Plyometric Training for Sports

What Is the Plyometric Training for Sports Course?

Explosive movements are at the heart of athletic performance. Explore how to safely and effectively develop the strength, speed and power that help athletes excel in the Plyometric Training for Sports course. You’ll learn sports conditioning and how plyometric training enhances performance through dynamic exercises that use quick, powerful movements to increase muscle responsiveness. 

Designed for teachers and coaches, this course provides practical strategies for incorporating plyometric drills into sports programs across age groups and ability levels. Gain the tools to improve athletic performance, prevent injury and build explosive power through science-based plyometric training techniques that translate directly to excelling in sports.

What Will You Learn?

The Plyometric Training for Sports covers a variety of topics and classroom engagement strategies designed to provide coaches with professional development. Coaches who complete the course will know how to:

• Identify and integrate standards into teaching and coaching as demonstrated through their coursework.
• Describe their role in shaping student athletes to become “physically educated students.”
• Understand the physiology of muscles and plyometrics.
• Understand the different categories of plyometric exercises and the relative demands they place on the athlete.
• Comprehend the most important considerations in implementing and administering a plyometric training program.

What Are the Assignments and Projects?

Students can enroll in the Plyometric Training for Sports at any time and take up to one year from the registration date to complete all assignments. Modules within the course include:

• Analysis and Application Papers
• Video Analysis and Program Design
• Training Program Reflection
• Plyometric Lesson Plan
• Coach’s Interview

Who Should Enroll in the Plyometric Training for Coaches Course?

The Plyometrics Training for Coaches course is designed for teachers of 7th to 14th-grade students.

What Educators Who Took the Plyometrics Training for Sports Course Say

“The class was everything I hoped it would be. I appreciate that there is no busy-work. Every assignment has a purpose and is relevant to my goals.”

- Educator, Illinois

“Great course. I have used what I created for this course in my weekly practice plans. I really appreciate the practical and applicable nature of this course.”

- Educator, California

NOTE: Required book (“High-Powered Plyometrics” by James Radcliffe) and video (“High-Powered Plyometrics: Bounding Progression”) must be acquired separately.

This course is applicable towards the Strength and Conditioning Certificate.