Level 2 Award in Coaching Strength Training & Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Strength & Power
Advance your career and expand your coaching skills by qualifying as a Strength and Power Coach. If you’re a Personal Trainer, CrossFit Instructor, Weightlifting Coach or someone that works in a gym or sport environment and you’re looking to grow your strength training knowledge and skills, combine Level 2 and 3 for a discounted price and qualify at a pace that’s best for you.
Description
From athletes of different sports to everyday gym-goers, group classes and individuals with personal strength targets, everyone can benefit from strength training.
The knowledge you will gain from the BWL Strength Coach courses will enable you to train individuals or groups to improve their strength regardless of their experience in the gym.
Plus! Gain access to the official British Weight Lifting Technical Models, used by coaches at competition level and developed to maximise your client potential.
Who is the course for?
- Those with at least 1 years’ experience participating in strength-based activities
- Trainers, Coaches and Instructors looking to upskill
- Aspiring coaches
- LEVEL 2 is an entry level course
What does the course cover?
LEVEL 2: Coaching Strength Training
- An introduction to the fundamentals of coaching strength training to groups and individuals
- How to work with a range of different clients with sports specific goals or strength targets
- Safe coaching practices
- How to design and plan training sessions
- How to effectively work with other coaches, to deliver aspects of coaching sessions
- A detailed profile of 11 key strength training exercises
- Knowledge of programming, anatomy, and nutrition
Take a look at all 10 modules covered in this course:
LEVEL 3: Coaching Strength and Power
- How to work effectively with clients who have personal goals as well as athletes with performance goals across all sports
- 18 exercises and a wide range of programming, profiling and monitoring skills
- The anatomical demands of strength and power training
- An understanding of the nutritional requirements for strength training
- The principles of Strength Training Theory and how to use them effectively in your coaching
- Biomechanical Concepts
- Access to the latest BWL Technical Model that helps to optimise clients’ technique based on their individual differences
- The fundamental areas of weightlifting technique and the Olympic lifts
- Plyometrics training method
Take a look at all 17 modules covered in this course
What does it qualify me to do?
- LEVEL 2: Coach individuals or groups in Strength Training
- LEVEL 3: Coach individuals or groups to improve their strength and power technique
How long does it take to complete the course?
- LEVEL 2 course is 12 - 16 hours
- LEVEL 3 course is 16 - 24 hours
- Competing this online only course provides you with the flexibility to choose your own hours
Prerequisites
- Be at least 17 years of age at the start of the course
- Have a minimum of one years experience in participation in weightlifting and/or strength-based activities
- Be able to communicate effectively in English