Current active course description (last updated 2026/27)
Training Principles, Physiology and Performance
IDR1041
Current active course description (last updated 2026/27)

Training Principles, Physiology and Performance

IDR1041
The course provides an in-depth look at sports physiology and provides good knowledge of how training can be targeted to influence your performance and performance effectively. The subject focuses on the performance aspect in sport but also shows the importance of this in the public health perspective. The subject qualifies to work as a physical trainer in professional sports where competence for physical training, physical capacity testing, and performance analysis are central.
The course mainly focuses on key physiological capacities crucial for performance development in sports. The course provides broad knowledge about how different training principles can be used effectively to develop physiological factors to optimize training adaptation and performance.
The student must be admitted to the Skill and Performance Development program in sport. It is also possible to apply for single course.

Knowledge

The candidate

  • Has broad practical and theoretical knowledge of central training principles for the development of physiological factors in sports

Skill

The candidate

  • Can apply and understand training principles for the development of physiological factors and performance.

General competence

The candidate

  • Can exchange professional and scientific views with others in the field
  • Can apply relevant research and best training practices in training planning for the development of key physiological factors and performance.
In addition to the semester fee and curriculum literature, the student is assumed to have a laptop computer at his disposal.

Compulsory course

Theoretical and practical course

Online and block-based lecturing at and outside Campus

Mandatory

Part-time study in Meråker (50%)

Organization of teaching:

The subject will consist of 80% digital lectures with assignments and 20% practice and testing linked to these.

The students evaluate the study program annually through course evaluations and study program evaluations. These evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.

Work requirements:

All work requirements are assessed as approved/not approved. All work requirements must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

- Submission of 2 written subject texts

Compulsory participation in all teaching is 80%. All mandatory participation is assessed as pass/fail. All compulsory participation must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

- Practical activities and lab exercises.

Oral examination. Duration: 1 hour. Grade expressions: A-F. Counts 100/100 of the grade in the subject

All aids

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating

Recommended prerequisites: IDR1015, IDR1016, IDR1017, IDR1018, IDR1019 or equivalent year unit in sports

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:

IDR1028 - Training Principles, Physiology and Performance - 7.5 credits

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Credits
7.5
Study location
Meråker
Responsible faculty
The Faculty of Education and Arts
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