MSc Sports Performance

The aims and objectives of this programme, which includes a professional strength & conditioning (accredited) qualification, reflect our commitment to the development of insightful, competent, critical and reflective sports performance practitioners who have the following dispositions, skills, and content knowledge:

• Display originality and insight in the field of strength and conditioning for team and individual sports.
• Demonstrate the skills of utilising video notational analysis to provide feedback to individuals participating in strength sports and/or in a strength training environment.
• Understand nutritional planning for elite sports performance.
• Understand psychological principles underlying elite sports performance and demonstrate the application of psychological skills training to optimise sports performance
• Construct a variety of integrated training practices combining sport-specific skills and related conditioning challenges to optimise player development and progression.
• Demonstrate an appreciation of current research within the area of speed sports.
• Organise and perform lab and field-based skills related to research on selected human movement activity and defend the results.
• Graduates will develop a sound understanding of the physiology, psychology and biomechanics background behind sports performance for speed, endurance, team and strength sports.