This Certificate is aimed at everyone who wants to be able to improve sports performance through data analysis. You’ll learn what data can be gathered, how to interpret it, how to apply it to the coaching and training process, and how to make use of it in competitions.
Many teams are looking for evidence-based interventions that help improve efficiency of performance while reducing the risk of injury. So it makes perfect sense that sport performance analysis is increasingly in demand.
The course is particularly relevant for coaches at Level 1-2 in sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball and hockey, as well as teachers of PE in secondary schools. The course is also very appropriate for sport coaching students and others who might progress to further training and become accredited sports performance analysts.
Upon registering for the course, you’ll receive log-in details which will give you 6-months access to the website, where you can study, via distance learning, at times that suit your existing commitments. You’ll receive extensive support including an online Q&A session with tutors. At no point is there any requirement to attend the University’s campus in Newcastle.
Award Type A flexible online course for sports practitioners seeking to utilise SPA technology (Non Accredited)
Delivery Method Online Delivery
Mode of Study
Online Delivery
Location
There is no requirement to attend the University’s campus in Newcastle
Start Rolling start date
Duration
6 Months from date of enrolment
Sector
Sport and Wellbeing
Fee
£225
The course is particularly relevant for coaches at Level 1-2 in sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball and hockey, as well as teachers of PE in secondary schools. The course is also very appropriate for sport coaching students and others who might progress to further training and become accredited sports performance analysts.
There are no specific entry requirements.
Course participants will learn:
1. What is Performance Analysis and how it is utilised in a sporting context.
2. What information is provided by Performance Analysis and how it is interpreted.
3. The application of Performance Analysis to the coaching process and the implications for training and competition.
The course can provide the logical progression to an accredited course for those wishing to further develop their knowledge, application and potential to achieve a career as a sport performance analyst.
I- SPA is developed by Dr Angela Hibbs and Marc Briggs.
Dr Angela Hibbs is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics and Performance Analysis within the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University. Angela has over twelve years of experience working alongside international elite sportsmen and women, as well as five years of academic teaching experience. Angela has worked with multiple professional sports teams, individuals and Institutes of Sports both in the UK and Australia. This has involved providing sports biomechanics support as well as performance analysis information in training environments and national and international competitions.
Marc Briggs is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching within the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation. His primary responsibilities include teaching in the fields of Sport Coaching, with further teaching and research interests lying primarily within performance analysis, sports physiology, sports nutrition and the application of sports science to coaching. Marc contributes to teaching at all undergraduate and postgraduate levels delivering lectures, seminars and practicals across a wide range of modules including performance analysis and coaching science.
The fee for this course is £225
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