Current active course description (last updated 2022/23)
Growth, Movement and Long Term Athletic Development
IDR1013
Current active course description (last updated 2022/23)
Growth, Movement and Long Term Athletic Development
IDR1013
The course provides an introduction to human growth and development, both physically and motorically. Through the course, students will learn how they should prepare physical activity and exercise during different stages of life. Students will study theories about motor development and learning, and focus on how to integrate this knowledge into training and skills development. The final part of the course will address how students plan for long-term athletic development and utilise knowledge from the first parts of the course in order to create training programmes and plans.
Admission to the programme.
Admission to the programme of study requires Higher Education Entrance Qualifications.
Applicants who do not have Higher Education Entrance Qualifications and are 25 years of age or older may apply for admission based on their prior learning and work experience.
A certificate or good conduct from the police (Childcare Certificate of Conduct) is required.
Knowledge:
Students will:
- have knowledge about the scientific background of periodisation
- have knowledge about long-term training developmentunderstand how the development of movements and motor skills occurs
- have broad knowledge about delimited topics, theories, issues, processes, tools and methods that provide knowledge about fundamental movement patterns and motor skills
- have knowledge about the importance of these regarding physical and motor performance, and how they develop over time
- be able to analyse various theories about motor development and the importance they have for coaching
- understand ethical challenges involved in the subject’s research, dissemination and practice
Skills
The student will:
- be able to contribute to the optimisation of movements and skills
- transfer and apply the concepts of growth, development and movements to the general framework conditions for long-term sports development
- be able to effectively assess young athletes in terms of their developmental level of motor skills
- be able to acquire new and updated knowledge with the help of technological equipment
- demonstrate the ability to make informed choices regarding long-term training and the assessment of development
- be able to reflect on their own professional practice in relation to athletes at different stages of their development
- demonstrate the ability to implement the principles of training development so that they harmonise with their coaching practice and the development of training programmes
- assess ethical challenges in the field of practice and adjust their own practice in relation to this
- be able to practice the subject within its most important areas of application
- be able to analyse textual material from the course’s most common sources
- be able to document knowledge and work processes
General competence
Students will:
- have insight into relevant academic and professional issues of an ethical nature within the field of training planning
- be able to plan and carry out both short and long-term training planning for individual athletes and groups of athletes based on knowledge, growth and movement
- master applicable working methods in accordance with ethical requirements and guidelines
- be able to convey key subject matter such as theories, issues and training solutions in writing, orally and through other relevant forms of expression
- be able to exchange points of view and experiences at different academic levels with others who have a background in the subject area, and thereby contribute to the development of good training practices
- have knowledge about relevant innovation and innovative processes and relevant training equipment
No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.
Compulsory for students taking the Bachelor in Strength and Conditioning, Personal Trainer one-year programme and Senior Teacher Education in Social Science (with sports/physical education as subject 2). Elective course for other students.
Lectures and practical trials related to the subject area.
The programme of study is evaluated annually by the students through course surveys (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). These evaluations are part of the University’s quality assurance system.
Compound evaluation
- Compulsory participation 80 % of classes, counts 0/100 of total. Grading scale passed/not passed.
- Portfolio, 2 group projects and 2 individual projects counts 50/100 of total grade. Grading scale A-F.
- Written school examination, 2 hours. Counts 50/100 of totalt grade. Grading scale A-F.
None
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
KRO1000 - Motor Learning and Development - 5 credits
KR158L - Sports Training 1 - 2.5 credits
KR216L - Sports Training 2 - 2.5 credits