Course: EXS255 First Term: 2022 Fall
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 9999
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Lec + Lab 3.0 Credit(s) 4.0 Period(s) 4.0 Load
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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1. Using participant health/medical history and industry standards for pre-participation health screening, assess participant risk for experiencing an adverse event with participation in physical activity. (I)
2. Conduct a needs analysis to evaluate client goals, injury history, and fitness status. (I) 3. Identify special populations and environments that may require modifications for programming design. (I, II) 4. Evaluate a variety of safe and effective individual and group resistance training exercises. (I, II) 5. Calculate appropriate exercise volume for program design to promote desired adaptations and prevent overtraining. (I, II) 6. Adapt instruction of program design to client needs and goals, and to ensure client safety and adherence. (I, II) 7. Demonstrate industry-accepted professional, ethical, and business standards for optimizing safety and reducing liability. (I, II) 8. Communicate orally, visually and in written form with peers in a manner appropriate to the field. (I, II) 9. Practice evidence-based self-care for career longevity. (I, II) 10. Design evidence-based resistance training programs that achieve desired physiological adaptations. (II) 11. Design evidence-based strength and conditioning programs that achieve desired performance adaptations. (II) 12. Integrate evidence-based flexibility, functional movement, and balance exercises into program design for muscular fitness and sport performance. (II) 13. Describe trends in fitness technology and their applications in program design and delivery. (II) | |||
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
I. Informing program design: Initial client consultation
A. Health history/appraisal and resting measures B. Needs analysis 1. Evaluation of the activity/sport 2. Assessment of the client/athlete II. Program design for muscular fitness and sport performance A. Professional guidelines 1. Training volume and rest periods 2. Training variables 3. Progression and periodization B. Initial client consultation data C. Safe, appropriate, and effective warm-up and cool-down activities D. Establishing and monitoring exercise intensity E. Recovery techniques F. Benefits, risks, and contraindications for various activities G. Group training H. Additional considerations 1. Modifications for special populations a. Geriatric b. Pediatric c. Pregnancy d. Injury e. Chronic illness 2. Modifications for special environments a. Heat b. Cold c. Altitude 3. Performance enhancing substances 4. Trends in fitness technology | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 23, 2021 |