NASE Certification – Level I

Overview

The NASE Level I Speed Coach Certification provides an introductory course on the foundational principles of acceleration, speed and power development for team sport athletes. This level 1 certification class is ideal for undergraduate level students or team sport coaches looking to improve their ability to develop athletes. The course will provide an entry level understanding of bio-mechanics and exercise physiology as it pertains to improving athletic performance in the form of 6 modules. Additionally, practical applications will be presented pertaining to proper warm up procedures, drills and exercises and sample programs that can be immediately applied upon completion of the course. Student will take the the National Association of Speed and Explosion’s Speed and Explosion Specialists Level I credentialing exam as the final assessment.

Course Syllabus

• Description
• Class Objectives
• Outline
• Text
• Exam
• Additional Information

• This course requires the student to integrate knowledge learned from professional experience and prior learning in fitness and athletics. The NASE Level 1 course will introduce the student to a variety of key fundamental concepts pertaining to the development of sports performance with an emphasis on speed and explosiveness. This course will lay the foundational groundwork for any coach interested in enhancing their athlete’s performance.

  Understanding important topics in exercise science are necessary for one to appropriately plan and implement safe and effective training. Any coach working with youth athletes carries the responsibility of teaching them the fundamental skills and technique that will carry them throughout their careers to elite level competition. The contents of this course will have you well on your way to developing faster and more explosive athletes!

• Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • Define key terms such as speed, acceleration, and explosiveness in a sports setting.
  • Identify proper body position and mechanics in relation to sprinting speed.
  • Analyze the fundamental differences between muscle fiber types and how they apply to sports performance.
  • Recognize how body composition effects performance.
  • Describe how power and strength contribute to sprinting.
  • State Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion.
  • Discuss the human energy systems.
  • Explain the adaptation process.
  • Design proper exercises, rep ranges, intensities and rest periods to develop a desired training effect.
  • Illustrate an understanding of safe and effective youth athletic development.
  • Analyze the basics of plyometric training.
  • Discuss beginning level special training methods like sprint-assisted and sprint-resisted training.
• Course Home
  Introduction
  Syllabus
  Calendar
  Netiquette
  NASE
  Week 1 – Course Introduction, Speed, Acceleration and Explosiveness defined and applied.
  *Introduction
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points
  Week 2 – Sprint Biomechanics and Technique, Muscle Fiber Type
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points
  Week 3 – Body Composition, Laws of Motion, Energy Systems
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points
  Week 4 – Training Parameters, Exercise Selection, Sets/Rep Ranges, Adaptation Process
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points
  Week 5 – Youth Training Principles, Long Term Athletic Development, Plyometric Training,
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points
  Week 6 – Special Techniques for Developing Sprinting Speed, Sprint Resisted Training, Sprint Assisted Training
  *Reading
  *Quiz – 10 points

• Encyclopedia of Spots Speed (provided in PDF format) – Required

  Dintiman, G. & Ward, B. (2005). Sports Speed (3rd Edition). USA, Human Kinetics. – Not Mandatory

• *Multiple Choice – 50 points

• Teaching Methodology and Format

  Enrollment for the NASE-SES Level 1 Credential Exam.
  All assigned readings will be available on the web if not in the required text.

  Assessment Activities

  Each module will require the student to read the required materials and then respond to a multiple choice quiz. Students must post an introduction of themselves.

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