Education in human performance assessment and physical literacy delivery
GPTQA reliability in human performance
GPTQA technology courses
Sport support & physical literacy
Resources & protocols
If you professionally assess people for fitness, function, sport or well-being you should ensure you are gptqa accredited and join the network of validated professionals. If you are being assessed, make sure your specialist understands the importance of validity, consistency and reliability for your quality assurance.
GPTQA Level 1 – Understanding
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to understand the rationale and outcomes of field testing on people.
Elements:
1. Defining field testing
2. Assessing a test environment
3. Evaluating quality assurance
4. Evaluating results and communication
Target:
Athletes | Parents | Students (Y9+) | Early Stage Sport Coaches | Talent Identification Scouts | Technologists | Personal Trainers & wellness Trainers
Price:
$199.00
GPTQA Level 2 – Performing
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to perform reliable field testing on people in controlled environments.
Elements:
1. Assessing a test environment, set up and break down of a test event
2. Reading protocols and performing a reliable test
3. Data collection, stage one verification and real-time assessment
4. Practical assessment in performing a reliable test
5. Assessing and reviewing of collected data
Target:
Health Professionals | Sport Coaches
Price:
$2,999.00
GPTQA Level 3 – Managing
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to manage reliable field testing events on people in controlled environments with verified data.
Elements:
1. Sales, marketing and administration management
2. Defining the field testing and client communication
3. Defining the test environment and risk assessment
4. Planning the test event
5. Pre-event procedures and management
6. Managing a reliable test event
7. Post-event procedures and management
8. Data analysis and reporting
Target:
Sport Scientists | Talent Identification Event Managers | High Performance Coaches (Team Environments) | Senior School Sport Directors | Directors of PE | Combine Management Staff | Professional Sporting Organisations & Clubs
Price:
$POA
Global Performance Testing Quality Assurance (GPTQA) provide a number of courses developed in direct partnership with technology providers to ensure equipment is applied with the required reliability and consistency.
In essence a GPTQA technology course is a framed instruction manual where users can follow a process of learning in order to use equipment within the boundaries and capabilities that it has been designed for.
Contact the team at Global Wellness Tracking for more information on courses available or to design and validate a course specific to your technology.
SSA sports coaching and school teacher accreditations provide best practice approaches, techniques, and activities for sports coaches to conduct safe, engaging, relevant, progressive, and high participation sessions relevant to the specific development stages and goals of the athletes under their care.
Our coaching and teaching accreditations are delivered in six distinct categories of accreditation so that coaches can develop the skills specific to the development needs of their athletes under their care:
Note: All courses link with Sport Australia’s Australian Physical Literacy Framework and Foundations-Talent-Elite-Mastery Pathway and school based courses link to Australian Curriculum and Teacher Professional Development CEP’s.
School teacher and coach physical literacy toolkits and resources
SSA Foundation Coaching Accreditation (Junior Athletes 6-10 years old)
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to work with junior and primary school athletes aged 6-10 years who are starting their sporting journey.
Elements:
1. Philosophies of Junior Coaching: Sport Ed, Game Sense and Technical Coaching techniques, the pros and cons of each and how and when to use each approach
2. Group Management Techniques and creating high participation sessions
3. Participant Engagement Strategies
4. Giving Instructions & Feedback and a Strengths Based Approach to Coaching
5. Physical Literacy Development, Motor Skill Acquisition and the FTEM Pathway
6. Long Term Athlete Development principles and why early sport specialisation is not best practice for developing junior athletes
7. Inclusive Practices
8. Elements and Structure of an Effective Junior Session
Target:
Parents | Secondary school students | Junior sport coaches (athletes aged 6-10 years) | Primary school external sport coaches | Personal Trainers
Price:
$199.00
SSA Development Coaching Accreditation (Youth Athletes 11-15 years old)
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to work with adolescent athletes aged 11-15 years as they navigate the emotional, physical, and developmental changes from junior to senior athletes.
Elements:
1. The Growing Body, Injury Prevention and Common Health and Injury Concerns for Youth Athletes
2. Positive Sports Psychology Approach to Sports Coaching
3. Developing Positive Body Image and Fuelling Habits for Training and Competition
4. Using Technology with Youth Athletes
5. Long Term Athlete Development: Training Running Technique, Change of Direction, Agility and Fitness for Youth
6. Long Term Athlete Development: Strength and Movement Training for Youth
7. Effective Session Structure and Planning a Season
8. Balancing Training Load, School and other Commitments
Target:
Parents | Junior sport coaches (athletes aged 11-15 years) | School sport coaches – Upper primary (Y5-6) and secondary (Y7-9) | Personal Trainers
Price:
$199.00
SSA Performance Coaching Accreditation (Performance Athletes 16+ years old)
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to progressively work with athletes aged 15 years + towards performance related goals
Elements:
1. Considerations for Working with Female Athletes
2. Sports Nutrition and Recovery
3. Athlete Well-being, Motivation and Performance
4. Elements of Talent ID
5. Progressive Plyometric, Jumping and Landing Curriculum
6. Progressive Strength Training Curriculum
7. Progressive Movement, Change of Direction and Agility Training Curriculum
8. Progressive Run & Speed Training Curriculum
Target:
High Performance Pathway Sports Coaches (athletes aged 16+ years) | Club Senior Coaches | Secondary School Sports Coaches (working with Year 10-12 Performance Athletes) | Personal Trainers & Health Professionals
Price:
$249.00
SSA Participation Coaching Accreditation (Participation Athletes 13+ years old)
Application:
The skills and knowledge required to work with teenage and adult athletes towards a participation pathway of being active for life.
Elements:
1. Key Drivers of Sports Participation in Australia
2. Inclusive Coaching Practices
3. Delivering High Participation Sessions
4. Coaching All Abilities Within the One Session
5. Engaging with Athletes Personal Motivations
6. Exercise for Mental Health & Social Connection
7. Diversity and Inclusion
Target:
Sport club coaches (teenage athletes) | Secondary school sport coaches | Personal Trainers & Health Professionals
Price:
$199.00
SSA Physical Literacy Accreditation for Primary School Teachers
Application:
The skills, knowledge and practical examples required to deliver progressive physical literacy skills, games and activities to primary school aged children as part of daily exercise, physical education or sports coaching at your school.
Elements:
1. Intro to Physical Literacy Frameworks and Models
2. Elements of Physical Literacy: Fundamental Movement Skills
3. Elements of Physical Literacy: Fundamental Sports Skills
4. Game Sense Approach to Skill Development
5. Inclusive Practices
6. Physical Literacy Curriculum: Run Foundations
7. Physical Literacy Curriculum: Strong Foundations
8. Physical Literacy Curriculum: Sport Foundations
9. Elements and Structure of an Effective Physical Activity/Sport Session
Target:
Primary school parents | Primary school teachers | Primary school Principals and leadership
Price:
$249.00
SSA Long-term Athlete Development Accreditation for Secondary School Teachers
Application:
The skills, knowledge and practical curriculum required to deliver progressive and age-appropriate strength and conditioning training through secondary school programs. Including additional evidence-based training in sports nutrition, athlete wellbeing and injury prevention to ensure a safe and sustainable program focused on long-term engagement in sport, exercise, and performance.
Elements:
1. Intro to Long Term Athlete Development Concepts, Frameworks, and Models
2. The Growing Body, Injury Prevention and Common Health and Injury Concerns for Youth Athletes
3. Motivation, Wellbeing and Performance in Youth Athletes
4. Developing Positive Body Image and Fuelling Habits for Training and Competition
5. Considerations for Working with Female Athletes
6. Using Technology and Talent ID with Youth Athletes
7. Long Term Athlete Development Curriculum: Youth Running, Change of Direction and Agility Training
8. Long Term Athlete Development Curriculum: Youth Strength and Conditioning Training
9. Long Term Athlete Development Curriculum: Landing, Jumping and Plyometrics Training
10. Planning a Season and Balancing Training Load with School, and other Commitments
Target:
Secondary school Physical Education teachers | Director of Sport | Head of Physical Education | Sports Co-ordinator
Price:
$249.00
Y7 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical)
Application:
Setting the foundations of specialist sports knowledge by exploring practical examples linking to:
Elements:
1. Sport Psychology & Wellbeing: Time Management, Mindfulness & Personal Strengths
2. High Performance Sport: What Makes an Athlete Successful
3. Sports Nutrition & Recovery Strategies: Foundations for Success
4. Athlete Education: Sports Media & Role Models
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$999.00
Y8 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical)
Application:
Developing an understanding of specialist sports knowledge with application to different sports and circumstances linking to:
Elements:
1. Sport Psychology & Wellbeing: Understanding Performance Stressors & Self-Regulation
2. High Performance Sport: Talent ID and Testing
3. Sports Nutrition & Recovery Strategies: Sports Nutrition & Recovery Myths & Facts
4. Athlete Education: Sports Development in the Community
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$999.00
Y9 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical)
Application:
Practically applying specialist sports knowledge to the students own unique situation for long-term planning linking to:
Elements:
1. Sport Psychology & Wellbeing: Planning for Life Around and After Sport
2. High Performance Sport: Long Term Athlete Development
3. Sports Nutrition & Recovery Strategies: Current Techniques in Sports Nutrition & Recovery
4. Athlete Education: Sports Leadership & Careers
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$999.00
Y10 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical): High Performance Sport
Application:
Allows students to explore Careers in High Performance Sport and practically apply High Performance programming principles. Linked to the following frameworks:
Elements:
1. Exploring long term athlete development models
2. Understanding components of Talent ID and performance testing
3. Sport Science 101: Principles for developing aerobic fitness, speed, power, strength, agility and movement patterns
4. Planning a training week, block and year
5. Exploring careers in sport and high-performance teams
6. Use of ‘Careers in Sport Aptitude’ quiz
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$1,499.00
Y10 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical): Sport Leadership & Coaching
Application:
Students explore their own leadership style and values, critique different leadership approaches, develop a personal leadership profile and mission statement and explore sport coaching principles. Linked to the following frameworks:
Elements:
1. Components of leadership and personal profile using Leadership Personality test
2. Exploring leadership strengths & weaknesses (self & others)
3. Developing a Personal Leadership Mission Statement
4. Critiquing different leadership styles and approaches
5. Philosophies of sports coaching (technical, sport ed and game sense)
6. Principles of Coaching
7. Managing a group and giving instructions
8. Adapting a session and use of CHANGE IT
9. Structuring, planning and practical delivery of a session
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$1,499.00
Y10 Specialist Sports Curriculum (theoretical): Sport Participation
Application:
Gives students the skills, knowledge and exposure to different forms of physical activity to develop their own weekly fitness plan and strength program. Linked to the following frameworks:
Elements:
1. Understanding the Australian Physical Activity guidelines and components
2. Students explore ways to make activity more representative in their daily lives
3. Students explore strength training progressions from beginner to advanced and the various ways they can build their own program
4. Sample training sessions and workouts for Cardio, Boxing, Core, Bodyweight and TRX/Suspension training
5. Wellness and daily healthy habits tracking
Target:
Head of PE | Director or Sport | Unit Lead Specialist Sports
Price:
$1,499.00
Physical Literacy Toolkit (Primary School)
Application:
Aiming to get more children moving and developing foundation physical literacy skills so they can be active for life, the SSA Physical Literacy School Curriculum provides progressive curriculum for primary school teachers that can be used across Prep – Year 6 linking to:
Elements:
1. Foundational Movement Skills Curriculum (run, jump, hop, skip, land) for Prep – Year 6 that classroom teachers can incorporate into their weekly physical activity sessions
2. Foundational Sports Skills Curriculum (throw, catch, strike, kick) for Prep – Year 6 that classroom teachers can incorporate into their weekly physical activity sessions. Includes modified sports activities applied to each year level.
3. Comprehensive online resource library of games, activities, and session plans
Target:
Primary School Classroom Teachers | School Leadership
Price:
$999.00
Long-term Athlete Development Toolkit (Secondary School)
Application:
Bridging the gap between physical education, injury prevention and strength and conditioning, the SSA Long Term Athlete Development Resources and progressive curriculum gives teachers and school staff the ability to use our model to personalise strength, conditioning, running, plyometrics and movement training for youth athletes. Linked to the following frameworks:
Elements:
1. Progressive Strength & Conditioning curriculum resources and training
2. Progressive Plyometric, Speed & Agility curriculum resources and training
3. Extensive online movement and exercise library with adjustable athlete programming templates
4. Screening, Assessment & Programming Protocols
5. Hard Copy Resources: Exercise Flow Charts, Exercise Movement Patterns Charts, Strength Room Induction Protocols
Target:
Secondary school Physical Education teachers | Director of Sport | Head of Physical Education in secondary schools | School based strength and conditioning coaches | Sports academy coaches
Price:
$1,499.00
Sport Support School Packages
Package 1 – Primary School Package
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