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Presentation
Presentation
The optional unit II: technical direction in gyms and health clubs seeks to provide students with basic knowledge and skills to perform coordination, technical and scientific supervision. The CU will have a particular focus on the dimensions previously enumerated, aiming at supervision in contexts and dynamics of practice, having as reference the figure of the technical director or other coordinator figure.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Anual | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT495-3-21806
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Planning, organization and maintenance of sports spaces Fitness trends, insights and issues Preparation and projection of a sports space Choice and suitability of equipment and materials Professional activity: transversal, non-technical and soft skills behaviors 2. Fitness legal framework Evolution of Fitness Law Applicable Law Human Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Performance Limits Ethics and deontology 3. Human resources Recruitment Selection Training process Performance analysis .
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Objectives
Objectives
Considering the purpose of the course, the syllabus and teaching methods aim the student to be able to: To know the legislation and associated good practices regarding the duties of the Technical Director. To develop knowledge and skills aimed at the development of practices regarding the safety and effectiveness of various physical activity programs. To develop knowledge and skills that allow proper technical supervision of the various dynamics implemented in a gym / health club. To identify and explain relevant aspects in the creation or organization of spaces and equipment, as well as produce the necessary adjustments aiming at the functionality and safety of the practices. To develop knowledge and mastery of recruitment processes, selection and development of teams.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The teaching-learning process aims at a greater integration with practice and with a possible internship
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References
References
- ACSM (2022). Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (11th Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. - Brito,J. (2014) Direção Técnica de Giásios e Health Clubs. Procedimentos e Operações. Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior- Instituto Politécnico de Santarém. - Haff, G. & Tripplett, T. (2016). NSCA Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning (4th Edition). Champaign: Human Kinetics. - Mestre, A. (2017). Direito do Fitness. Atividades em Ginásios e Health Clubs. Porto: Vida Económica.
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Assessment
Assessment
- Avaliação contínua: média ponderada igual ou superior a 9,5 valores; nota mínima em momentos de avaliação 9,5 valores, possibilidade de recuperação para 9,5 valores em momentos com nota inferior a 9,5 valores e média ponderada de 9,5 valores. No caso de momentos de avaliação em aula, com excepção de testes formais de avaliação, poderá existir a possibilidade de uma média, de vários momentos, de 9,5 valores (por exemplo questões aula; fichas de aula; pequenas tarefas de avaliação; ...)
- Avaliação contínua em UCs práticas (TPDs, Fitness, Opções, etc.): na componente prática nota mínima igual ou superior a 9,5 valores
- Avaliação exame: nota mínima de acesso a oral, obrigatória, de 9,5 valores
Avaliação - Instrumentos e Parâmetros de Avaliação Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
1º teste escrito
14 módulo
25%
2º teste escrito
29 módulo
25%
Projecto
30 módulo
50%
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Mobility
Mobility
No
