NASM Performance Enhancement Specialisation (NZD)
NASM
Performance Enhancement Specialisation
Increase your value and confidence as a coach by using the latest science in athlete performance.
Skill up and take your coaching business to the next level with this specialised coaching course
Original price was: NZD $249.50.NZD $149.50Current price is: NZD $149.50. / month for 6 months
NASM Performance Enhancement Specialisation
The Performance Enhancement Specialisation helps coaches increase their value and confidence by teaching application of the latest science in athlete performance.
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Course Overview:
With the NASM Performance Enhancement Specialisation, you’ll learn the latest and most advanced–principles and concepts in strength and conditioning, exercise physiology, injury resistance, training program design, coaching and communication, sports nutrition, psychology in sports performance, and so much more. You’ll come out of this program supercharged with the tools and strategies you need to deliver superior results and train athletes of all ages and levels to perform at their best.
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Course Outline:
Although it is not required, it is recommended that candidates have at least one of the following credentials:
• Certified Personal Trainer qualification
• Certified Sports Nutrition Coach
Introduction to the Performance Training Profession
Identify client types and apply ethical strategies for optimal results. Differentiate yourself and excel in the dynamic world of sports performance coaching.
Coaching and Interpersonal Communication Skills
Develop your skills as an effective communicator and coach. Learn how to connect with athletes both personally and through movement, unlocking optimal performance.
Psychology in Sports Performance
Discover powerful techniques for managing athlete anxiety and boosting confidence, essential for achieving their best in sports performance.
Introduction to Integrated Performance Training
Uncover integrated performance training principles and the transformative OPT™ Model, gaining the edge as a coach by optimizing training programs to elevate athlete performance.
Physiological Adaptations to Sports Performance Training
Learn to optimize conditioning and resistance training programs for improved athlete health, work capacity, and performance outcomes.
Human Movement Science
Explore the fundamentals of human movement science and biomechanics. Understand key concepts to help transform how your clients perform, leading to enhanced training effectiveness and athlete success.
Athlete Intake, Needs Analysis, and Movement Assessments
Chapter 7 equips you with skills to perform a thorough needs analysis, and conduct the most appropriate physiological, movement, and mobility assessments for your athletes.
Sport Performance Testing and Evaluation
Expand your skills by focusing on advanced performance testing methods, enabling you to design tailored training programs as a Sports Performance Coach.
Flexibility Concepts for Maximal Performance
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to address muscle imbalances and dynamic posture by incorporating flexibility concepts into training regimens as they relate to improving sports performance.
Core Training Concepts for Maximal Performance
Discover core training concepts vital for sports performance, including the anatomy of the core and its integration for spinal health.
Balance Training Concepts for Maximal Performance
Gain insights into balance training techniques and program design strategies, leveraging the crucial role of Postural Control Systems to enhance stability, neuromuscular coordination, and athletic performance.
Reactive Strength and Plyometric Training Concepts for Maximal Performance
Understand reactive strength and plyometric training for peak sports performance and explore their physiological impact and performance-enhancing benefits.
Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training Concepts for Maximal Performance
Explore SAQ training for enhanced sports performance, covering speed, agility, and quickness while emphasizing their role in postural control, injury prevention, and athlete recovery.
Resistance Training Concepts for Maximal Performance
Learn resistance training’s impact on sports performance, addressing barriers like negative beliefs and emphasizing various strength capacities, and their role in exercise techniques.
Olympic Weightlifting for Maximal Performance
Integrate Olympic lifting for performance enhancement, covering its history, common lifts, and implementation strategies within the OPT™ Model.
Energy Systems Training for Maximal Performance
Learn about energy systems training’s impact on sports performance, providing a rationale, physiological overview, modalities, evidence, and optimal strategies.
Recovery for Performance Enhancement
Understand rest and recovery’s crucial role in enhancing sports performance, covering definitions, literature review, communication strategies, and implementation within the OPT™ Model.
The Science of Biomotor Ability Development and Periodization
Gain comprehensive insights and strategies about periodization through targeted strength, speed, and endurance development, optimizing biomotor abilities and ensuring athletes achieve peak performance.
Programming for Maximal Athletic Performance using NASMs Optimal Performance Training™ (OPT™) Model
The OPT™ Model guides you through programming for maximal athletic performance with a focus on acute training variables and integrated methodologies.
Training for Injury Resistance and Return to Performance after Injury
Learn comprehensive strategies for injury resistance, athlete rehabilitation, and understanding key injury mechanisms to optimize athlete care and performance.
Youth Training Principles and Long-Term Athlete Development
Maximize youth sports training by presenting evidence-based principles and the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model, highlighting key stages and addressing training gaps.
Performance Nutrition
Chapter 22 covers sports nutrition fundamentals, addressing the Sports Performance Coach’s role in optimizing nutrition for athletic success, including energy intake, macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration, dietary assessments, and goal-oriented nutrition strategies.
Supplementation and Ergogenic Aids
Get the basics of sport supplementation, including the uses, risks, and benefits of common supplements, emphasizing a food-first approach, crucial for Sports Performance Coaches addressing athletes’ supplementation inquiries.
After the completion of the course, you will take an online final exam from the comfort of your own home, or wherever you prefer to take tests, that consists of 100 questions. Each question will be multiple-choice. The exam is timed and cannot exceed 90 minutes. To pass, you need a score of 70% or higher. Don’t fret though, if you score below that, you have up to 3 attempts to pass.
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Enrolment Guidelines:
International Fitness Academy (IFA) has partnered with the National Academy of Sports Medicine® (NASM), a premier provider of quality education in the fitness industry. This collaboration brings together IFA’s commitment to advancing fitness professionals and NASM’s renowned expertise in science-based training and certification programs.
Students will be enrolled in to the NASM online portal to complete this certification. The IFA Student Support team will assist with any course related questions and support. You can contact our support team on 1300 659 275 or via email at support@internationalfitnessacademy.com.