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Swimming Basics and Didactics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 13:32:04
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_009 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jeļena Solovjova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 34 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Swimming skill. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the development of the professional competence of students in the organisation and management of teaching and learning of swimming, taking into account the individual possibilities of students and conformity with the learning outcome to be achieved, as well as to enable students to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in swimming and organising competitions of students with simplified or changed rules. To understand and use safety rules near and in the water. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Types of swimming. Swimming teaching methodology | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Breathing exercises in the water, technique and teaching methodology. Gliding technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 14.00 | other | |||||||
| 3 | Applied swimming (diving, sidestroke, transportation of drowning persons). | Classes | 8.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Modelling of a study lesson in a swimming pool, assessment of performance of pupils based on the description of performance levels of pupils for the assessment of transversal skills and self-assessment. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 7.00 | other | |||||||
| 5 | Exam | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Types of swimming. Swimming teaching methodology | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Breathing exercises in the water, technique and teaching methodology. Gliding technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Back crawl full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Breaststroke full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | other | |||||||
| 3 | Applied swimming (diving, sidestroke, transportation of drowning persons). | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Modelling of a study lesson in a swimming pool, assessment of performance of pupils based on the description of performance levels of pupils for the assessment of transversal skills and self-assessment. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Exam | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Analysis of technique of swimming types: back crawl, front crawl, breaststroke, dolphin. Imitation exercises in swimming types: back crawl, front crawl, breaststroke, dolphin (demonstration in front of a mirror or with a partner). Applied swimming elements: diving, sidestroke, transportation of drowning person from water, swimming start and turns. Swimming exercises and assessment of performance of pupils based on descriptions of performance levels of pupils at all stages of education. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Assessment criteria of learning outcomes: 1. Purposeful activity in seminars and practical classes – 30%; 2. Independent work performed by the student when preparing for practical management of study activities and other examinations – 50%; 3. Tests of acquired knowledge and skills – 20%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Will know the history and development of swimming in Latvia and worldwide. 2. Will know the methodology for teaching techniques of swimming types (teaching methods, study aids). 3. Will know and will be able to use formative, summative assessment and self-assessment in learning swimming exercises. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 4. Able to demonstrate different swimming methods (back crawl, front crawl, breaststroke, dolphin) and applied swimming elements (diving, sidestroke, transportation of drowning person in the water), start and turns. 5. To practically plan, lead swimming exercises and assess their learning at all stages of education. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 6. Ability to plan, lead an interdisciplinary and individualised learning process in various swimming exercises and games in accordance with all stages of education. 7. Ability to critically analyse and evaluate the pedagogical aids, methods, techniques and swimming aids used, and their compliance with the abilities of students and education goals in diverse health-promoting swimming exercises and games. 8. Ability to take responsibility for the process of classes and safety in the swimming pool. 9. Ability to establish clear performance and student growth assessment criteria and test methods when learning swimming exercises at all stages of education. 10. Ability to provide feedback in the assessment of both the student and their activities in swimming exercise activities. 11. Able to creatively choose study aids in learning swimming exercises by integrating health and safety content, other subject areas, transversal skills and values. 12. Able to identify security hazards and risks in different environments and situations while swimming, take preventive safety measures, choosing the most appropriate problem-solving strategies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lielvārds, A. (1987). Peldēšana. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 166 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Solovjova, J. (2017). Peldēšana. Rīga: SIA DUE, 137 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Upmale, V., M. (1999). Peldēšanas veidu integrālā mācīšana. Rīga: LSPA, 34 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Upmale, V., M. (2009). Peldēšanas organizēšana un drošības noteikumi brīvdabas ūdeņos. Rīga: LSPA, 27 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Swim | ||||||||
| 6 | Ārzemju studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 7 | Swim | ||||||||
