Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Sports

Our region is replete with sporting and athletic talent, and we have made great strides despite having placed insufficient emphasis on the science of sport.  To address this gap, CPDLL has designed a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge courses in sports administration, coaching, nutrition and body conditioning geared to elevating the skillsets and competencies of coaches, sporting administrators, PE teachers and even sportspeople themselves.

Sports

Training the Energy Systems

Training the Energy Systems

Overview

World class athletes are trained by coaches who understand exercise physiology in general and the optimization of energy use in particular. It has been found that coaches often neglect to give the requisite attention to training the energy systems of the athletes in their charge. This course focuses on the fundamental concepts and principles related to the energy systems within exercise physiology and  will provide you with the information relevant to the development, use and optimization of the body’s three main energy systems. Using interactive course delivery, the course will address topics such as bioenergetics, exercise metabolism and training for performance. A key take-away will be the ability to design training programmes based on energy systems.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face

What will I Learn?

On successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
  • Identify and explain the various energy system utilized by the human body
  • Illustrate the physiological demands in various physical activity
  • Match the pertinent energy systems to corresponding physical activity
  • Design training programmes based on the energy systems

Who Should do this Course

Coaches, PE teachers, Personal Trainers

Important Information

 
 

At a Glance

  • Admissions Term: 2019/2020 Semester II
  • Date: Postponed until further Notice
  • Time: Tuesdays to Thursdays, 5pm-7:30pm
  • Duration: 3 weeks (15 hours)
  • Certificate Awarded: Professional Development Certificate of Competence
  • CRN: 22364
  • Course Code: PDLL 093
  • CEUs: 1.5
  • Capacity: 20
  • Cost: BDS $1,450 (US $725)

This course will address the following topics:

  1. Bioenergetics
  2. Exercise Metabolism
  3. Training for Performance 

Principles of training, sources of energy, and the various differences and demands of physical activity.
 

Interactive lectures will be the primary mode of delivery. Group discussions, class debates, article review and in class assignments will be used to encourage delegates’ participation.
 

Rudolph Alleyne PhD
 

Dr. Rudolph Alleyne currently serves as the Academic Coordinator for the Academy of Sport at the UWI, Cave Hill Campus. Previously, he spent four years as a teaching assistant at Temple University in the department of Kinesiology in both the somatic and basic instruction programmes. Dr. Alleyne has more than 20 years of experience in sports as a sport scientist, sport psychologist, facilitator, participant, and administrator. In addition to his teaching experience, knowledge and training in physical education and the sports skills, he is also qualified in the disciplines of exercise and sport psychology and exercise physiology which provides him with additional skills that can be utilized in the holistic development of sportsmen and sportswomen.