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Child and Youth Fitness
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:06:38
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_206 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Voldemārs Arnis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology, general age development, basics of pedagogy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Acquire knowledge about the importance of physical activity for the physical and mental health of children and adolescents. To introduce with the children and youth fitness trends. To teach to plan and implement age appropriate activities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Brief overview (repetition) of age development, psychological and physiological characteristics. Importance and exercise of physical activity in children and young people earlier and today. WHO recommendations for organizing physical activities for children and young people. Topical issues (range of children's and youth fitness classes; lack of competent coaches). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Development of physical properties. Volume and intensity of the load. Topical issues (health: altered posture, obesity, underweight, etc.). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Pedagogical principles for conducting physical activity (fitness classes) for preschool and elementary school children. Topical problems (physical activity in the family; basic principles of a healthy lifestyle in the family). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Pedagogical principles for conducting physical activity (fitness classes) for preschool and elementary school children. Topical problems (physical activity in the family; basic principles of a healthy lifestyle in the family). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Pedagogical principles for conducting physical activity (fitness classes) for preschool and elementary school children. Class methodology, situation play and analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 6 | Pedagogical principles for conducting physical activity (fitness classes) for elementary and high school students. Lesson methodology, situation play and analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 7 | Differences in fitness classes for adults, children and young people. Children and youth fitness in Latvia – lessons and prices. Coordination and agility in fitness classes for children and young people. | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 8 | Strength and endurance in fitness classes for children and young people. Child and adolescent obesity in Latvia and Europe; it`s solution. Relationship of daily rhythm, sleep, nutrition to fitness classes for children and youth. | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Choose one of the seminar topics offered and prepare the presentation in pairs or independently. The student focuses on the chosen topic. Independent work requires the use of various literature, information provided by fitness clubs, experienced coaches, etc. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in lectures – 25%, test about the study course – 50%, development of training program – 25%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | |||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | During the course students will be able to: • Create a training program for the child or young person (individual or group) using the example below. The program is made up independently or in pairs. | ||||||||
| Skills: | At the end of the course students will be able to: • distinguish between the specifics of training children and young people and those of adults, • choose appropriate training methods and techniques for children and young people, • justify the need for fitness classes in the daily lives of children and young people. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • to provide fitness training for children and young people individually or in groups. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bērnu un pusaudžu trenera rokasgrāmata – LTTC, 2008 | ||||||||
| 2 | Vispusīgas fiziskās sagatavotības trenera rokasgrāmata – LTTC, 2015 | ||||||||
| 3 | World Health Organization. Global recommendations on physical activity for health. 2010. (skatīt tiešsaistē) | ||||||||
