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SAQ IRELAND ® FITNESS TRAINING CONSULTANCY
In the present economic climate, the expenses incurred in having an outside manager and/or fitness coach is expensive. SAQ Ireland® have come up with a very reasonable solution to your club’s problem by providing fitness consultancy support to the team manager and his or her selectors and this can even include the fitness coach. The aim is designing and overseeing a state of the art fitness programme for your team for the full season. Training advice can include functional development, speed, stamina and strength work depending on the needs of the team and its manager.
The Package:
- Meeting (2 to 3 hours) every month with team manager, selectors and fitness person
- Designing a monthly programme of work suitable to the objectives, standard and fitness of the team
- Advising on all training matters and preparation and recovery from all games during each month
- Being available on the phone for advice on individual players, injury management and any team matter required by the manager.
The Cost
The cost will be very inexpensive and will be set as a monthly direct payment after each visit. The actual cost will depend on the amount of work and input required for each project. The basic project will be in the region of €200 per month.
SAQ SPORTS COLLEGE®
SAQ IRELAND® has teamed up with SAQ INTERNATIONAL® to launch it new On-Line Sports College. All the courses are 60 weeks long and are NVQ Level 4 (European equivalent to FETAC Level 5). All our 7 Strength and Conditioning courses are sport specific while we also have just launched the first ever course for team managers and prospective team managers – Diploma in Sports Team Management – as well as our excellent Diploma in Athlete/Player Development – The First 20 Years which is designed to assist with development and coaching of athletes and players at any stage from pre-school to under 20 level. All the courses are completed fully on-line at your own convenience including the short workshops. All course details including fees and payment plans can be seen by logging on to www.saqcollege.com.
SAQ IRELAND®
SAQ IRELAND® is a company dedicated to developing the speed, agility, quickness® of players and athletes from a wide range of competitive sports so that they have an enhanced ability to:

- Anticipate better
- React quicker
- Start more explosively
- Sprint faster
- Perform skills with greater precision
- Improve their overall speed, agility, quickness® for their particular sport
The SAQ Training TM system uses sports specific training methods, skill and movement exercises, development drills and co-ordination activities which promote each and every attribute required of to-day’s top performers
SAQ System
SAQ TrainingTM is a system of progressive exercise and instruction aimed at developing fundamental motor abilities to enhance the capability of players and athletes to be more skillful at faster speeds and with greater precision.
History of SAQ
SAQ International was founded by Alan Pearson in 1996 upon his return to the UK from Australia where he player top class rugby for Queensland.
Today SAQ International has become a truly multi-national company dedicated to the provision of quality sports education programmes.
SAQ Ireland began delivering courses in 2002 throughout the country. Currently, there are over 7000 coaches who have begun the SAQ qualifications