Sports Theory (LSPA_202)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote the professional competences of students in the development of physical capacity of children, adolescents and young people, in the movement teaching methodology in the implementation of physical activity and the sports component in pre-school and school.
Prerequisites
Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Teacher’s Placement 1.
Learning outcomes
1. Child-centred and safe development of physical capacity of children and young people and teaching of movement in pre-school and school.
2. Planning, implementing and assessing the performance of pupils in physical capacity development and learning of movements.
3. To determine the physical development and level of learning of movement by children, adolescents and young people and plan for their future targeted growth.
4. To explain understandably to the child, adolescent and young person the objectives, criteria and results of the assessment of physical capacity and learning of movements, demonstrating cooperation and communication skills, building positive communication.
5. Able to identify the needs of learning movements for individual physical capacity development of children, adolescents and young people and set specific learning goals to be achieved, define the outcomes to be achieved, choose study methods and plan an interdisciplinary, individualised and personalised study process.
6. Able to establish clear performance and dynamics assessment criteria and self-testing methods.
7. Able to analyse learning outcomes and track student’s growth, identify support measures needed to improve learning performance.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required |
