Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Developing Sports Programmes and Recovery
IDR2011
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)

Developing Sports Programmes and Recovery

IDR2011
Students on the course learn how to make long-term plans for athletes.
The concepts of developing sports programmes and recovery fulfil a number of important functions for athletes and people who train or work as a coach/instructor. This involves both short and long-term planning. Students on the course learn how to make long-term plans for athletes. Students will receive an introduction to key training variables and study various training principles and groups of training principles. In addition, the course addresses what type of function the training principles have for people who train. The relationship between stress and rest/recovery is discussed, and students will look at the concept of overtraining and how to avoid overtraining. Students will focus on the design of session plans, training cycles and annual plans for various sports/athletes. Students will also discuss how one can achieve top form in different sports and receive an introduction to periodisation principles for different types of training.  
Admission to the programme of study. 

Knowledge:

Students will:

- have broad knowledge about delimited topics, theories, issues, processes, tools and methods included in the course

- possess the necessary factual knowledge that applies to the area and have knowledge about different concepts that are important for the subject area

- be able to identify the most common theories and training methods included in the course

- have knowledge about research and development work in the course, and how to carry out quality assurance when developing sports programmes

- have knowledge about important aspects regarding the concept of recovery

- know what measures can affect the recovery process

- have knowledge about the course’s history, traditions, distinctive character and position/importance for athletes at all levels

- understand ethical challenges involved in the subject’s research, dissemination and practice

Skills:

Students will:

- be able to apply academic knowledge and relevant results from research and development work on practical and/or theoretical issues regarding the development of sports programmes and recovery

- be able to acquire new and updated knowledge with the help of technological equipment

- show the ability to make informed choices about short and long-term training plans - be able to reflect on their own professional practice as a coach/instructor and adjust this under supervision

- be able to find, assess and refer to information and subject matter concerning the development of sports programmes and recovery, and present this in a way that highlights a specific issue

- be able to master relevant tools, techniques and forms of expression so that different groups and athletes can understand

- 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 in writing and orally

General competence:

Students will:

- have insight into relevant academic and professional issues of an ethical nature

- be able to plan and implement work tasks and projects in the course for different groups and individual athletes, and be able to carry out the planning of training for athletes at all levels and in different sports

- master applicable working methods for planning and managing training 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 planning tools  

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.
Compulsory for students taking the Bachelor in Strength and Conditioning.
Lectures and 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.

Composite assessment. Grading scale A-E, Best A, Fail F.

  • Written examination, 4 Hours. Represents 50/100 of the grade. Grading scale A-E, Best A, Fail F.
  • Oral examination, 30 minutes. Represents 50/100 of the grade. Grading scale A-E, Best A, Fail F.
  • Compulsory participation 80%. Grading scale: approved/not approved.

NOTE: Spring 2022: Written examination is cancelled this semester and the oral examination represents 100/100 of the grade.

Changes are done due to the Covid-19 epidemic, in accordance with the “Provisional Regulation on a Supplement to Regulations of 28/10/2020 no. 2474 Relating to Studies and Examinations at Nord University - Extraordinary Measures as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic” - according to Section 2 Forms of assessment 1-4.

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:

IDR1053 - Training planning - 5 credits