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Swimming Basics and Methodology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:18.06.2024 16:56:41
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_226 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer; Pedagogy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Imants Upītis | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Part-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 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Swimming skill. Study courses mastered: Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, History of Sport or Philosophy of Sport. | ||||||||
| 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 | Introductory lecture. Role of swimming in sports education of children of different ages, fostering their physical and mental development. Safety rules in and near the water. | Lectures | 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. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Front crawl leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Front crawl arm action, technique and teaching methodology in different ways. Front crawl full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Games and movement games in water at all stages of education. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | 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 | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introductory lecture. Role of swimming in sports education of children of different ages, fostering their physical and mental development. Safety rules in and near the water. | Lectures | 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. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Front crawl leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Front crawl arm action, technique and teaching methodology in different ways. Front crawl full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin leg action, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin arm action, technique and teaching methodology. Dolphin full coordination, technique and teaching methodology. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Games and movement games in water at all stages of education. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | 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 | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 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. History and development of swimming in Latvia and worldwide. 2. About the methodology for teaching techniques and tactics of swimming strokes (teaching methods, study aids, forms of organisation of sports classes). 3. 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 from water), swimming start and turns at all stages of education. 5. To practically plan, lead swimming exercises and assess their learning at all stages of education. 6. To demonstrate the skills learned in modified swimming competitions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 7. Ability to plan, lead an interdisciplinary and individualised learning process in various swimming exercises and games in accordance with all stages of education. 8. 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. 9. Ability to take responsibility for the process of classes and safety in the swimming pool. 10. Ability to establish clear performance and student growth assessment criteria and test methods when learning swimming exercises at all stages of education. 11. Ability to analyse learning outcomes in learning swimming exercises and track the pupil’s growth, identify the support measures needed to improve learning performance. 12. Ability to provide feedback in the assessment of both the student and their activities in swimming exercise activities. 13. Able to creatively choose study aids in learning swimming exercises by integrating health and safety content, other subject areas, transversal skills and values. 14. 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 | 1. Lielvārds, A. (1987). Peldēšana. Rīga, Zvaigzne, 166lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. Solovjova, J. (2017). Peldēšana. Rīga, SIA DUE, Rīga, 137lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. Upmale, V., M. (1999). Peldēšanas veidu integrālā mācīšana. Rīga, LSPA, 34lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4. Upmale, V., M. (2009). Peldēšanas organizēšana un drošības noteikumi brīvdabas ūdeņos. Rīga, LSPA, 27lpp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Swim | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Sports workout | ||||||||
