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About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Credit points / ECTS:5.33 / 8
Course supervisor:Jānis Žīdens
Study type:Full time
Course level:First level
Target audience:Sports Trainer; Pedagogy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sports Science

Objective

Possibility to master the qualification of a coach in a selected athletic discipline at a professional level to plan, organise, manage and assess studies, training, methodological classes and competitions in a selected athletic discipline in accordance with the requirements of the coach’s profession standard of the athletic discipline. 

Prerequisites

State general secondary education.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1. Drawing up a training plan of training classes for a year, month and week.
2. Methodology for teaching techniques and tactics of the selected athletic discipline.
3. Safety and organisation of study and training processes, competitions.
4. Teaching methodology according to students’ age.

Skills

5. To use knowledge and skills in the planning, organisation, management of and creation of programmes for the study-training process and classes in the selected athletic discipline.
6. To use appropriate training methods, means and follow the regularity of physical loads and proportioning principles according to age, gender and fitness.
7. To plan, organise and manage competitions and events for the selected athletic discipline, following safety rules and saving the environment.

Competence

8. To state and address deficiencies in techniques of students, assess their physical, functional condition, technical fitness, performance dynamics and efficiency in the orientation training process, as well as propose adequate changes to the training process.
9. To respect tolerance in the differentiation and individualisation of the pedagogical process according to students’ abilities, needs and interests and to assess students’ achievements and personality growth.
10. To independently use different teaching methods.
11. To analyse the relevance of selected study methods, aids and forms to students’ capacity and educational goals.
12. To cooperate with students’ parents.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 1First levelLimited choice
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 3First levelLimited choice
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports and education specialist (sports coach), SVT 2First levelLimited choice