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Sports Physiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 08:53:49
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_035 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inese Pontaga | ||||||||
| 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) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 8 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 6 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | 1. The knowledge acquired at LASE in the 1st year of studies in Human Anatomy, foundations of physiology and biochemistry. 2. The knowledge acquired at LASE in the 2nd year of studies in age-specific physiology. 3. The knowledge acquired at LASE in the 2nd year of studies in age-specific physiology and sports physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To teach basic concepts of sports physiology, to analyse body adaptation mechanisms and factors determining ability to work in different types of sports loads, to develop skills in determining and evaluating individual physiological indicators. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Energy of muscles, sport-specific conditions, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Determination of acuteness of proprioceptive sensations and vestibular stability. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Energy of muscles, sport-specific conditions, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force and speed properties. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Determination of maximal isometric force, height and power of a vertical jump. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force and speed properties. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | General aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Determination of general aerobic endurance when performing a load test on a cycle ergometer. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | General aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Adaptation and acclimatisation of the body to various external environmental conditions: heat, cold, middle altitude and high altitude, water environment. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Adaptation and acclimatisation of the body to various external environmental conditions: heat, cold, middle altitude and high altitude, water environment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Energy of muscles, sport-specific conditions, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force and speed properties. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | General aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Written test on sports physiology topics. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To prepare for seminars, test work (seminars) on topics: 1) energy of muscles, sport-specific conditions, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills; 2) physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force, speed properties; 3) general aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training; 4) adaptation and acclimatisation of the body to various external environmental conditions. To perform laboratory work: 1) determination of acuteness of proprioceptive sensations and vestibular stability; 2) determination of maximal isometric force, height and power of a vertical jump; 3) determination of general aerobic endurance when performing a load test on a cycle ergometer. For part-time extramural students prepare for an examination (test) in sports physiology, students on all topics of sports physiology. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Knowledge and competences of students in sports physiology are assessed in 4 test works in a 10-point grading system on four blocks of topics: (1) energy of muscles, conditions characteristic to sport, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills; 2) physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force, speed properties; 3) general aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training; 4) adaptation and acclimatisation of the body to various external environmental conditions). A test is written on each block of topics. Skills and competences of students are assessed in 3 laboratory works: 1) determination of acuteness of proprioceptive sensations and vestibular stability; 2) determination of maximal isometric force, height and power of a vertical jump; 3) determination of general aerobic endurance when performing a load test on a cycle ergometer. The laboratory works should be done and get a passing grade. Students’ knowledge and competences are assessed on a quantitative basis – all 4 electronic test works in the course must be successfully completed receiving a passing assessment (not less than 4 if 50% of questions are answered). Failing grades (below 4) must be improved. The final assessment on a 10-point scale is provided based on the obtained sum of points. Assessment of learning outcomes: 1. Energy of muscles, sport-specific conditions, physiological justification for the formation of movement skills. 2. Physiological justification for developing strength, strength endurance, rapid force and speed properties. 3. General aerobic endurance, its indicators and physiological justification of training. 4. Adaptation and acclimatisation of the body to various external environmental conditions. 5. Determination of acuteness of proprioceptive sensations and vestibular stability. 6. Determination of maximal isometric force, height and power of a vertical jump. 7. Determination of general aerobic endurance when performing a load test on a cycle ergometer. 8. Extramural students do not have seminars or test works, but they should pass a written test on all topics of sports physiology. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will know: 1. Sources of energy for muscle work in physical loads of varying duration and intensity. 2. Functional changes in the body during various sports-specific conditions and sports loads of different intensity. 3. Physiological justification for developing physical characteristics and learning of movement skills. 4. Body’s capacity to work under different external environmental conditions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | To determine person’s physical capacity to work by performing strength, rapid force, speed, aerobic capacity, balance, flexibility tests. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. To determine physical characteristics indicators and compare with literature data. 2. To evaluate the degree of training of the athlete’s cardiorespiratory system, to use the knowledge of sports physiology in practical activity: when evaluating physical fitness of students, etc. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pontaga I. Aerobās izturības attīstīšanas fizioloģiskais pamatojums. Mācību līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. Rīga: LSPA, 2014., 44 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pontaga I. Spēka, spēka izturības, ātrspēka un ātruma attīstīšanas fizioloģiskais pamatojums. 1. daļa. Mācību līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. Rīga: LSPA, 2023., 81 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pontaga I. Spēka, spēka izturības, ātrspēka un ātruma attīstīšanas fizioloģiskais pamatojums. 2. daļa. Mācību līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. Rīga: LSPA, 2023., 54 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Kenney W.L., Wilmore J.H., Costill D.L. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. 8th edition. Human Kinetics, 2022, printed in UK, 672 p. | ||||||||
| 5 | Katch V.L., McArdle W.D., Katch F.I. Essentials of Exercise Physiology. 4th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2016, printed in China, 679 p. | ||||||||
| 6 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 7 | Kenney W.L., Wilmore J.H., Costill D.L. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. 8th edition. Human Kinetics, 2022, printed in UK, 672 p. | ||||||||
| 8 | Katch V.L., McArdle W.D., Katch F.I. Essentials of Exercise Physiology. 4th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2016, printed in China, 679 p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Whyte G. (Ed.). The Physiology of Training. Churcill Livingstone, Elsevier, 2006, 246 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pontaga I., Ūdre V. Bērnu un pusaudžu fizisko spēju attīstīšanas bioloģiskais pamatojums. Bērnu un pusaudžu trenera rokasgrāmata (Galv. redaktors J.Žīdens). Rīga: Latvijas Treneru tālākizglītības centrs, 2008., 54. – 69. lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pontaga I. Aerobās izturības treniņš. Vispusīgās fiziskās sagatavotības trenera rokasgrāmata (redaktori: R. Līcis, U. Grāvītis, S. Luika). Latvijas Treneru tālākizglītības centrs. Izdevējs SIA „DUE”, 2015, 148 – 167 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | Whyte G. (Ed.). The Physiology of Training. Churcill Livingstone, Elsevier, 2006, 246 p. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Brēmanis E. Sporta fizioloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1991., - 245 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hoffman J. Physiological Aspects of Sport Training and Performance. Human Kinetics, 2014, printed in USA, 344 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Hoffman J. Physiological Aspects of Sport Training and Performance. Human Kinetics, 2014, printed in USA, 344 p. | ||||||||
