Phase 1 Strength & Conditioning Course
Third Party Event
| Venue | City Of Dublin FET College |
| City | Dublin |
| County | Dublin |
| Contact Hours | 24 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Musculoskeletal Therapy, Pain Management, Professional Issues, Sports Medicine |
| Presenter Details | This course will be delivered by Karl Gilligan MSc, CSCS who has previously worked with the IRFU, Leinster Rugby, Sport Ireland, World Rugby and numerous inter-county GAA teams as Head of Strength & Conditioning. He has also delivered more than 500 EPI education courses in 12 countries worldwide since 2012 and delivered at numberous international Strength & Conditoning conferences. More recently, he has worked with the Czech Republic FA delivered UEFA A and B Fitness Licences to football S&C coaches. |
| Refreshments Included | No |
| Free Event | No |
| How to Book | Register Online |
| Booking Link | https://buy.stripe.com/dRm5kDeAvdIu6O6eXJ2Ry3l |
| Contact Person | Karl Gilligan |
| Contact Email | info@epicertification.com |
| Contact Phone | 0872901100 |
| Pre Course Requirement | None |
| Member Price | €495.00 |
| Student Member Price | €495.00 |
| Non-Member Price | €595.00 |
| Date | 18 Sep 2026 08:31 - 20 Sep 2026 16:30 |
Course Overview:
A Strength & Conditioning course for healthcare professionals interested in an evidence-based approach to strength and conditioning and/or exercise rehabilitation prescription. This three-day course is the first phase of the National Certificate in Strength & Conditioning (NCSC) qualification, the industry standard strength & conditioning qualification for fitness/healthcare professionals in Ireland.
Course Accreditation:
This course provides CEU's with NSCA and ACE professional membership associations.
Course Aims:
To provide participants with a practical, evidence-based approach to strength and conditioning coaching which will involve both lecture and practical based sessions.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the three days, participants will be able to:
- Conduct a movement screen and fitness assessment
- Gain a range of practical coaching skills
- Warm up protocol
- Acceleration speed
- Olympic lifting - clean & jerk
- Muscular power plyometrics
- ATP-CP energy system enhancement
- Formulate programs to improve strength endurance, hypertrophy, max strength, explosive strength and reactive strength
- Create programs to develop linear speed, multidirectional speed and speed endurance
- Devise a linear periodisation model for medium to long term athletic development
FREE BONUS:
Upon completion of the three days in-person, participants can gain access to the online Phase 1 Strength & Conditioning to review all course content again (video content) as well as receive additional learning resources (ebooks, research articles, etc).
Course Highlights:
- Delivered by former IRFU/Leinster Rugby/Irish Institute of Sport/World Rugby Head of Strength & Conditioning Karl Gilligan MSc, CSCS
- 70:30 split of practical:theory sessions
- Phase 1 S&C Course manual provided
- Phase 1 S&C Course certificate provided
- Exclusive discounts provided to ISCP members
Course Timetable:
Day 1: Fitness Testing & Movement Compensation Screen (MCS)
- 08:30-08:45 Registration
- 08:45-10:00 Lecture: EPI Training System
- 10:00-10:15 Break
- 10:15-12:30 Practical: Fitness Testing & Profiling
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- 13:30-15:30 Practical: Movement Screening
- 15:30-15:45 Break
- 15:45-17:00 Practical: Corrective Exercises
Day 2: Acceleration Speed & Olympic Weightlifting
- 08:30-09:30 Lecture: Acceleration Speed
- 09:30-09:45 Break
- 09:45-10:15 Practical: RAMP Warm-up
- 10:15-10:45 Practical: Speed Testing
- 10:45-12:30 Practical: Acceleration Speed
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- 13:30-14:30 Lecture: Olympic Weightlifting
- 14:30-14:45 Break
- 14:45-17:00 Practical: Clean & Jerk
Day 3: Program Design & Energy System Development (ESD)
- 08:30-10:30 Lecture: Program Design Fundamentals
- 10:30-10:45 Break
- 10:45-12:30 Practical: Slow SSC Plyometrics
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- 13:30-15:00 Practical: ATP-CP ESD
- 15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15-16:30 Lecture: Linear Periodization
- 16:30-16:45 Phase 1 Course Certification
