
Sports, Fitness, and Dance Applications
Compiled by NIS Faculty
A practical reference on applied sports, fitness and dance methodologies — drills, programming and assessment frameworks used across NIS coaching certificates.
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Sports, Fitness, and Dance Applications
Compiled by NIS Faculty
A practical reference on applied sports, fitness and dance methodologies — drills, programming and assessment frameworks used across NIS coaching certificates.

Flexibility: A Concise Guide
NIS Performance Sciences
Concise treatment of mobility, dynamic and PNF stretching protocols for athlete preparation, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Sports Injuries (Sport Paramedics)
Paramedics Department
Foundational text for the ND Paramedics programme covering acute injury recognition, immediate care, and return-to-play decision pathways.

Interventions to Prevent Sports & Recreation-Related Injuries
Sport Health & Paramedics
Evidence-based interventions for reducing injury incidence across recreational and elite sport, with implementation guidance for clubs and federations.

Fear of Injury, Kinesiophobia & Perceived Risk
Sport Health Unit
Examines the psychological constructs around injury, perceived risk, and return-to-sport decision making — a key reading for PGD candidates.

The Psychology of Supplementation in Sport and Exercise
NIS Research Bureau
Motivational antecedents and biobehavioral outcomes of supplementation in elite sport. Recommended for MSc Sports Science cohorts.
Journal of Physical Education & Sport Science
NIS Editorial Board
Quarterly peer-reviewed journal publishing original research across physical education, coaching pedagogy and sport science from Nigerian and African contributors.
Journal of Fitness, Nutrition & Sport Medicine
NIS Editorial Board
Bi-annual journal focused on applied fitness, nutrition science and sports medicine — interdisciplinary studies from clinicians and academics.
NIS Student Handbook 2025/26
Registrar's Office
Official handbook for all enrolled students covering academic regulations, hostel rules, assessment policy and the institute's code of conduct.
NIS Strategic Plan 2024–2028
Office of the DG
The five-year roadmap setting out priorities for curriculum renewal, infrastructure, accreditation and partnerships across the institute.
Annual Report 2024
NIS Communications
Year-in-review covering programmes, research output, partnerships, athletes hosted and financial highlights for the calendar year 2024.
Coaching Fundamentals — Lecture Series
Coaching Faculty
Six-part recorded lecture series covering periodisation, athlete profiling, session design and reflective coaching practice.
Pitch-Side Paramedics Field Demonstrations
Paramedics Department
Practical pitch-side scenarios: spinal precautions, head injury assessment, on-field triage and stretcher protocols.
Sport Science Laboratory Walk-throughs
MSc Sport Science
VO2 max testing, lactate threshold protocols and biomechanical analysis demonstrated by lab supervisors at the NIS performance lab.