Start date | 28 September 2024 |
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Dates and Times | 28 Sep – 2 Nov Saturdays 11 am – 1 pm |
Duration | 1-6 weeks to suit your goals |
Cost | Full price - $999* Cost per module - $199 Early bird - $799+ |
Delivery | On campus |
Registrations close | 20 September 2024^ |
Are you eager to help young athletes not only excel in their sports but stay injury-free and passionate about physical activity? Whether you’re a professional in the industry, or parent to a budding young athlete, this course gives you the opportunity to explore the essential principles of Youth Athletic Development (YAD), broken down into six dynamic, bite-sized modules.
With the option to attend as many or few of the modules as needed to support your goals, you’ll dive into the fundamentals of:
So what’s unique about this course?
Despite the growing competition and physical demands in youth sports, there's a surprising lack of quality information tailored specifically to young athletes. Most programs focus on adults or elite athletes and lack the scientific integrity or practical application required to make a difference at the grassroots level. Combined with a propensity to ineffectively train young athletes as mini-adults, there’s a lack of guidance to develop the physical resilience crucial for a child's overall health and sustained engagement in sports.
Looking to fill the gap, this course addresses the unique challenges faced by young athletes, and the implications of biological growth, gender differences, the anatomical and structural changes that drive movement and the psychosocial elements associated with exercise in this population.If you’re passionate about the physical and mental well-being of Australia’s next generation of athletes, register now to help equip them with the tools for success.
+Early bird registrations close 25 August 2024. Valid for registrants enrolled in all 6 modules only.
As the global Youth Athletic Development space continues to grow it brings with it increased opportunities to work with aspiring young athletes in areas of coaching, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy, physical education and more.
It is essential that these roles be filled by individuals who possess a sound knowledge in paediatric exercise science and the fundamentals of athletic framework in youth populations.
Kaushik is a lecturer in exercise anatomy and physiology at UC. He has extensively worked with young and elite athletes as a strength and conditioning coach for over 15 years including preparing them for Cricket World Cup, Commonwealth games, Paralympic and several world championships across sports in New Zealand. His PhD was first to investigate kinetics and kinematics and the effect of various training modalities on sprinting in young female athletes across maturation. Kaushik has taught strength and conditioning courses across the globe.
Nick Ball is a Professor at the University of Canberra specializing in Strength and Conditioning. Nick obtained his Ph.D. in neuromuscular mechanics and its application to resistance exercise from the University of Portsmouth (UK) in 2007. Nick has held positions prior as Head of School for Health Science and Discipline Lead for Sport and Exercise Science (2014-2018). Nick has been an Accredited Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach for over 20 years with qualifications in Australia (Lv 2 Pro-Coach) and UK (ASCC). Nick has held roles as Head of Athlete Preparation for the UC Capitals WNBL team, which includes Olympic, World Championship and Commonwealth Games athletes.
The influence of growth and maturation on long term athletic development.
The art and science of warm up.
Optimizing speed and acceleration in young athletes.
Developing power in young athletes.
Fundamentals of Resistance Training in young athletes.
Fundamentals of Conditioning in Youth.
Once you’ve finished the Fundamentals of Youth Athletic Development short course you will earn a certificate of completion from University of Canberra’s Faculty of Health that you can share on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
If you would like to know more about this short course, please contact us to have all your questions answered.
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