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This innovative course teaches you advanced exercise testing, programming, and prescription targeted at measuring and improving performance. You will examine nutritional and recovery modalities and enhance your understanding of the of use of ergogenic aids in sport, including banned substances. You will also learn sports trainer techniques for safe acute … For more content click the Read More button below. You can choose to apply for Level 1 accreditation with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA-L1) and with Sports Medicine Australia (SMA- L1 for Allied Health) but this requires you to have successfully completed all assessment tasks and organize and accrue 30 hours of practical coaching (of which 10 are supervised hours).  You will also require a police check, CPR and first aid certificates (as required for placements in the Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology Program).  If you do not wish to gain accreditation, you do not need to undertake the coaching component of this course (as it is not linked to an assessment item).