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Sports History

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 13:34:45
Study Course Information
Course Code:LSPA_019LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:1.33ECTS:2.00
Branch of Science:Sports ScienceTarget Audience:Sports Trainer
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Antra Gulbe
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)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)9Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes18
Total Contact Hours22
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)1Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures2
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes6
Total Contact Hours8
Part-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)1Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures2
Classes (count)1Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes2
Total Contact Hours4
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
General secondary education. ICT, foreign language, communication skills, knowledge in sport, history, culture, geography, history of culture.
Objective:
To provide the student with the possibility to master the history of sports in chronological order, to find one’s way and analyse events in the history of sport; to promote the formation and development of students’ cognition processes; to promote an active life approach, in learning and analysis of historical situations and problems.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Objective, subjective biological conditions for the emergence of sport; Physical activity in ancient Mesopotamia, India, China and Egypt.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
2Origins of sport in Greece and conducting of the Ancient Olympic Games.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
3Sports in medieval towns and countryside; Physical activity in the lives of knights and Vikings. Renaissance. Ideology of humanism and its role in the development of sport.Classes2.00auditorium
4Sport in the Modern Age; Formation of sports systems in England, France, Germany, the United States of America and Austria.Classes2.00auditorium
5Development of athletic disciplines in Latvia.Classes3.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Objective, subjective biological conditions for the emergence of sport; Physical activity in ancient Mesopotamia, India, China and Egypt.Lectures0.50auditorium
Classes0.50auditorium
2Origins of sport in Greece and conducting of the Ancient Olympic Games.Lectures0.50auditorium
Classes0.50auditorium
3Sports in medieval towns and countryside; Physical activity in the lives of knights and Vikings. Renaissance. Ideology of humanism and its role in the development of sport.Classes2.00auditorium
4Sport in the Modern Age; Formation of sports systems in England, France, Germany, the United States of America and Austria.Lectures1.00auditorium
5Development of athletic disciplines in Latvia.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent learning with professional, information sources. Development of quiz questions. Preparation for quiz presentation. Preparation for the final paper.
Assessment Criteria:
For a student to get a successful assessment, the following will be assessed: Knowledge (50%); Skills (20%); Development dynamics (20%); Attitude (10%). The total assessment is summative.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:The history of sport chronologically, main events in different periods, main issues and problems have been learned.
Skills:Knows how to ask questions about the given topic; knows how to evaluate, compare information, and apply logical reasoning; capable of being tolerant in a group discussion.
Competencies:Able to formulate their opinion based on facts; demonstrates the relevance of the content presented to the subject; demonstrates the skill of structuring work logically; demonstrates appropriate language skills.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Čika V., Gubiņš G. Latvijas sporta vēsture (1918-1944). Amerikas latviešu apvienības fiziskās audzināšanas un sporta birojs, 1970. (akceptējams izdevums)
2Jansone R., Gulbe A. Materiāli par sporta vēsturi un Olimpisko izglītību. Mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: LSPA, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums)
3Latvijas olimpiskā vēsture: no Stokholmas līdz Soltleiksitijai. Rīga: LOK, 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)
4Latvijas sporta lepnums 100: personības, notikumi, procesi. Rīga: Latvijas Sporta muzejs, 2018.
5Latvijas sporta vēsture. Rīga: Latvijas izglītības fonds, 1995. (akceptējams izdevums)
6Upeniece I. Fiziskā audzināšana Latvijā (19. gs. vidus - 1940. g.). Rīga: Raka, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums)
7Games People Played : A Global History of Sports. Vamplew, Wray. 2021
8Routledge companion to sports history. Pope, Steven W. 2009 (akceptējams izdevums)
9Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
10Routledge companion to sports history. Pope, Steven W. 2009 (akceptējams izdevums)
11Games People Played : A Global History of Sports. Vamplew, Wray. 2021
Additional Reading
1Džifords K. Olimpiskās spēles. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004.
2Grēviņa A. Viduslaiku pilis. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1995.
3Hūnolds T. Olimpiskās spēles: visas spēles no senākajiem laikiem līdz mūsdienām: uzvaras, traģēdijas, rekordi. Rīga: Jumava, 2007.
4Kūla A. Bruņinieki: Palīgs vēsturē. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1995.
5Paegle L. Ievads vēsturē. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991. (akceptējams izdevums)
6Rubenis A. Senās Grieķijas dzīve un kultūra. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1994. (akceptējams izdevums)
7Pasaules vēsture. 1.daļa. Senie laiki. Rīga: Raka, 1997. (akceptējams izdevums)
8Кун Л. Всеобщая история физической культуры и спорта. Москва: Физкультура и спорт, 1982.
9Столбов В. История физической культуры. Москва: Просещение, 1989.
10Oxford Handbook of Sports History. 2020
11Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
12Oxford Handbook of Sports History. 2020
Other Information Sources
1Latvijas sports
2LOA
3History of sports
4Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
5History of sports