To be operating at such a high level with vast and varied experience at a relatively young age makes Brendan a special talent in the industry. I would recommend any athletes go to work with Brendan, he is a man of skill, ability and the highest professional integrity.”
Ben Haining BSc ASCC Head of Strength and Conditioning Reeds School, Surrey CCC consultant S and C Coach Former South East of England S and C with the LTA Former Head of S and C @Sussex CCC
“Brendan Chaplin demonstrates all the key qualities needed to be a world class Strength & Conditioning Coach – he combines theoretical and scientific knowledge with fundamental coaching skills and has a well balanced approach to using traditional training paradigms with the latest innovations in athlete development. Most importantly he was able to use these skills to positively impact the development and performance of the athletes he supported in British Tennis”.
Dr Karl Cooke, LTA Performance & Player Support Manager
“Brendan was my strength and conditioning coach during my time rowing at Durham University and then my mentor at the start of my S&C career. As an athlete I found his programmes to be progressive and targeted. He was always available and able to adapt the programme for my specific requirements.
As his assistant coach I found Brendan to be very knowledgeable and keen to help with my development. He showed me the foundations of solid programming and ensured that I developed the fundamental skills required in a good S&C coach. His work with the Team Durham High Performance teams was of the highest quality and all the teams displayed increased athletic ability and reduced incidence of injury.
His enthusiasm for continued learning and personal development was inspiring and is possibly the most important thing he taught me.
I hope to work with Brendan again in the future.”
Russell Jolley, BSc ASCC, Strength and Conditioning Coach Bournemouth University www.conditioningcentre.com
“Brendan Chaplin is a Strength & Conditioning coach of high calibre. I have always been impressed by his desire for further knoweldge. Brendan is always keen to learn from other coaches. Equally he has the ability to critically evaluate both his own coaching and the work of others. This evidence based approach enables Brendan to consistently achieve excellent results with his athletes.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Brendan to any athlete looking to take their performance to the next level.”
Tim Egerton MSc ASCC CSCS www.Sprintstrong.com
After a number of years of studying the Strength and Conditioning field and taking various qualifications, including a mentorship in America, I was prompted to apply for the Internship Programme at Leeds Carnegie University. I hoped the opportunity offered by the Internship would allow me to improve my skills, knowledge and experience as a coach, which I am constantly striving to develop. I was put in contact with Brendan Chaplin, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, at Leeds Carnegie. I was accepted as an intern which I was extremely happy about due to the excellent sporting reputation at the university. The opportunity enabled me to gain a vast amount of experience with athletes from various sports disciplines. The experience I have gained at Leeds has been an invaluable and has greatly enhanced my coaching skills and expertise, allowing me to get the most out of the athletes I have worked with.
A main aim of mine was to become UKSCA-ASCC accredited, which I achieve first time, in May 2011. The experience and opportunities I got through the Internship and the excellent mentorship from Brendan greatly helped me achieve this goal and further build my credibility as a coach.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would encourage anyone who is serious about developing their coaching skills to contact Brendan and apply for the programme.
I would like to thank Brendan for this excellent opportunity and guidance he has given throughout this year. Brendan is a young, greatly experienced and very informed coach who is always willing to share his insight and knowledge of the Strength and Conditioning field.
Danny Hague ASCC, MMA-CSCC
TASS Strength and Conditioning Coach
Since I realised i wanted to become an S&C coach I knew that i needed to get experience, so when i was selected for an internship with Brendan I jumped at the chance. Since this point my experience and knowledge has developed unimaginably. There is no doubt in my mind that were it not for my internship I would only be half the coach I am now. I now feel I have a strong chance of being successful in the industry and were it not for my internship I highly doubt this would be possible. Brendan is an excellent mentor and if you put the hard work in he will certainly give it back.
Ben Mays ASCC BSc
Strength and Conditioning Intern
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE QUALIFICATION YOU ARE DOING:
The 1st4sport L3CCSCQ is awarded by 1st4sport and has been developed in
partnership with the RFU. It is one of a number of coaching qualifications
available from 1st4sport and is solely administered and awarded by
1st4sport as an Ofqual approved awarding organisation.
The 1st4sport L3CCSCQ is a vocational qualification that provides learners
with an opportunity to study, and be assessed on, both the theoretical and
practical aspects of coaching strength and conditioning for sport in an
appropriate environment.
Coaching, whether in an employed or voluntary capacity, is a rewarding and
responsible role. The sporting community has expectations of a coach¹s
conduct and behaviour that must be understood and supported by everybody.
The qualification has been matched to the UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC)
Level 3 Qualification Guidance and supports the use of recognised prior
learning (RPL) for coaching sport within the QCF. The qualification
contains four units of generic coaching knowledge, which can used to
support the achievement of other QCF coaching qualifications that are
matched to the UKCC. For further information on this, please contact
1st4sport.
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) also recognises the
1st4sport L3CCSCQ as endorsed training. REPs has been set up to help
safeguard and promote the health and interests of people who are using the
services of exercise and fitness instructors, teachers and trainers.
Endorsed training relates to the principle of continuous professional
development (CPD) in the exercise and fitness industry. In order to remain
on the register, exercise professionals need to complete endorsed training
activities that equate to 20 CPD points per year. Upon successful
achievement of the 1st4sport L3CCSCQ, you will receive 20 CPD points,
meeting the requirements of REPs for another year¹s membership. For more
information on REPs, please visit: www.exerciseregister.org
HERE’S MORE INFO ABOUT THE PRESENTERS ON THE PROGRAMME :
Brendan Chaplin MSc ASCC CSCS
Brendan Chaplin is currently the head strength and conditioning (S&C) coach for Leeds Metropolitan University where he delivers to athletes from a variety of sports including high performance badminton, superleague Netball, and is the S&C Lead for the TASS hub-site based at Leeds Met. He is also the S&C coach for many professional fighters including stand-outs Danny Mitchell, Qasim Shafiq, Bruno Carvalho, Jay Furness, Niko Gjoka and many more, and semi-professional and amateur MMA fighters from around the region. The fighters he works with compete internationally and nationally on the nations biggest shows including Cage Warriors and BAMMA.
Prior to his current roles he has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for Huddersfield Giants Rugby League, the English Institute of Sport, Durham University, British Tennis (the Lawn Tennis Association) and has worked with many national governing bodies and sports teams as a coach, coach educator, and consultant.
He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach through the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), he also holds the CSCS qualification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Academically he has a masters degree in strength and conditioning through the University of Bolton. He is a keen martial artist having trained in Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Olympic Wrestling, Judo and many other forms of martial arts for over 10 years and is a qualified wrestling and boxing coach as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Jared Deacon MSc ASCC
Jared Deacon is a former Olympicathlete and a Commonwealth and European Gold medal winner. He competed internationally for both Great Britain and england for a 10 year period before retiring in 2005. Jared has coached track athletes to Olympic and World level and is currently the Central Lead S&C Coach for the English Institute of Sport based in Loughborough and the UK Sport Talent S&C Coordinator. He has previously been employed as a sprints and hurdles coach with UK Athletics working with the Great Britain junior team. Prior to UKA, Jared worked with the EIS in the North East region working with 25 Olympic, Paralympic, elite and professional sports.
Tamas Feher
Tamas Feher is the head coach for GB Weightlifting Squat and works with all the lifters based out of their full time training base in Leeds.
Tamas is also an experienced competitive weightlifter himself with his most recent success being a first place finish in the world masters games in 1998.
Full Biography:
Tamás Fehér is an internationally experienced weightlifting coach, who has demonstrated a significant ability to develop male and female weightlifting athletes and encourage them to the international level of competition in several countries.
In Norway he succesfully trained and managed the National male and female team, including double European champion, World class superheavy weight athlete, Stian Grimseteh (430 kg total).
In 2004 he was voted by the Board of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation as the national male and female head coach. Because of some professional reason finally he did not accept the position.
Between 2005 and 2008 he served Hungarian Weightlifting as the president of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation.
Since November of 2008 Feher is the Head coach of the British Olympic Weightlifting Team.
In El Salvador with few training resources and little organizational support, he was able to train a female weightlifter with such success that she won El Salvador’s only medals, a Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games (1999 Winnipeg, Canada), two medals at the University and College World Championships (Bronze in 1999 Chiba, Japan, and Silver in 2000, Montreal Canada) and 12th place at the Sydney’s Olympic Games (2000).
In addition his female athletes have established more than 50 new national records and became one of the best Latin American teams. When he coached both men and women for El Salvador in 1992-1994, the National male and female team, for the first time, won first place at the Central American Games (1994 San Salvador, El Salvador).
Fehér started his coach’s career at age 20 in Budapest, Hungary in one of the best weightlifting clubs in that nation. He moved in 1985 to re-create and manage a traditional Hungarian Weightlifting Club, and led successful male and female teams to several international medals.
Fehér started international coaching in Honduras, in 1989, sent by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) as coach of the National Male Team. His athletes won several medals in Central American Games (1989 Tegucigalpa, Honduras).
He also worked as assistant coach of the Hungarian National Junior Male Team.
Fehér has published several texts on weightlifting, one of which, a 330-page comprehensive manual for coaches (Tamas Feher’s Olympic Weightlifting) was required reading at Budapest’s University of Physical Education. It provides information regarding anathomy and physiology, analysis of weightlifting, training exercises, weightlifting techniques, preparation systems for all age categories, etc. for intermediate and advanced athletes, how to prepare female athletes, etc. The English edition (foreworded by the IWF President, Dr. Tamas Ajan) was sold in 31 countries Worldwide so far.
Coach Fehér, as representative of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity has taught numerous international weightlifting and physical development courses (in 14 countries in English and in Spanish) to physical trainers and coaches of weightlifting and other team sports.
Fehér received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees as weightlifting coach at the internationally-known University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary.
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LEAN BODY TRAINER LEVEL 1 COURSE 9th FEBRUARY, LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
LEARN HOW TO GET UNBELIEVEABLE RESULTS WITH YOUR CLIENTS
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 29th SEPTEMBER 09.30am-4.30pm
COST:
£119 BEFORE THE 19TH JANUARY
£139 THEREAFTER
The lean body challenge has proved tremendously popular so far this year with people queuing up to get involved and the results literally staggering with many people losing as much as a stone (7kg) and more in 21 days. Over 500 people have been through the programme to date with some complete body transformations occurring in the time period.
Check out the Lean Body Website and see some of those results for yourself!
The challenge was created by high performance strength and conditioning coach Brendan Chaplin in response to many of the ‘fad’ style diets that are out there. The LBC emphasises smart training and quality nutritional habits as well as community spirit to get nothing short of outstanding results in record time. It also has a goal of teaching people how to design their diets and programmes moving forwards and learn about the principles of training giving them a metaphorical ‘toolbox’ of techniques they can use in their own training.
Now for the first time Brendan is bringing the theory and practical application of the challenge into a 1 day course which aims to teach the participants ALL the aspects of the LBC both from a nutritional side as well as the exercise side.
Participants will be certified as a Lean Body Trainer Level 1, meaning they have the level of knowledge required to design and run their own Lean Body Programme.
In this course you will learn:
How to design programmes with a goal to reduce body fat whilst maintaining and developing muscle mass
Nutritional strategies specifically designed to optimise fat loss whilst still addressing performance goals in your clients and athletes
The hierarchy of fat loss training and exercise techniques. The best sessions to use and why. Both the theory and practical side. You will be able to design and more importantly COACH your clients with this knowledge.
How to organise your clients and athletes into tiers, giving you the opportunity to programme more accurately for different levels of fitness and aptitude.
High performance exercise strategies which are transferable to everyday clients, athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
Volume and intensity considerations that MUST be allowed for in order to prevent burnout, injury and to optimise fat loss gains.
Just what is possible in 3-4 weeks of training and why
Key supplements to use for fat loss and performance goals.
On completion of the course you will be a certified Lean Body Trainer Level 1 and be eligible to run you’re own Lean Body Challenge and for a monthly fee you will be able to access ALL the Lean Body materials and resources including the email campaign, facebook group, support network and paid resources such as the Lean Body Cookbook, supplement stacks and Lean Body Method Ebook.
About the Presenter:
Brendan has worked with a variety of athletic populations from recreational athletes through to Olympians. Currently he is the head of Strength and Conditioning for Leeds Met Carnegie as well as the conditioner for the Asylum Vale Tudo MMA Fight-Team, and has numerous private clients including champion Mixed Martial Artists, pro cyclists and motor cycle riders, tennis athletes, strongmen and many other sportsmen and women.
As creator of the Lean Body Challenge he has taken the principleso fathletic training and fat loss and applied them to the general public. To date over 500 people have been through the challenge and all have experienced significant fat loss as well as improved their general health and performance.
Previous to his current roles he has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for Huddersfield Giants Rugby League, the English Institute of Sport, Durham University, British Tennis (the Lawn Tennis Association) and has worked with many national governing bodies and sports teams as a coach, coach educator, and consultant.
He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach through the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), he also holds the CSCS qualification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Academically he has a masters degree in strength and conditioning through the University of Bolton. He is a keen martial artist having trained in Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Olympic Wrestling and many other forms of martial arts and is a qualified wrestling and boxing coach as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
3 Day Accelerated Coach Development Programme 1ST4Sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Strength and Conditioning 1st, 2nd, 3rd February 2013 at Leeds Met University
ACCELERATE YOUR COACH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 3 DAYS of INTENSIVE LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 1st, 2nd, 3rd February 2013 9am-7pm
COST: £559 BEFORE 1st December
£659 THEREAFTER
WITHOUT LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATION:
£499 before 1st December
£599 THEREAFTER (JUST TYPE NOTLEVEL3 IN THE COUPON CODE BOX)
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ABOUT THE PROGRAMME:
It’s taken some time to get this sorted but i’m really excited about finally getting it arranged.
If you are looking to develop as an S&C coach or have a keen interest in the area then I would highly recommend you attend.
This 3 day programme is designed to give you ALL the tools required to start training athletes on Monday morning!
What I wanted to do was bring together some of the top professionals in their respective areas so it is more than just one or two peoples knowledge and experience. Thats what i’ve managed to do by securing Tamas Feher (GB Weightlifting Head Coach) to take you through the practical aspects of the olympic lifts, and Jared Deacon (English Institute of Sport Lead S&C coach for the Midlands and former Commonwealth 400m Gold Medallist) to cover the speed and plyometrics side of the programme. The three of us are working in elite sport every day and can bring you that in the trenches experience that sets good coaches apart from the competition.
I’ll be covering the areas of my expertise including gym based strength, power and hypertrophy training, movement training and screening. Then the programme will be rounded off with the theoretical underpinning for all these elements in relation to an applied strength and conditioning setting. If you want to know about how to get results with your athletes, whether it be in a pressurised professional sport environment or a long tern athlete development role it will all be covered, and you will be able to apply it to your environment.
Through the intern programmes that have been running through my current role and previous roles with British Tennis, EIS, Durham University, Huddersfield Giants etc I have been fortunate enough to have some great interns working with me, over a dozen of whom haven taken and passed their UKSCA accreditation and are working in field as S&C coaches, lecturers, trainers and therapists in elite sport or higher education, and all are operating at a high level in their respective positions.
I’m not saying this to make myself look good, on the contrary, it has shown me is what is lacking in formalised education as well as what new and aspiring S&C coaches need to do the job. This is what I have put into this programme.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THEORY, ITS ABOUT GETTING RESULTS!
The 3 days will be pretty demanding, its not going to be a 9-5 course! There is a lot of info to fit into the 3 days and it will likely run into the evening, so be prepared! The goal of the programme is for you to leave with the tools to start coaching ON MONDAY MORNING! To do that requires hard work from you….and myself and the other presenters!
HERES THE THOUGHTS OF 2 ATTENDEES AT THE JUNE COURSE:
Here’s the agenda for the 3 days:
DAY 1: GATHERING INFORMATION is the theme of day 1.
SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT THOERY AND PRACTICAL: This module will cover movement screening to identify potential injury risks and areas of imbalance which is essential learning in the initial stages of beginning your training programmes with your athletes, and performance testing, which is also a key ingredient in any performance programme.
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE PROGRESSIONS: Continuing on the theme of the screening module this practical session will show you how to implement corrective exercise protocols and most importantly the exact progressions and regressions used to reduce injuries in elite athletes will be shown and coached to you in detail.
GYM BASED STRENGTH, POWER AND HYPERTROPHY TRAINING: This practical session will go through many of the progressions that are used in strength and conditioning programmes with a specific focus on getting the basics right and the finer details of the fundamental movements. This is essential to give you that IN DEPTH understanding on the key lifts and their use in achieving programme goals as well as solutions to the common issues people face with these movements.
DAY 2: BUILDING PHYSICAL QUALITIES is the theme of day 2.
SPEED TRAINING AND PLYOMETRICS: This module will be lead by commonwealth 400m gold medallist Jared Deacon. Jared is the lead S&C coach for the English Institute of Sport Midlands Region and works with elite athletes on a daily basis. He will be going through the fundamentals of speed development including key drills to improve your speed and running technique. In the plyometrics section Jared will outline his model for plyometric training and will coach you through all the key exercises.
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING PRACTICAL: This module will be lead by Tamas Feher, GB Lead Performance Coach for Weightlifting. Tamas has over 30 years experience teaching the lifts and works with the GB Weightlifting full time programme in Leeds. His coaching is no nonsense, results based and this practical session will give you an excellent understanding of the lifts and how to coach them to your athletes.
CORE TRAINING THEORY AND PRACTICAL: In this section of the programme you will go through many of the progressions that are used in our athletes programmes on a daily basis as well as new and innovative methods to train the core. You’ll also learn the why’s of what your doing, meaning that you can create and develop exercises and pressions yourself in the future.
DAY 3: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER is the theme for day 3
PROGRAMME DESIGN AND PERIODISATION: This is a key section which shows you how to plan your athletes/clients programmes on a short. medium, and long term basis. Session design for gym based strength and power type sessions, movement and speed sessions, endurance and conditioning sessions will be included in this as well as tying this all together in your overall performance programme.
You will be able to programme for your athletes from Monday morning using this simple model of programme development.
MOVEMENT AND AGILITY TRAINING: This module takes the information from the speed practical and applies it to multi-directional sports and athletes. You will see how movement training is a key area for any strength and conditioning coach to emphasise and really helps to transfer the work done in the gym to the sporting arena. You will come away with a great understanding of how to put together your movement training programme, how to coach movement and agility drills and the key points for all the exercises, as well as progressions to keep your athletes challenged and improving over time.
ENERGY SYSTEM TRAINING AND CONDITIONING: We all need our athletes to be fit and conditioned for the sport and activities they perform. To do this, a good understanding of energy system development and conditioning is required. This section of the programme covers energy system training theory in depth and gives you the tools to design your energy system development programmes for all sports.
FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITY COACHING: Although this theme is running throughout the entire 3 days, the conclusion to the three days brings together all elements and looks at the fundamentals of coaching, which really is the way to get results in your athletes and clients. You will leave with the confidence to start training and coaching your athletes to a much higher level, with all the tools in the box to do so, and a fresh approach to performance training too.
REGISTER BEFORE 1ST DECEMBER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT OF £100
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME AIMED AT?
The programme is aimed at individuals looking to get into strength and conditioning at all levels. It covers all the bases required to work as a strength and conditioning coach or trainer. Some positions will contain more of a certain element than another (eg weight room based coaching versus field based coaching). The key for a successful coach is to have an excellent understanding of all these areas so you can apply/adapt them in your given role in the future. This 3 day programme is designed to give you that fundamental knowledge and practical ability.
It is also suited to those individuals who take their training extremely seriously and want to learn more about key aspects of their own training programme.
Lastly, it is suitable for professionals from other disciplines such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports therapy etc who are looking to add another dimension to their practice or simply want to improve their knowledge base.
WHO IS IT NOT SUITABLE FOR?
Its not suitable for those people who feel they have nothing more to learn! Definitely don’t book unless you have an open mind and are willing to learn a LOT over the 3 days.
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HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAMME?
Firstly pay to secure your place. The programme is strictly limited to 12 people to keep the quality extremely high. We will not be taking more than 12 people.
You can a one off fee of £559 before the 1st DECEMBER or £649 thereafter. Or you can pay in two instalments of £335 if this is better for you. Below is the link to pay in two instalments.
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Secondly, we’d like to know more about you. So you need to send us a short introduction about yourself and your goals career wise. This programme is for people who really want to make that step to becoming S&C coaches and trainers or who have a passion for training and want to learn about the training process to further their own training. We really need to know that you are one of these people!
When you register you’ll get an email address to reply to with the info.
TAKE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND COACHING QUALITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT….HERE’S THE THOUGHTS OF COACHES AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:
“Brendan Chaplin is one of the most talented Strength and Conditioning practitioners in the UK today. An exceptional knowledge of the latest training theories and practices linked to an ability to innovate and engage athletes of all ages and abilities is what sets him apart. To be operating at such a high level with vast and varied experience at a relatively young age makes Brendan a special talent in the industry. I would recommend any athletes go to work with Brendan, he is a man of skill, ability and the highest professional integrity.”
Ben Haining BSc ASCC Head of Strength and Conditioning Reeds School, Surrey CCC consultant S and C Coach Former South East of England S and C with the LTA Former Head of S and C @Sussex CCC
“Brendan Chaplin demonstrates all the key qualities needed to be a world class Strength & Conditioning Coach – he combines theoretical and scientific knowledge with fundamental coaching skills and has a well balanced approach to using traditional training paradigms with the latest innovations in athlete development. Most importantly he was able to use these skills to positively impact the development and performance of the athletes he supported in British Tennis”.
Dr Karl Cooke, LTA Performance & Player Support Manager
“Brendan was my strength and conditioning coach during my time rowing at Durham University and then my mentor at the start of my S&C career. As an athlete I found his programmes to be progressive and targeted. He was always available and able to adapt the programme for my specific requirements.
As his assistant coach I found Brendan to be very knowledgeable and keen to help with my development. He showed me the foundations of solid programming and ensured that I developed the fundamental skills required in a good S&C coach. His work with the Team Durham High Performance teams was of the highest quality and all the teams displayed increased athletic ability and reduced incidence of injury.
His enthusiasm for continued learning and personal development was inspiring and is possibly the most important thing he taught me.
I hope to work with Brendan again in the future.”
Russell Jolley, BSc ASCC, Strength and Conditioning Coach Bournemouth University www.conditioningcentre.com
“Brendan Chaplin is a Strength & Conditioning coach of high calibre. I have always been impressed by his desire for further knoweldge. Brendan is always keen to learn from other coaches. Equally he has the ability to critically evaluate both his own coaching and the work of others. This evidence based approach enables Brendan to consistently achieve excellent results with his athletes.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Brendan to any athlete looking to take their performance to the next level.”
Tim Egerton MSc ASCC CSCS www.Sprintstrong.com
After a number of years of studying the Strength and Conditioning field and taking various qualifications, including a mentorship in America, I was prompted to apply for the Internship Programme at Leeds Carnegie University. I hoped the opportunity offered by the Internship would allow me to improve my skills, knowledge and experience as a coach, which I am constantly striving to develop. I was put in contact with Brendan Chaplin, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, at Leeds Carnegie. I was accepted as an intern which I was extremely happy about due to the excellent sporting reputation at the university. The opportunity enabled me to gain a vast amount of experience with athletes from various sports disciplines. The experience I have gained at Leeds has been an invaluable and has greatly enhanced my coaching skills and expertise, allowing me to get the most out of the athletes I have worked with.
A main aim of mine was to become UKSCA-ASCC accredited, which I achieve first time, in May 2011. The experience and opportunities I got through the Internship and the excellent mentorship from Brendan greatly helped me achieve this goal and further build my credibility as a coach.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would encourage anyone who is serious about developing their coaching skills to contact Brendan and apply for the programme.
I would like to thank Brendan for this excellent opportunity and guidance he has given throughout this year. Brendan is a young, greatly experienced and very informed coach who is always willing to share his insight and knowledge of the Strength and Conditioning field.
Danny Hague ASCC, MMA-CSCC
TASS Strength and Conditioning Coach
Since I realised i wanted to become an S&C coach I knew that i needed to get experience, so when i was selected for an internship with Brendan I jumped at the chance. Since this point my experience and knowledge has developed unimaginably. There is no doubt in my mind that were it not for my internship I would only be half the coach I am now. I now feel I have a strong chance of being successful in the industry and were it not for my internship I highly doubt this would be possible. Brendan is an excellent mentor and if you put the hard work in he will certainly give it back.
Ben Mays ASCC BSc
Strength and Conditioning Intern
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE QUALIFICATION YOU ARE DOING:
The 1st4sport L3CCSCQ is awarded by 1st4sport and has been developed in
partnership with the RFU. It is one of a number of coaching qualifications
available from 1st4sport and is solely administered and awarded by
1st4sport as an Ofqual approved awarding organisation.
The 1st4sport L3CCSCQ is a vocational qualification that provides learners
with an opportunity to study, and be assessed on, both the theoretical and
practical aspects of coaching strength and conditioning for sport in an
appropriate environment.
Coaching, whether in an employed or voluntary capacity, is a rewarding and
responsible role. The sporting community has expectations of a coach¹s
conduct and behaviour that must be understood and supported by everybody.
The qualification has been matched to the UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC)
Level 3 Qualification Guidance and supports the use of recognised prior
learning (RPL) for coaching sport within the QCF. The qualification
contains four units of generic coaching knowledge, which can used to
support the achievement of other QCF coaching qualifications that are
matched to the UKCC. For further information on this, please contact
1st4sport.
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) also recognises the
1st4sport L3CCSCQ as endorsed training. REPs has been set up to help
safeguard and promote the health and interests of people who are using the
services of exercise and fitness instructors, teachers and trainers.
Endorsed training relates to the principle of continuous professional
development (CPD) in the exercise and fitness industry. In order to remain
on the register, exercise professionals need to complete endorsed training
activities that equate to 20 CPD points per year. Upon successful
achievement of the 1st4sport L3CCSCQ, you will receive 20 CPD points,
meeting the requirements of REPs for another year¹s membership. For more
information on REPs, please visit: www.exerciseregister.org
HERE’S MORE INFO ABOUT THE PRESENTERS ON THE PROGRAMME :
Brendan Chaplin MSc ASCC CSCS
Brendan Chaplin is currently the head strength and conditioning (S&C) coach for Leeds Metropolitan University where he delivers to athletes from a variety of sports including high performance badminton, superleague Netball, and is the S&C Lead for the TASS hub-site based at Leeds Met. He is also the S&C coach for many professional fighters including stand-outs Danny Mitchell, Qasim Shafiq, Bruno Carvalho, Jay Furness, Niko Gjoka and many more, and semi-professional and amateur MMA fighters from around the region. The fighters he works with compete internationally and nationally on the nations biggest shows including Cage Warriors and BAMMA.
Prior to his current roles he has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for Huddersfield Giants Rugby League, the English Institute of Sport, Durham University, British Tennis (the Lawn Tennis Association) and has worked with many national governing bodies and sports teams as a coach, coach educator, and consultant.
He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach through the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), he also holds the CSCS qualification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Academically he has a masters degree in strength and conditioning through the University of Bolton. He is a keen martial artist having trained in Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Olympic Wrestling, Judo and many other forms of martial arts for over 10 years and is a qualified wrestling and boxing coach as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Jared Deacon MSc ASCC
Jared Deacon is a former Olympicathlete and a Commonwealth and European Gold medal winner. He competed internationally for both Great Britain and england for a 10 year period before retiring in 2005. Jared has coached track athletes to Olympic and World level and is currently the Central Lead S&C Coach for the English Institute of Sport based in Loughborough and the UK Sport Talent S&C Coordinator. He has previously been employed as a sprints and hurdles coach with UK Athletics working with the Great Britain junior team. Prior to UKA, Jared worked with the EIS in the North East region working with 25 Olympic, Paralympic, elite and professional sports.
Tamas Feher
Tamas Feher is the head coach for GB Weightlifting Squat and works with all the lifters based out of their full time training base in Leeds.
Tamas is also an experienced competitive weightlifter himself with his most recent success being a first place finish in the world masters games in 1998.
Full Biography:
Tamás Fehér is an internationally experienced weightlifting coach, who has demonstrated a significant ability to develop male and female weightlifting athletes and encourage them to the international level of competition in several countries.
In Norway he succesfully trained and managed the National male and female team, including double European champion, World class superheavy weight athlete, Stian Grimseteh (430 kg total).
In 2004 he was voted by the Board of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation as the national male and female head coach. Because of some professional reason finally he did not accept the position.
Between 2005 and 2008 he served Hungarian Weightlifting as the president of the Hungarian Weightlifting Federation.
Since November of 2008 Feher is the Head coach of the British Olympic Weightlifting Team.
In El Salvador with few training resources and little organizational support, he was able to train a female weightlifter with such success that she won El Salvador’s only medals, a Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games (1999 Winnipeg, Canada), two medals at the University and College World Championships (Bronze in 1999 Chiba, Japan, and Silver in 2000, Montreal Canada) and 12th place at the Sydney’s Olympic Games (2000).
In addition his female athletes have established more than 50 new national records and became one of the best Latin American teams. When he coached both men and women for El Salvador in 1992-1994, the National male and female team, for the first time, won first place at the Central American Games (1994 San Salvador, El Salvador).
Fehér started his coach’s career at age 20 in Budapest, Hungary in one of the best weightlifting clubs in that nation. He moved in 1985 to re-create and manage a traditional Hungarian Weightlifting Club, and led successful male and female teams to several international medals.
Fehér started international coaching in Honduras, in 1989, sent by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) as coach of the National Male Team. His athletes won several medals in Central American Games (1989 Tegucigalpa, Honduras).
He also worked as assistant coach of the Hungarian National Junior Male Team.
Fehér has published several texts on weightlifting, one of which, a 330-page comprehensive manual for coaches (Tamas Feher’s Olympic Weightlifting) was required reading at Budapest’s University of Physical Education. It provides information regarding anathomy and physiology, analysis of weightlifting, training exercises, weightlifting techniques, preparation systems for all age categories, etc. for intermediate and advanced athletes, how to prepare female athletes, etc. The English edition (foreworded by the IWF President, Dr. Tamas Ajan) was sold in 31 countries Worldwide so far.
Coach Fehér, as representative of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity has taught numerous international weightlifting and physical development courses (in 14 countries in English and in Spanish) to physical trainers and coaches of weightlifting and other team sports.
Fehér received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees as weightlifting coach at the internationally-known University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary.
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CURRENT TRENDS IN MOVEMENT TRAINING: AN EVIDENCED BASED APPROACH WITH DUNCAN FRENCH PHD
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, 25th AUGUST 2012 10AM-5PM
COST: £99 BEFORE 1ST AUGUST
£129 THEREAFTER
About the workshop:
Strength and conditioning coaches and sports scientists need to stay on top of current practise with regards to research and applied methodology in all areas associated with the profession.
This workshop will bring together the presenters extensive experience and research background in the field of movement and speed training, agility and plyometrics to give the participant a thorough overview of the current research and application of basic to advanced movement training methods and key planning considerations to support these methods.
Duncan is currently Head of Strength and Conditioning for premiership football club Newcastle United and Chairman for the UKSCA. The workshop will look at the application of S&C methodology in elite football as well as a focus on the principles which can be applied to all sports.
The content will include but is not limited to the following areas:
- Current research and application on movement training
- Agility training and how to relate to specific sports
- Plyometric progressions and regressions to develop speed and power
- Sports specific movement training: analysis on different sports field, court etc and identifying similarities and differences between these sports in movement patterns that can be trained.
- Footwork training: What is this and does it need to be trained for?
- Quickness training: What are we dealing with?
PRACTICAL SESSIONS-
Speed and agility fundamentals- where to start with your movement training programme, a thorough look at what can be developed.
CHAOS Training: This practical will examine how to progress to open, game based and chaotic movement training drills to challenge your athletes even further.
Movement training for football players- drawing on Duncan’s extensive experience as Head of S&C for Newcastle United football club this practical will show how the basics can be progressed to more sports specific progressions.
About the presenter:
With over 10 years experience as a strength and conditioning specialist, Duncan has a wealth of knowledge in the physical preparation of elite and high performance athletes. He has coached athletes from a host of different sports at all levels, including professional sports, those competing to Olympic and World-class standards, NCAA athletes, and athletes affiliated to National Sports Institutes and Olympic Training Centres.
Duncan gained his Doctorate degree (PhD) in Exercise Physiology at the University of Connecticut, USA. He has authored/co-authored over 40 scientific manuscripts and 5 book chapters in the fields of strength and conditioning and resistance exercise, and has presented work at scientific congresses and clinics throughout Europe, North America and Asia. An editorial board member for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Duncan was a founder member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). He has sat on the Board of Directors for the UKSCA since 2008.
Duncan is a fully Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA, and hold Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) status with Distinction from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He holds USA Weightlifting Club Coach certification, and is an accredited sports scientist for research and support with the British Association of Sport and Exercises Sciences (BASES)
For 7 years Duncan was a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the English Institute of Sport. In 2006, Duncan was the Strength and Conditioning Coach to the England Basketball Men’s and Women’s national teams that won Bronze medals at the XVIII Commonwealth Games. Following this success, Duncan acted as the National Lead for Strength and Conditioning to Great Britain Basketball for 6 years. Duncan currently acts as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach to Newcastle United FC in the English Premiership.
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FOLLOWING THE FUNCTIONAL PATH TO BUILDING THE COMPLETE ATHLETE
- IMPLEMENTING THE GAMBETTA METHOD
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 3RD AND 4TH (2 DAY WORKSHOP)
COST: £359 BEFORE 11th AUGUST, £399 THEREAFTER
MAXIMUM 40 SPACES SO BOOK NOW!
This is a chance to learn from a true legend in athletic development and strength and conditioning in Vern Gambetta. Book your place NOW to ensure you get this opportunity that will not be repeated!
The course will cover every aspect of athlete preparation utilising over 40 years of genuine high performance experience.
Specific Modules:
1. Speed and Agility training: Looking at Vern’s unique approach to developing these fundamental athletic qualities.
2. Gym Based strength, power and functional movement development: Verns take on functional training for performance to achieve a range of goals.
3. Flexibility, Stability and Mobility training: A term Vern describes as Mostability which is the integration of these 3 areas and how to programme and prioritise these.
4. Testing and physical competency assessment: Where do you start if you don’t know your athletes strengths and weaknesses?
5. Endurance and Conditioning: This will cover work capacity development versus endurance training.
Over the 2 days you will learn:
- How to facilitate a team approach to working with the complete athlete by fostering communication between the physical therapist, athletic trainer, conditioning coach, the sport coach and athlete.
- To understand function and form in coaching
- How to adapt the high performance coaching model to suit your programming and athlete needs
- Provide a practical understanding of planning training and rehabilitation
- An understanding of how the demands of the sport dictate the conditioning and rehabilitation program - “Take another look.”
- An understanding of the role of work capacity as a limiting factor on performance
- Relate how Training = Rehab and Rehab = Training
- Relate the role of functional strength in the training/rehab process
- To understand the role of fundamental movement skill as a basis for specific sport skill
- To understand how to develop sport specific speed
- Develop effective “ Return to Play Strategies”
- Learn how to combine all components to follow the Functional Path to “Build the Complete Athlete”
- Power and strength training: load spectrum considerations for maximum training effect
- Effective core training progressions
What is the Functional Path?
Below are a list of statements that will be covered in detail during the 2 day course. These are some of Vern’s philosophies of training that dictate the programme designed and the results gained.
In essense they are rules to guide travel on the Functional Path™:
1. Have a Plan, Execute It, and Evaluate It
2. Build the Complete Athlete
3. All systems work together
4. Train all components all the time – Use It or Lose It
5. Fundamental Movement Skills Before Specific Sport Skills
6. You Are What You Train To Be
7. Build the Athlete from the Ground Up
8. Train the Core as the Center of the Action
9. To Be Fast You Must Train Fast
10. Build a Work Capacity Base Appropriate For Your Sport
11. Train Toe Nails To Fingernails
12. Train Movements not Muscles
13. Train Multi Joint & Multi Plane Movements
14. Training is Cumulative
15. Win the Workout
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He is considered the father of “Functional Sports Training.” Vern’s coaching experience spans 43 years at all levels of competition in a variety of sports. He has authored over 100 articles and nine books on various aspects of training. He received his BA from Fresno State University and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from University of California Santa Barbara. Vern later attended Stanford University and obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education.
Track & Field: Coached at all levels. National Hurdle Coordinator. Editor of Track Technique, USA Track & Field Technical Journal. Editorial Advisory Board IAAF Technical Journal New Studies in Athletics. Division I Head Coach, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field, University of California, Berkeley. Nike Oregon Project
Baseball: As Director of Conditioning for Chicago White Sox he pioneered conditioning for baseball with model program. Consultant to Cincinnati Reds, Director of Athletic development, New York Mets
Basketball: Assistant conditioning coach for Chicago Bulls. Conditioning coach for Canadian National men’s team and women’s team. Consultant to Milwaukee Bucks.
Soccer: Conditioning coach for Tampa Bay Mutiny. Consultant New England Revolution. Consultant to Chicago Fire Consultant University of Virginia Women’s Soccer. Conditioning coach 1998 US men’s World Cup team. Consultant Chivas of Guadalajara. Consultant UNC Women’s Soccer.
Swimming: Consultant on dryland training to: Mission Viejo Natadores, Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins, University of Michigan Women’s Swimming, Harvard Women’s Swimming, Kenyon College Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Carmel Swim Club.
Softball: Consultant to Australian Women’s National Team
Hockey: Consulted with San Jose Sharks
Football: San Francisco 49er’s. Kansas City Chiefs.
Cricket: English Cricket Board. Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board
Field Hockey: University of Michigan Field Hockey
Tennis: Conditioning Coach, Monica Seles. Billy Stearns tennis Academy, Consultant. University of Michigan Women’s tennis.
Product Development: Involved in biomechanical analysis and product development with Nike. Product development and testing with Converse in. Lynx System Developers product development and testing Optojump testing system. Developed SPARQ scoring tables and testing protocols. M-F Perform Better. Product development and testing Foster-Miller TrainTrak physiological monitoring system.
Educational: Developed successful seminar series “Building and Rebuilding the Athlete” directed to physical therapists, athletic trainers, conditioning coaches, personal trainers and sport coaches. Developed GAIN Apprentorship, a unique educational program to define the field of Athletic Development. One of three founders of the USA Track & Field Coaching Education program.
Competitive Athletic Career: Played Football at Fresno State. Competed in decathlon as a post collegian.
Below is even more content that the workshop will cover. If you have time I would urge you to read it. Vern will be covering ALL these aspects over the 2 days, which, when combined with the fact that there are only 40 places available make this a ‘must-attend’ event!
All details for the event will be sent out to you after purchasing.
Payment must be made via Paypal to qualify for early bird discount. No refunds will be offered. Cheques can be sent to: 17 Bentcliffe Mount, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6QW and made payable to Athletes Unlimited for £399.
What is Function?
Athleticism
Movement Constants
Body
Gravity
Ground
Basic Movements
Similarities & Commonalities
General Movement Categories
Balance – The Concept
Balance Progression
Sport Demands
Sport Classifications
The Position or Event Demands
The Qualities of the Individual Athlete
The Pattern of Injury – When & how do they occur?
Principles & Guidelines
Progression
Accumulation
Variation
Context
Overload
SAID (Specific Adaptation to Imposed demands)
Recoverability
Screening/Assessment – Three Tier Athletic Profile
The Center of the Action – Core Strength & Stability
What is the Core?
What is the role of the core in movement?
Core Exercise Classification
Mostability (Flexibility)
Spectrum Strength
“Kinetic Chain” – Toe nails to fingernails – Linkage
Train movements not muscles
Body weight before external resistance
Why body weight before external resistance?
How Much Strength is enough?
Are You Ever Strong Enough?
Power
Strength Training Exercise Prescription Considerations
Motion
Resistance
Progression
Number of Exercises
Remedial
Ancillary
Focus
Suggested Sets and Reps
Lower Extremity
Upper Extremity
Power Training Methods
Goals
Terminology
Jumping Mechanics
Landing Mechanics
Plyometric Exercise Training Classification
Supported
In Place Response
Short Response
Long Response
Throws (Multi-Throws) – Maximum Power Training
Leg Circuit
Weight Lifting
Olympic Lifting Derivatives
Dumbbell or Bar Complex
Strength Training Organization & Planning
Strength Training Modes
Body Weight
Medicine Ball
Stretch Cord
Dumbbells
Kettlebells
Free Weights
Machines
Spectrum Speed
Speed – Definition
Basic Technical Model
Speed
Biomotor Skill Motor task
Speed Components
Reaction
Starting
Acceleration
Top Speed
Speed Endurance
Deceleration
Posture Arm Action LegAction
Multidimensional Speed & Agility
Goals of Multidimensional Speed & Agility Training
Agility Components
Planned Performance Training
Planning Objectives
Factors to Consider in Developinga Plan
Return to Play/Work Strategies
Criteria based methods to return the athlete to full participation
Evaluating Results
What can you expect?
How quickly will you see results?
Testing/Evaluation
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