The UK's Professional Body for Strength and Conditioning

WORKSHOPS

Developed and delivered face-to-face by top class S&C tutors

The UKSCA is very proud of its workshops. The content has been developed and honed over the last 20 years by the best in the business, coaches who have worked with top athletes from Team GB, premiership football, professional rugby teams and county cricket teams to name but a few. If you attend a UKSCA workshop you can be sure you are getting the latest content from the best tutors, at a great price.

The UKSCA Foundation workshops provide a fantastic grounding in all aspects of S&C and programming with coaching. These two-day face-to-face courses are appropriate for PE teachers, sports coaches or physiotherapists as well those setting out on a career as a S&C Coach.

The higher-level workshops build on your foundation learning and explore the different aspects of S&C in greater depth. These workshops are a great way of preparing for the Accredited S&C Coach assessment, but they also stand on their own as an amazing learning experience and showcase the very latest thinking in S&C anywhere in the world.

OUR WORKSHOPS

All workshops offer two days of face-to-face training with top quality tutors and coaches. Associated resource materials are also included in the form of some or all of the following:

Pre-workshop material and correspondence
S&C Trainer manual
Supporting slides, videos, articles, technical models
Access to eLearning modules.

Full details of each workshop we offer, availability and booking can be accessed via READ MORE for each of our workshops.

Foundation-level workshop:

Foundations in S&C.

Higher-level workshops:

Plyometrics, agility and speed
Weight lifting for performance
Planning and programming.

FOUNDATIONS IN S&C WORKSHOP

Perfect for personal trainers, PE teachers and sports-specific coaches looking to add best practice strength and conditioning to their existing role. Also, the right starting point for anyone looking to enter the profession and wanting a clear and progressive development pathway, serving as a first step to becoming an S&C Trainer.

WEIGHT-LIFTING WORKSHOP

At the end of this workshop, you will have the knowledge to incorporate Olympic lifts and their derivatives effectively into your training programmes. You will be able to coach others confidently and you will have improved your own technique having spent the weekend working with our experienced tutors. Ideal preparation for those looking to become an UKSCA Accredited S&C Coach.

Plyometrics, agility and speed workshop

Designed for those looking to improve their understanding of the theory and coaching models for developing acceleration, maximum speed, change of direction and plyometrics training. This workshop will give you the confidence to coach and programme these elements of S&C safely and effectively and is perfect preparation for UKSCA Accredited S&C Coach assessment.

Planning and programming workshop

Learn and apply the underpinning theories and methodologies of programming used by the experts. The content of this workshop is continuously revised to give you the most up-to-date knowledge and practical coaching tips for delivering your programmes.

FAQs

I want to move into strength & conditioning - can you recommend any courses?

The Foundations of S&C course will provide you with a great grounding in the theory and practice that you will quickly be able to apply. As our courses are practical in nature, a side-benefit is that you will also be receiving coaching on your own technique and skills from some of the top S&C coaches in the UK whose day job is working with professional and elite athletes.

If I am injured and unable to attend a workshop/assessment or wish to cancel my booking what is the standard cancellation policy?

Please contact the office asap. Outside of 28 days you can cancel for a full refund, within 28 days we would require a doctors note or evidence in order to refund you. Without this, we do offer partial refunds.

I have booked onto a workshop, what time does it start, what do I need to bring with me etc?

Our workshops usually run from 0930-1730 on day 1 and 0900-1700 on day 2. Full detailed instructions will be sent to you when you book.

The workshop I want to attend is showing as fully booked, what shall I do?

Please keep an eye on the website and contact the office, particularly nearer the workshop date. We don't run formal waiting lists but we do get cancellations so places can become available.

I want to learn more about S&C for my own training, can you recommend any courses?

The Foundations of S&C course will provide you with a great grounding in the theory and practice that you will quickly be able to apply to yourself. As our courses are practical in nature, a side-benefit is that you will also be receiving coaching on your own technique and skills from some of the top S&C coaches in the UK whose day job is working with professional and elite athletes.

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