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Sports Science Essentials: Performance and Recovery
1.5-3hrs
beginner levelAthletes can enhance their athletic performance with the aid of sports science. You will learn about sports physiology, psychology, nutrition, and medicine in this course to help you meet the physical and psychological demands of competitions. We start with the potential career path and competencies needed to become a sports scientist, then go on to the pulmonary and respiratory adaptations to sports, including Newton's laws of motion.
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Sports Science Essentials: Performance and Recovery
Discover the relevant skills required and information to become a sports scientist in this free online training course.
Athletes can enhance their athletic performance with the aid of sports science. You will learn about sports physiology, psychology, nutrition, and medicine in this course to help you meet the physical and psychological demands of competitions. We start with the potential career path and competencies needed to become a sports scientist, then go on to the pulmonary and respiratory adaptations to sports, including Newton's laws of motion.
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Module 15 Lessons
Sports Science
In this module, you will learn about the importance, career prospects and skills required in sports science before looking at how our body adapts to keep up with the physical and mental demands. We cover sports psychology and sports biomechanics to improve the performance of athletes, including sports biochemistry with diet for endurance and speed.
1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Sports Science, Physiology and Psychology
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3.Sports Biomechanics, Biochemistry and Nutrition
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4.Training, Recovery and Medicines
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5.Lesson Summary
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Module 21 Lessons
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