Sport Science Services
Strength & Conditioning
Elite athletes strive to perform at their optimum several times throughout the year in order to peak at major events. Our leading strength & conditioning coaches ensure that the athletes remain competitive by identifying and measuring the physiological characteristics involved in particular sports, and by developing effective yearly training programs to improve the likelihood of success at specific events.
Sports Nutrition
Sound nutrition is essential in enabling athletes to perform at their best. With demanding training, travel and competition schedules, it is challenging for athletes to meet their necessary dietary requirements. Dietitians will provide nutritional guidance through computerized dietary analysis, drug and supplement awareness seminars, individual consulting and hands-on nutrition workshops to empower the athletes to make optimal choices that keep them fuelled for personal best performances.
Mental Skills
Mental training is a vital component to an emerging athlete’s training program. Armed with valuable mental skills, the athlete is able to demonstrate physical preparedness and attain peak performance at major events. Sport psychologists and mental trainers empower athletes by teaching and implementing essential visualization, stress management and problem-solving techniques.
Sports Performance Testing
Sport Performance Testing should be an important part in the life of an athlete. Our aim is to develop a set of results indicating where an individual’s strengths and weaknesses lie in relation to the various components of body composition, growth changes and fitness that is important in their sport. We also aim to provide a measure of progress in response to prescribed training programs.
Our testing is specific to each individual sport. Each profile consists of sport-specific protocols in the following areas:
- Athropometric assessment (involving the measurements of height, weight, girths of the chest, waist, hip, thigh, calf, skinfold assessments.)
- Aerobic and anaerobic capacity.
- Flexibility.
- Muscle strength, endurance and power.
- Speed, Quickness, Agility and Balance.
Construct individual position-specific physiological profiles.This is a valuable tool that can help coaches and sport scientists:
- Assess and monitor the effectiveness of training programs.
- Help identify gains and losses in skill development.
- Aid in talent identification.