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Strength and Power Training Courses Other courses offered: INSETs (tailor made for the school’s requirements); Weightlifting for other sports (aimed at those seeking a Level III or preparing for the UK Strength & Conditioning Assoc. Accreditation); Weightlifting Instructor ( for W.L. coaches and competitors); Powerlifting Instructor; Schoolteacher Weight training Award (includes weightlifting sport); Weight training instructor; Bespoke courses for other NGBs. BWLA offer a range, at various levels of difficulty. Some courses are infrequent, so enquirers are put on a wait list. They are marked ** below. The most popular course was the Leader Award.It is now replaced by the Introduction to Resistance Training award
BWLA Introduction to Resistance Training. Two days, £250.00.A National Governing Body (NGB) of Sport award, recognised by UK Sport and Sport England etc.. It is accepted by the Register of Exercise Professionals as earning 16 Continuing Professional Development points for those holding a Level II in Sport or Recreation coaching, and who are 18 or older. Other candidates will be secure in having an award of the NGB, and therefore from the body most experienced in the field of resistance training of all kinds.
We are preparing two new course: BWLA Weightlifting for Sport award, Part I**.Two days. Price to be decided. This does not involve machines, and covers exercises involving explosive movements and rotation, such as are seen in most sports. It has been developed following a series of courses designed for and with the FA, and based on input from athletics and rugby. BWLA Weightlifting for Sport Instructor award, Part II**. Four days. Price to be decided.. Candidates will learn sufficient about weightlifting to teach the skills to others. Candidates’ individual expertise on Olympic lifts will not be the sole criterion for success. The weightlifting skills will be introduced in the context of their usefulness in other sports At higher levels we offer School Teachers Weight Training Certificate**. Two days. Free weights and machines with modified Olympic Lifting. For working schoolteachers who wish to add weightlifting to the school programme. Price negotiable Weight Training Instructor award.** Four days. Free weights and machines are covered in more detail than in the Intro. course mentioned above. It is not a course on weightlifting nor powerlifting. It is suitable for those teaching weights for fitness and recreational purposes. Weightlifting Instructor award**. Four days. This one is currently in process of being aligned to the Sportscoach UK level II coaching award and will then be recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. It is targeted at Olympic weightlifters and demands practical skills in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk, a practical and written exam and a project. It will, when aligned, include a home study and coaching diary which must include coaching weightlifting Powerlifting Instructor award.** Four days. This is targeted at those wishing to instruct or coach competitive Powerlifting.(Squat, Bench press, Dead lift) INSETs for Schoolteachers. These are one day courses which offer a National Governing Body Certificate. They are run in schools. The content is tailored to the demands of the school or a group of schools, and in some authorities the content is agreed by the PE Adviser or CPD department of the area’s education team.
Beyond these we have higher coaching awards for weightlifting (Snatch plus Clean & Jerk) coaches
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