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Title / Apply knowledge of exercise physiology to planning a sport training programme
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain how the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body respond to physical activity; explain the body’s energy systems and their application to a selected sport; apply the general principles of training to designing a training programme for the selected sport; and develop a basic periodised training programme for the selected sport.
Classification / Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Coaching and Instruction
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain how the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body respond to physical activity.
Evidence requirements
1.1Explanation of the circulatory and respiratory systems describes their structure and function.
1.2Explanation of the body’s immediate response to participation in physical activity examines varying responses to different intensities and durations of exercise.
Rangeresponse includes – heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature, recovery rate.
1.3Explanation examines long-term responses of the circulatory and respiratory systems in relation to regular and frequent exercise.
Rangelong-term responses may include but are not limited to – resting heart rate, VO2 maximum, cardiac output, blood pressure, oxygen extraction at the muscular level, anaerobic threshold, lung volumes.
Outcome 2
Explain the body’s energy systems and their application to a selected sport.
Rangeenergy systems include – anaerobic alactic, anaerobic lactic, aerobic.
Evidence requirements
2.1Explanation of the body’s energy systems identifies their purpose.
2.2Explanation of the application of the energy systems to a selected sport establishes the key physical components of the sport with respect to the energy systems supplying the activity.
2.3Explanation examines the relationship between the three energy systems in relation to the demands of the selected sport.
Rangerelationship may include but is not limited to – availability of glycogen, availability of oxygen, ability to deliver oxygen, production of lactic acid, anaerobic threshold.
Outcome 3
Apply the general principles of training to designing a training programme for the selected sport.
Evidence requirements
3.1Explanation of the general principles of training establishes their application to the selected sport.
Rangeprinciples include – frequency, intensity, duration, type of activity; overload and progression, specificity, individual differences, reversibility and maintenance, tapering, warm up, cool down.
3.2Explanation of the application of the energy systems to training establishes recommended training guidelines and work-rest ratios for each system.
Rangetraining guidelines include – frequency, intensity, duration, type of activity.
3.3Explanation examines continuous and interval training as they relate to training the energy systems for the selected sport.
3.4Explanation of a common training drill for the selected sport examines how the drill meets the requirements of the general principles of training.
Outcome 4
Develop a basic periodised training programme for the selected sport.
Evidence requirements
4.1Explanation of periodisation describes the periods of time a periodised training programme for the selected sport is organised into.
Rangeperiods include but are not limited to – general preparation, specific preparation, competitive season, transition or off-season.
4.2Periodised plan divides the training year into periods of training and meets the requirements of the athlete(s) or team.
Rangerequirements must include but are not limited to – goals of participant(s) or team, time available for training, principles of training.
4.3Periodised plan includes chronological listing of competitions and relative importance of each.
4.4Periodised plan makes provision for physical, psychological, technical and tactical preparation and assessments.
Rangeactions include – antagonist and/or antagonist pairs.
Planned review date / 31 December 2012Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 20 November 2006 / 31 December 2012
Rollover and Revision / 2 / 20 May 2011 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0099
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