Sports Physiology (LSPA_284)
About Study Course
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.
Tasks:
1. To teach how to understand and evaluate physiological indicators of physical load intensity, to provide basic principles of physiological classification of physical exercises.
2. To view physiological changes in the body in the conditions of the body specific to sport and in sports loads of varying intensity, to develop skills in determining and evaluating physiological indicators.
3. To provide physiological justification for teaching movements and development of physical properties, to view the basic principles of weight regulation, to characterise signs of overtraining, to develop skills in determining and evaluating physiological indicators of individual physical properties.
4. To characterise body adaptation mechanisms and factors determining the ability to work in unusual environmental conditions.
Prerequisites
1. the knowledge acquired at LASE in the year of studies in anatomy, normal physiology, age-specific physiology and foundations of biochemistry.
Learning outcomes
To demonstrate comprehensive and healthcare-specific knowledge of basic and specialised facts, theories, patterns of acute and chronic effects of physical loads of varying duration and intensity on the human body, adaptation of the human body to different external environmental conditions, knowledge of technologies for measuring physiological indicators, physical properties and critical understanding of this knowledge: using the theoretical foundations learned in Sports Physiology, skills to determine and interpret human physical properties; to take responsibility and initiative when doing study and laboratory work individually, in a team or managing the work of other people when jointly developing laboratory work.
Knowledge obtain knowledge:
1. Supply of muscles with energy during physical loads of varying duration and intensity, physiological indicators of physical load intensity and physiological classification of physical exercises.
2. Functional changes in the body in various sports-specific conditions.
3. Functional changes in the body in sports loads of different nature and intensity, and mechanisms for adapting the body to systematic training loads.
4. Physiological justification for developing physical characteristics and learning of movement skills, signs of overtraining.
5. Characteristics of the body’s capacity to work under different external environmental conditions.
Students master skills:
1. To determine the latent period of simple and complex movement reactions.
2. To perform strength, flexibility and balance tests.
3. To perform muscle strength and power tests (power – to use a special computer program for drain up a jump test protocol in vertical jump tests).
4. To measure endurance skills of athletes using step tests and load tests on a cycle ergometer (using specially designed computer programs, learns how to pre-program the load test protocol and adjust it during performance).
5. To determine the incorporation of circulatory and respiratory systems into physical loads.
6. To determine the maximum oxygen consumption by indirect method (pulse rate) by performing a step incremental intensity load on a cycle ergometer.
7. Knows how to find and use internet resources for finding and creative use of load tests and other materials.
Students master competences:
1. To determine physical characteristics indicators and compare with literature data.
2. To assess athlete’s or patient’s degree of cardiorespiratory system training.
3. To use knowledge of sports physiology in practical activity – by drawing up sets and programmes of physical exercises, planning physical activities for groups of people of different ages, assessing pupils’ and adults’ fitness, etc.
4. Associates knowledge acquired in sports physiology with skills and knowledge acquired in theory of sport and sport medicine.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective courses, C-kursi | 1 | Free choice | Inese Pontaga | ||
| Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT | 3 | First level | Limited choice | Inese Pontaga |
