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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:2.67 / 4
Course supervisor:Uģis Ciematnieks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

Promote the education of highly qualified specialists - senior coaches of the sport, with an understanding of the training process of figure skaters of various figure skating disciplines and the possibilities of differentiation and individualization of the figure skating training process, according to the abilities, needs and interests of the students. Competence development in accordance with the requirements of the professional standard of the senior coach of the sport.

Prerequisites

Knowledge in sports theory, pedagogy, sports pedagogy, sports didactics, psychology, sports psychology, anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. Knowledge, skills and abilities in one of the figure skating disciplines are required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Knows the disciplines of figure skating - the main elements of ice dancing and their teaching methodology.
2. Knows the disciplines of figure skating - the main elements of the sport and their teaching methodology.
3. Knows the disciplines of figure skating - the main elements of artistic dance and their teaching methodology.
4. Knows the main elements of figure skating disciplines - synchronized skating and their teaching methodology.

Skills

1. Understands and knows how to define the elements of various figure skating disciplines and the possibilities of learning them in the training process of figure skaters.
2. training process and according to ISU criteria 6 types of jumps, 6 groups of pirouettes and 4 types of turns and steps.

Competence

The elements of various figure skating disciplines and their parts are applied in the differentiation and individualization of the training process of figure skaters, according to the abilities, needs and interests of the students.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports science, SpZ 7Bachelor’sLimited choiceAleksandra Ķeizāne