Essentials of Weightlifting Competition

This is a Continual Professional Development course for athletes, BWL coaches, Personal Trainers and strength and conditioning and sports coaches who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the demands of competing in weightlifting.

Description

The Essentials of Weightlifting Competitions will provide information and key themes from the world of sport psychology and the Complete British Weightlifter guide which has been produced by BWL’s performance team, along with British Weight Lifting’s extensive knowledge on Olympic weightlifting and coaching elite athletes through international competitions, from the Commonwealth Games to the Olympic Games.

Who is the Course for?

BWL Coaches
Personal Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Sports Coaches

What does the course cover?

You will be introduced to competition strategies, including:

Preparing for competitions
What to expect on competition day
How to reflect on competition experience in order to improve.

Gain access to the British Weight Lifting tactical syllabus. The syllabus includes session plans which focus on key areas for tactical development such as:

Focus and control
Time pressure
Decision making
Subjective performance pressure
Objective performance pressure

Familiarise you with key details of weightlifting competitions in the UK:

How to qualify for competitions
Structure of competitions in UK
Rules and regulations in the UK

You will be introduced to British Weight Lifting’s philosophy on:

How to develop athletes over the long term
How many times should athletes compete in a year at different stages of development?
What is the right time to compete to help an athlete’s development

Become acquainted with physical and psychological tactics, as well as which strategies to implement to help an athlete perform at competitions, including:

Pre-performance routines
Tapering for competitions
Decision making in line with long term goals

Additional information

This online course has no practical assessment. There is an optional online assessment to be completed to receive a BWL certificate.

How long does it take to complete the course?

10 – 12 hours (plus materials you can go back to time and time again)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

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