Case Study: Goal setting, exercise and dietary recommendations (First Sit)

Paper details

client details: amateur boxer competing at national level.
Age: 20 years. Height: 172 cm. Weight: 62.70kg
Goals: To improve punching impact and drop weight without any negative effect ( losing 2 to 3 kg in one week get to 59kg)
I will send an appendix tomorrow. PLEASE USE a lot UP TO DATE AND NEW REFERENCE TO SUPPORT THE ASSIGNMENT (BASE ON UK ARTICLES, BOOKS RESEARCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE). citation please for every statement.

Academy of Sport and Physical Activity

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

MODULE TITLE: Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise                  MODULE CODE:  66-503048

MODULE LEADER:  David Claxton

Case Study:  Goal setting, exercise and dietary recommendations (First Sit)

Introduction

One of the key roles of a Sport and Exercise Scientist is to help to improve the health or sport performance of athletes or individuals.  This process of support normally involves a needs analysis, to determine the goals of the client, before providing the client with evidence based recommendations on how to modify training and diet.

The primary aim of this assessment task is to assess your ability to make evidence based, training and nutritional based recommendations to optimise a client’s fitness, health or sport performance.

The module will be summatively assessed by the submission of an individual written report accompanied with an appendix.

Task

For this assessment, you will be expected to provide an evidence-based:

1. rationale for the fitness, health or performance goals of your client,
2. exercise recommendations, for one week, to optimise fitness, health or performance, and
3. dietary recommendations to support the one week’s exercise recommendations.

To undertake this assessment you will be required to work in groups of 4 or 5 and identify, from within your group, someone who would make a suitable client for your case study. You will work with this client and undertake a battery of tests, dietary analysis and interview, to identify the needs of the client and submit the full results of the client assessment in the form of an appendix to this assessment (see non-assessment requirements).

All data collection will be undertaken in the timetabled practicals, attendance is therefore essential for you to fully engage in an authentic role of a sport and exercise scientist and gain the most from the practical experience this module offers.

 

You must include a word count at the end of the assignment before the References list.

 

The assessment is worth 100% of the overall module grade.

 

 

 

Submission type:                                             Online (Blackboard)

Turnitin[1] used:                                                  Yes

Feedback method:                                          Online / Inline

Feedback type:                                                 Electronic / Inline

In-Module Retrieval (IMR)[2] available:     Yes

Non-Assessment[3] Requirements:            Yes

Word Length, Duration and Penalties

The word length of this assessment is 1500 words. This word limit excludes figures, tables, appendix and references. Further details of the breakdown of the word count can be found in the Assignment Guidance at the end of this document.

Two grades will be deducted for work which exceeds the word limit by more than 10%.

Format

Your work must be submitted in Microsoft Word (*.doc or *.docx). Assessments not submitted in this format will receive a mark of zero.

Non-Assessment Requirements

As part of this module’s non-assessment requirements, you must submit your appendix (which contains the client data you have collected and interpreted as part of the learning experience of this module). There is a separate Appendix Submission Point for you to submit your appendix.

Your appendix can be identical to other members of your group or you might have customised it to suit your specific requirements. In either case, each student must submit the appendix individually,

• If your appendix is submitted within 24 hours of the assessment deadline then the assessment mark will be capped at the minimum pass grade, irrespective of if the assignment was submitted on time.
• If you do not submit the appendix within 24 hours of the assessment deadline you will receive a mark of zero for the assignment irrespective of if the assignment was submitted on time.

Handing-In Details

Please submit your assessment on the date and time specified in My Student Record – Module Delivery and Assessment – Assessment Statement.

There is a 24 hour late submission policy where work will be accepted for marking, but capped at the minimum pass mark. Please see note on non-assessment requirement.

 

Feedback will normally be available fifteen working days after the hand-in date. You will be notified when feedback becomes available.

Assignment Guidance

DESCRIPTION

Justification of the client goals (approx.300 words)

– This must include reference to the needs analysis (appendix) as well as the literature to support the one or two goals you have prioritised. In this section you must present the arguments for why the goal(s) is/are a priority for your client.

Training recommendations for one week to optimise fitness, health or performance (approx. 600 words)

– A table showing daily training recommendations with supporting justification in the text. Include evidence of the reported effectiveness of the training recommendations. Where appropriate, an indication should be given of which phase of training the programme represents (preparatory or in-season for example).

– You are only required to provide the generic description of the recommended exercises, state what type of training is required (e.g. eccentric training of quadriceps) and why you do it (e.g. linear sprint speed has been shown to improve by 3%).

-The relationship between the training sessions should be justified as should the need for recovery and any technical and tactical training where appropriate.

The dietary recommendations to support the training recommendations (approx. 600 words)

– The recommendations should be specific to the training program and the client, i.e. include reference to the needs analysis data on body composition and/or dietary analysis.

– Specific recommendations are required to support the client during the week of training that you are recommending i.e. state the type of macro or micro nutrient, the form it should be ingested, when it should be ingested, and the quantities (kJ or g). Do not include specific foods or a food diary.

References and Referencing

– Use of American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition referencing system

Presentation

Appropriately structured with due regard to the normal conventions of scientific writing

Use of third person tense and formal writing style

 

This Assignment Guidance should be read in conjunction with the threshold assessment criteria below.

 

 

In order to successfully pass this assignment, you will need to demonstrate that you satisfy the learning outcomes for the module (available in the Module Descriptor and Handbook) and meet the minimum pass criteria below. Guidance on what constitutes Mid First Class work is also provided.

 

THRESHOLD ASSESSMENT CRITERIA TO PASS (LOW THIRD) AND MID FIRST CLASS WORK

 

	Grade
Criteria	Pass (Low 3rd)		Mid 1st
Justification of the client’s goals	Goals of the intervention are described but are incomplete or lack clarity. Only limited evidence from the appendix and the literature to support the goals has been provided.		Goals of the intervention are comprehensive, imaginative and creative; they are based upon a deep understanding of the scenario and are extensively supported by evidence from the Needs Analysis and a wide and deep literature base.
A one week exercise/training based recommendations to improve fitness, health or performance	A basic and incomplete exercise intervention with little or no evidence to indicate the likely effectiveness of the intervention to meet the goals.		Extensive, creative and well thought out exercise intervention with a comprehensive evidence base which indicates the likely effectiveness of the intervention to meet the goals.
The dietary recommendations to support the exercise/training based recommendations	Basic and incomplete dietary recommendations with little or no evidence to indicate the likely effectiveness of the recommendations. Recommendations do not have specific links to the programme of exercise and / or the client.		Extensive, creative and well thought out dietary recommendations with a comprehensive evidence base which indicates the likely effectiveness of the recommendations. Recommendations are highly specific to both the client and the programme of exercise.
Adherence to the APA method of referencing	Attempted use of the APA 6th ed. referencing system, but with more than 6 errors.		Accurate use and formatting of the APA 6th ed. referencing method for in-text citations and the reference list.
Presentation	Several inaccurate and/or incomplete elements to the report which lacks a logical structure, imprecise use of language and frequently does not adopt normal scientific conventions. Use of jargon or overly complex language. Grammatical and/or spelling errors which impede understanding of the report.		Accurate and complete report with precise use of high-level scientific English. Error free spelling and grammar. Unambiguous language throughout, undue complexity and excessive use of jargon is avoided. Logical structure which enhances the understanding of the report.

 

[1] Turnitin is used by academic staff to ascertain whether cheating, as defined by the University assessment regulations, has taken place. It should also be used to evaluate your assignment for accidental plagiarism prior to the hand-in date

[2] In-module retrieval refers to a feature of a module’s assessment design whereby if you achieve FAIL in an assessment task at the first attempt you are given an opportunity of reworking the assessment task for a but the grade will be capped at the minimum pass mark.

[3] It may be stipulated for some modules that you have to do something in order to undertake assessment on a module. Any assessment where these requirements are not fulfilled will not be classed as a valid attempt and will receive a mark of zero. Further details can be found later in this assessment brief