Coaches will be able to:

• Identify the importance of neurological adaptation because of strength training.
• Design a dynamic warm-up and explain the principles of this type of warm-up in relation to explosive exercise including weightlifting.
• List key safety factors when working in a weightlifting environment.
• Demonstrate the following weightlifting movements with good technique and list the key technical and safety points for each of them:
  • Back Squat
  • Front Squat
  • Overhead Squat
  • Stiff Leg Dead Lift
  • Squat clean and its derivatives
  • Snatch and its derivatives
  • Overhead presses and jerks
• Describe and explain the use of Combination lifts and Complex Training
• Describe a simple weightlifting programme including the need for variation in loading, which would complement an overall strength and conditioning programme.
• Evaluate their competence to supervise athletes training in a weightlifting environment. Additional areas for discussion during the workshop:
  • Simple biomechanical analysis of movements in sport and comparison to the movements involved in the learned weightlifting techniques.
  • The priority energy systems used in a variety of sports.

The importance of mid-section strength to sound sport specific performance and how to develop it using a range of methods including dumbbells, medicine ball and body weight exercises.