Course Information

Athlete recovery is a crucial aspect of modern football and sports in general, as the demands of the sport can result in physical and psychological stress leading to fatigue, underperformance, injury, and burnout. To tackle this issue, Longford College and Pillars of Performance provide a Professional Diploma in Athlete Recovery & Regeneration. There are no fixed start dates – you simple start when you want and finish when you want. 

This online program consists of six pre-recorded and one live session that explore athlete fatigue, its measurement, recovery strategies, and the importance of nutrition and sleep in the recovery process. The program is aimed at coaches and trainers working in team and individual sports and is suitable for sports science graduates to experienced coaches looking to deepen their knowledge in this specialized area.

Course Structure

Professional Diploma in Athlete Recovery & Regeneration: Guided by Adrian Lamb, an Accomplished Coach from the English Premier League

This program consists of six pre-recorded one hour sessions, which participants can access online at their convenience, and one session delivered live online. The programme will begin by exploring athlete fatigue, including the different categories and origins of fatigue, the timeframes involved with fatigue and restoration, and the implications of fatigue on the decline in athlete performance. Following this, the programme will explore the ways in which fatigue is measured and examine the assessment tools used to establish the fatigue: recovery status of the athlete. The programme will then look at the various strategies and systems that can be used to facilitate recovery in an athlete, and to explore how these recovery interventions can be applied as part of a strategic performance development plan. Finally, the programme will examine two of the most important components of the overall recovery programme – nutrition and sleep.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, you'll learn about athlete fatigue and recovery. We'll cover different categories of fatigue, the stress-training continuum, and how to assess fatigue. You'll also discover methods for recovery and regeneration, including nutrition and sleep's essential roles in the process. This course equips you with valuable insights to enhance athletic performance.

  • Understand the mechanisms of athlete fatigue & the role that it plays in the physical development process

  • Identify the different categories of athlete fatigue

  • Understand the stress-training continuum & its role in the fatigue-recovery process

  • Understand the role of fatigue-recovery assessment in the training process

  • Identify specific evaluation methods according to the multifactorial nature of fatigue

  • Understand the factors which underpin the recovery & regeneration process

  • Identify specific methods of recovery & regeneration

  • Appreciate the role played by nutrition in the recovery & regeneration process

  • Understand the mechanisms of recovery nutrition & identify the role played by nutritional supplements

  • Appreciate the role played by sleep in the recovery & regeneration process