FUNctional Training Foundations
For Sports & Fitness - Coach Education
Train Body Before Skill
Discover the science of body conditioning and skill development. Learn the 10 BBS FUNdamental Movement Exercises to build body awareness, resilience, and performance.
Coach with Confidence
Apply FUNctional Training principles, progressive training methods, and practical exercises to deliver safer, more engaging, and effective sessions.
Make Learning FUNctional
Understand how movement, play, and skill development work together to improve learning, motivation, and participation in sports and fitness.
For people who love their sport and care about their body.
A science-based approach to body conditioning and skill development that helps coaches create safer, more engaging, and effective sports and fitness sessions.
Course Information
FUNctional TRAINING FOUNDATIONS – COACH EDUCATION
Learn the science of body conditioning and skill development with BBS_1 FUNctional Training Foundations.
This eLearning course introduces the BODY BEFORE SKILL™ Training Method and teaches you how to integrate the 10 BBS FUNdamental Movement Exercises into your coaching practice.
Discover how functional movement, training progressions, and learning through PLAY can improve body awareness, resilience, and performance.
Develop the knowledge and practical skills to deliver more engaging, safe, and effective training sessions that people will love.
About our Academy at MAVERICKS Life Co.
MAVERICKS Academy is an international Training Provider for the Sports & Physical Activity sector specialised in teaching cutting-edge sports science, and nature-based health education. From our Training Centre in the Swiss Alps, we help people reconnect mind, body & environment through an Active Lifestyle.
Course Objectives:
Understand the science of body and skill development. Learn how to apply FUNctional Training principles, fundamental movement exercises, and effective coaching methods to create safer, more engaging, and enjoyable training sessions.
TRAIN BODY BEFORE SKILL
GOAL 1: Understand the science of body conditioning and skill development, including fitness principles, training progressions, and the BODY BEFORE SKILL Training Method.
MASTER THE FUNDAMENTALS
GOAL 2: Learn and practise the 10 BBS FUNdamental Movement Exercises to improve body awareness, mobility, stability, and physical performance.
MAKE TRAINING FUNctional
GOAL 3: Apply movement science, skill-learning principles, and the power of PLAY to deliver engaging, safe, and effective coaching sessions.
BBS_1 FUNctional Training: Course Specifications
Build a stronger foundation for effective coaching. This course combines sports science, functional movement, and skill development to help you understand how the body learns, adapts, and performs. Discover practical training methods that you can integrate directly into your coaching sessions.
A course for:
Sports coaches, fitness instructors, teachers, junior coaches, and assistants looking to improve training effectiveness, engagement, and skill development.
Time & Format
eLearning: 15 hours
Self-paced online learning with 90 days of access to complete the course and assessments.
Training Level
FOUNDATIONS – Designed for coaches at all levels who want to develop their knowledge of body conditioning, movement, and FUNctional Training.
Immediate Impact
Apply the 10 BBS FUNdamental Movement Exercises, training progressions, and FUNctional Coaching techniques to make your sessions safer, more engaging, and effective.
Course Lead, Jessica Christensen FCIMSPA(ch)
CEO & Academy Director of MAVERICKS Life Co., and BBS Training Academy. Chartered Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Sports and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) specialising in sports science, environment and human health. Using her 18 years experience in the sports & fitness industry, specialising in teaching a whole-systems approach to sports science and health ecology, Jessica invites you to learn & train, The MAVERICKS Way!
