SPCO343-20S1 (D) Semester One 2020 (Distance)

Nutrition and Recovery for Sports Performance

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 29 May 2020

Description

This course challenges students to critically assess various contemporary nutritional and recovery techniques and delve into the research to determine their effectiveness. Students will look at the multidisciplinary relationship between the sports nutritionist and the strength and conditioning coach. Additionally, students will gain an appreciation of when it is appropriate to recommend a particular supplement / recovery intervention.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, successful students will be able to:
1. Develop an in-depth understanding of the proposed mechanisms underlying popularly used recovery techniques.
2. Through experimentation critically evaluate the effectiveness of various nutritional interventions on performance.  
3. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of central and peripheral models of fatigue and be able to relate these models to various types of sporting performance.
4. Appreciate the role of a Strength and Conditioning Coach in advising athletes on recovery interventions and nutritional practices.
5. Use problem-solving techniques to identify areas worthy of investigation to address sporting performance limitations.
6. Understand the concepts of reliability and validity in designing and carrying out a nutritional / recovery intervention pilot studies.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Mark Drury

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Report 50% Monitor an athlete's training week, providing a report on your findings, including a recovery plan
Nutrition plan 50% Develop a performance nutrition plan for an athlete

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $900.00

International fee $4,250.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO343 Occurrences

  • SPCO343-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020
  • SPCO343-20S1 (D) Semester One 2020 (Distance)
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