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Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC)
Become a leader in youth athletic development with EPI’s Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC). This 3-day qualification focusses on the concept of long-term athletic development (LTAD) of young athletes from 6 to 17-year-olds. Learn how to safely develop young athletes using EPI’s youth athlete pyramid (YAP) for foundation, development and performance phases of training. Complete your YSCC qualification by registering for the three day course, followed by registering for the online exam in your own time. Learn more about the YSCC exam.
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This course has been updated to include the latest sports technology equipment
Get FREE access to the online YSCC course + online VBT course when you register for our in-person YSCC course at one of our locations. Download YSCC Handbook for course details and learn more.
“The YSCC course was excellent! I gained a lot of valuable knowledge and practical tools that I could immediately apply to my coaching practice.”
Kacper Stec · Google review
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Youth S&C Certification for PE Teachers, GAA & Underage Sports Coaches
The Youth S&C Course is for anyone coaching athletes aged 6 to 17: PE teachers, GAA and underage club coaches, and personal trainers working with young athletes. It runs Friday to Sunday in Dublin or Belfast. Fees start at €595, with a €100 exam fee for certification. No prior strength and conditioning qualification is needed, though experience coaching young people helps.
LTAD, Athletic Development & Safe Strength Training for Young Athletes (6–17)
Strength training is safe for young athletes when it is coached properly and matched to their stage of development. The course is built around Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and the Youth Athlete Pyramid, so you learn what to prioritise at each age and maturation stage rather than scaling down adult programmes. You will cover fundamental movement skills, appropriate loading, and managing growth-related injury risk in 6 to 17 year olds.
Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) | Dublin, Belfast & Ireland | EPI
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COURSE DETAILS
Course Code:
EPI04
Course Accreditation:
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) & American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Locations:
Dublin, Belfast & international locations
Duration:
3 days in-person
Delivery:
In-person + online access
Price:
From €595 (varies by location)
Exam:
€100 (Online)
Free Online Access
COURSE DETAILS (COMING SOON)
Course Code:
EPI04
Course Category:
S&C courses
Delivery:
Delivered fully online
Duration:
Typically completed in 2-4 weeks
Schedule:
100% self pace learning
Access:
Lifetime access
Assessment:
Online MCQ exam
Price:
€495
Lifetime Access
Exclusive Offer
- FREE access to online YSCC course worth €495 (coming soon!)
- FREE access to online Velocity Based Training (VBT) course worth €300
- Discount codes available from EPI sports technology partners
- Discount available on YSCC exam
Secure your place by paying in full or with a deposit payment. For our deposit registration, remaining fees are paid before the start of the course. T&C’s apply.
Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) Modules
EPI’s Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) provides expert instruction on the systems and methodologies for youth athletic development. Immerse yourself in three days of youth strength & conditioning delivered in classroom lectures, small-group coaching sessions, and coach-led sessions. The learning environment and all aspects of the course are supportive of all levels of participants, from the absolute beginner to the more experienced coach.
Once the three days of education have been completed, participants can look to complete their YSCC exam to become a fully qualified Youth Strength & Conditioning Coach.
Browse our full list of in-person YSCC courses and begin your journey with EPI.
Pre-season fitness testing is vital for all athletes and teams.
Discover how to successfully implement a standardised battery of fitness tests for teams and individual athletes.
Understand how to tailor and adjust the fitness tests based around their athletic ability.
Receive EPI’s resources on profiling your teams and athletes once the fitness tests have been conducted.
Understand how to plan and organise the training process developing various physical qualities following a multi-year approach.
Learn about growth and maturation for the young athlete and how to successfully implement a LTAD model to your young athlete’s training program.
Learn how to successfully develop athleticism in young athletes by applying age-appropriate training methods.
Understand how to implement EPI’s Youth Athlete Pyramid (YAP) following Foundation, Development and Performance phases of training.
Learn how to implement FMS into the program using gymnastic shapes & positions and animal movements.
Gain a deeper understanding of EPI’s exercise library for youth athletic development with our AMSC curriculum.
Learn all the various strength and power based exercises that the young athlete needs to develop before implementing any resistance training into the program.
Receive a detailed Level 1-3 categorisation of exercises for safe and effective exercise progression and regression.
Learn how to effectively train and develop acceleration and max velocity speed.
Discover appropriate age appropriate speed mechanics drills for acceleration and max velocity.
Explore fun orientated speed & agility games and how to add these into the speed program.
Receive a detailed plan and structure on how to effectively program design for speed & agility.
Discover how to effectively train and develop the different energy systems following a games based approach.
Understand when to implement ESD sessions into the training program based on the individual needs of the athlete/team.
Receive a detailed plan and structure on how to effectively program design energy system development (ESD).
Discuss how to effectively program design for fundamental movement skills (FMS) and Athletic Motor Skill Competencies (AMSC) in the foundation phase of EPI’s youth athletic pyramid (YAP).
Learn how to effectively program design for hypertrophy, strength and power in the development phase of the YAP following a linear model approach.
Learn how to develop multiple physical qualities in the performance phase of the YAP following a concurrent model approach.
Identify effective exercise selection choices for the different physical qualities. Understand session design structure and order of exercises.
Receive a detailed plan and structure on how to program design using EPI’s YAP system.
Learn how to implement a periodization model as part of your medium to long term planning.
Understand which periodization model is best suited to different levels of athletes.
Receive a detailed plan and structure on applying each periodisation model following a phase by phase approach.
EPI Sports Technology Partners
Both formats cover the same course content. Choose in-person or online (coming soon):
In-Person
Choose your location and start date
- In-person learning with industry-expert lecturers
- Meet peers in a friendly environment
- Get hands on with state-of-the-art sports technology
On-Demand (Coming Soon)
Fit your learning into your own schedule, and learn at your own pace
- 100% self paced learning
- Lifetime access to course content and updates
- Average completion: 6 weeks (up to 16 weeks)
Funding
EPI courses are also approved by the Department of Social Protection for the Training Support Grant (TSG) in Ireland, which provides up to €1,000 annually to jobseekers on certain social welfare payments to cover the cost of short-term training.
How the YSCC works
One exam.
Register for the three-day course, then book the online exam whenever you are ready.
3 days · Fri–Sun
Learn LTAD, the Youth Athlete Pyramid, FMS, speed, endurance and youth program design, hands-on.
In your own time
A written MCQ: 60 questions in 45 minutes, based only on course material. €100, and you need 70% to pass.
Certified
Your Youth Strength & Conditioning certificate is issued on the EPI online platform.
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“The YSCC course was excellent! I gained a lot of valuable knowledge and practical tools that I could immediately apply to my coaching practice.”
Kacper Stec · Google review
Where our graduates work
“I completed EPI’s NCSC Course before commencing my role with Manchester Utd. The course was an excellent mix of theory and practical sessions delivered in a very clear manner for coaches. I would highly recommend this course for any coach looking to further their understanding of athletic development for sports performance”
Michael Clegg
EPI graduate · Manchester United
“As a sprinter, I’ve found the S&C course with EPI incredibly valuable. It’s given me a much deeper understanding of what goes into developing performance, from strength and power to programming, injury prevention and athlete development.
What I’ve enjoyed most is being able to take what I learn and apply it directly to my own training while also building the knowledge and practical skills to work with other athletes.
If you’re serious about sport, coaching or building a career in S&C, I’d highly recommend this course. The knowledge, experience and opportunities it can create make it well worth the investment.”
Christopher Sibanda
EPI graduate · Irish Sprinter
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) is a short, sharp, focused, and impactful course, giving fitness professionals like you a coaching skill set and certification to work with youth athletes.
Use what you learn during the YSCC as a platform for a career pivot, or as a springboard for career advancement; or as a gateway for a deeper dive into professional coaching education.
The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) course helps coaches, fitness professionals and physiotherapists fill youth athletic development skills gaps on their terms. Courses can be studied in-person or on-demand (coming soon) fitting around busy professional lives. Taught by industry leaders in Strength & Conditioning, learning outcomes are focussed on career-ready coaching skills. The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) is specifically geared towards advancing students’ knowledge in a professional coaching capacity.
The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) delivers practical, tangible, and useable skills and knowledge that translate to your work and business. You will learn from industry experts and practitioners, on your terms – clear, precise and bite-sized learning.
The main benefits of studying for a course with Elite Performance Institute (EPI) centre around your ability to rapidly upskill and obtain a certification in Strength & Conditioning, taught by industry leading practitioners, via a short and flexible learning schedule.
Short and intensive in nature, EPI courses demonstrate your commitment and drive to either begin or advance your professional career. Obtaining a Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course allows professionals to formalise and affirm the knowledge and coaching skills you might informally practice in the gym, on the pitch or in your private practice. Studying with EPI will allow you to stay ahead in a rapidly progressive coaching landscape.
As well as your Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course certification and new skill set, you will have accessed a network of like-minded professionals as you study alongside each other. Peer to peer learning will bring theory to life through active learning, as you problem solve and explore practical applications of relevant topics. All of this will be facilitated during breakout lecture sessions, facilitated conversations, hands on practical sessions, supplemented by a rich bank of online resources to give you the best possible chances of professional growth and development.
The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) is available in-person with on-demand (online) option coming soon. Both formats cover the same course content. You will soon have more choice in how you learn with us:
In-person
Our in-person courses are delivered in various facilities in Dublin, Belfast and international locations. All locations are well equipped to allow EPI to deliver all course content in a professional learning environment.
On-demand
On-demand courses enable you to complete your course online on your own schedule. Course content is delivered in the form of a “module”. The module is broken up into practical and lecture videos outlining the content in the same way as seen on our in-person course.
Expert-led
Both in-person and on-demand courses are delivered by elite coaches who have more than 20 years of industry experience and 15 years of tutoring experience. When you choose an EPI education course, your learning experience will be unparalleled in terms of clarity and quality.
The Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) exam is taken online and will involve a written MCQ exam exam only.
Written Exam
- Multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ)
- 45mins in duration
- 60 questions
- Content assessed exclusively from course materials
- 70% pass grade required
On successful completion, you will be awarded your Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) certificate. Your certificate will be issued electronically via download from the EPI online platform.
Payment
Payment for our in-person courses have two options:
- Payment in full
- Deposit payment (€100 for Phase 1, Phase 2 and Youth courses; €200 for the full NCSC course) followed by remaining course fee before start of course
Payment for our on-demand courses have two options:
- Payment in full
- Payment plan involving x3 interest-free payments
Funding
EPI courses are also approved by the Department of Social Protection for the Training Support Grant (TSG) in Ireland, which provides up to €1,000 annually to jobseekers on certain social welfare payments to cover the cost of short-term training. Get in touch with your employment officer to complete the TSG application form to secure your course funding.
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