Highly qualified specialists

Our Physical Performance Coaches (PPCs) are highly qualified, meeting the following strict criteria to work at UniSC: 

• Degree in Sport and Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning, Human Movement or similar
• Current member of the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) Professional Coaching Accreditation Scheme (PCAS) at the Professional level (ASCA-PL2) or higher *
• ASCA Level 2 Coaching Accreditation **
• Current first aid and CPR training

Younger coaches, working towards these standards, are supervised by a coach who already meets these standards.

* Refer to Professional L2 Accreditation

** Refer to ASCA Coaching Accreditation Framework

World-class facilities and teams

PPCs work with high-performance squads including the QAS Swimming Hub and UniSC Spartans high-performance swimming team, the Australian Cycling Academy, UniSC Youth Academy, and support the University's High Performance Student Athletes (HPSAs) who come from a range of sporting disciplines.

Squads and athletes have access to nationally accredited facilities, academics, and research.

High-performance sporting facilities include:

• 50-metre Olympic pool
• 25-metre covered pool including a range of high-tech video cameras (underwater and overhead)
• 450-metre² high-performance lifting facility
• SwimEx Professional Hydrotherapy Pool
• Contrast (hot and cold) therapeutic recovery plunge pools
• 400-metre tartan Olympic running track and field
• Multiple sporting fields and ovals
• A range of experts in sports science, biomechanics, physiology, nutrition and psychology
• Research labs and equipment for screening and testing of physical performance measures

Research in Physical Performance

Research projects are a constant part of the high-performance sports environment, with the outcomes helping to improve performance and providing coaches with further information to develop their programs.

Many of our PPCs are leveraging our high-performance squads and athletes to support their postgraduate research studies.

Practical experience

UniSC offers opportunities for work placements or ASCA practical coaching hours in our high-performance programs.

If you are a student or coach looking for practical experience, we welcome your email enquiry.

You will need to provide evidence of the following:

• Current first aid and CPR training,
• Working with children check (WWCC), and
• Work placement agreement or ASCA practical logbook completion.

These are essential if you are to attend a high performance squad session.

Contact

Adam Robertshaw
PPC Practical Hours Coordinator
Email: arobert7@usc.edu.au