Athletic Movement Skills Online CE Course Without Book

NOTE: The book Athletic Movement Skills is required for successful completion of this course but is not included with this purchase. Purchase this Online Course Without Book only if you already own the book or ebook.

This package includes the following:

• Online study guide
• Online continuing education exam

This study guide reinforces the content from the book Athletic Movement Skills (which is not included with this package). It helps you prepare for the 100-question exam that tests your understanding of the concepts presented.

Once you pass the exam, you can print a certificate for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the basic concepts of movement skills.
• Explain the roles of the musculoskeletal system, neuromuscular system, and bioenergetics system in athletic development.
• Distinguish motor development patterns from childhood through late adolescence.
• Apply basic biomechanical principles to athletic movement skills.
• Explain the importance of posture in athletic movement and the role it plays in performance and injury prevention.
• Conduct basic testing protocols that will allow you to measure the athlete’s ability to control posture while stationary and during movement.
• Structure and sequence a training programme based on the principles in this course.
• Optimize running and agility drills for athletes.
• Explain and evaluate jumping and plyometric skills commonly used in athletic development.
• Recognize the importance of developing strength for the execution of athletic movements.
• Describe the fundamental principles of coaching movement skills in an athletic programme.

Audience

Athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and other certified professionals working with athletes to master the movement skills required in sport.