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£1,995

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£195

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Prices will vary if the courses are run overseas

Next courses

07/08/2010 Jersey Stabilise Level 3 Limited spaces

18/09/2010 London Stabilise Level 3 Available

18/09/2010 Birmingham Normalise Level 2 Available

26/09/2010 East Midlands Stabilise Level 3 FULL

12/11/2010 Birmingham Stabilise Level 3 Available

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Biomechanics CPD workshops

Who are they for

The courses are for all those who prescribes exercises to elite level sports people, to young school children to those who sit behind a desk. Typically you will be an athletics coach, personal trainer, occupational health specialist, strength and conditioning coach or therapist, but anybody who prescribes exercises for any reason will benefit from our courses. Please note the minimum qualifications required to take part in the CPD education programme:

• Sports coach - Level 2
• Fitness instructor - Level 2
• Pilates instructor
• Certificate in sports massage/sports therapy/sports science related qualification or a strength and conditioning qualification

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CPD workshops

We have 3 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses that teach you how to assess and screen your athletes/players/patients biomechanically and then how to prescribe exercises to manage any deficits. The 3 x 1-day courses are designed to take your screening through 3 phases; Normalise, Stabilise and Functionalise. Once they have completed the 3 phases this will help them move freely and allow them to perform pain free movement. Biomechanical preparation is the foundation for all sport, work related tasks and in fact all human movement. Understanding how to apply these principles to your environment will give you amazing results

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Day 1 - Normalise Phase

Before the core focusing on the screening and releasing of muscle, nerves and joints, allowing them to move more freely, this phase is the key to pain free movement

Contents

• Introduction to Biomechanical and Exercise Models.
• Theory and Practical Screening tests looking at the pelvis, spine, muscle spasm and nerve function.
• Prescription of exercises to help manage any of these biomechanical issues.
• Application of the results into a variety of scenarios in the coaching, fitness and sporting fields.

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Day 2 - Stabilise Phase

True core stabilisation where you will learn to control joint movement and improve performance in the trunk and hip muscles

Contents

• Biomechanical model of core stability. 
• Relevant core stability screening tests 
• Over 400 core stability exercises in order of progression. 
• Theoretical and practical implementation of specific core conditioning programmes.

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Day 3 - Functionalise Phase

Shoulder release and knee re-alignment. An important phase teaching specific exercise to release muscle tension and stabilise and re-pattern correct movements using these joints.

Contents

• Screening methods to establish suitability for functional training.
• Theory and practice of biomechanical testing of the knee.
• Theory and practice of biomechanical testing of the shoulder.
• Finalising the preparation for functional training.

The courses are designed for coaches from all sports and for all levels and there are several that have been specifically designed for individual sports with the endorsement of their governing bodies like the PGA and British Triathlon. Participants will benefit from the courses by being able to identify fundamental biomechanical issues with their clients and then be able to implement a training programme to address any deficits. This will not only help their injury prevention programmes and reduce the risk of injury it will also improve their performance.

"Learn it today and use it tomorrow is our philosophy"

We answer questions like:

• How do I know which exercises to give to my clients in the gym how do I know which will help them and which will hurt them? 
• Apart from increasing the number of reps and sets, how should I be progressing my athletes exercise programmes in the gym? 
• Why chose one particular exercise over another that seemingly does the same thing?
• Should I be using gym balls in their training and if so, when? 
• Should I be using machines anymore? Are they functional? Does that matter? 
• Why do my athletes get injured when we increase the intensity of their training? I'm doing everything correctly. 
• Our medical advisors say there's nothing wrong with an athlete, but he still keeps getting injured.

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What about previous training?

Biomechanical coaches will have previously trained in their own specialism’s, in the Health & Fitness, occupational health and Medical or Conditioning fields, so will be already qualified to prescribe exercises. The biomechanical coaching qualification upgrades these existing skills to enable application of the principles of biomechanics to such areas as injury prevention, injury management, conditioning and optimal performance, depending on previous training. So, a therapist will be able to apply this knowledge to injury management; a personal trainer would apply the techniques to injury prevention and conditioning; while a sports coach would use biomechanics knowledge for injury prevention and developing optimal performance.

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.	Course duration	UK Athletics	Professional Golfers Association	Physio First	British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists	Skills Active/REPs	British Triathlon
No CPD points per day	.	5	25	TBC	TBC	8	TBC
Level 1	3 hour (attendance)		.	.		.
Level 2	1 day (attendance)
Level 3	1 day (attendance)
Level 4	1 day (attendance)
Level 5 diploma	250 hours (6 days attendance)