Class Theory of Sports Training II - Aquatic Activities

In a country where 50% of the borders are water, where access to the river spaces grows and in which, since the decade of 90, the built aquatic spaces proliferate, the aquatic activities associated with leisure and the promotion of welfare play an important role that justifies its integration into the curriculum of any physical exercise professional. Understand the biomechanical and physiological assumptions inherent to the immersed body, know and know how to use the potential of the aquatic environment for the realization of exercise, know and know how the human being adapts to this involvement and how it can enjoy it with greater effectiveness and efficiency, both in the context of swimming pool and at sea, are the principles that guide the development of the 3 blocks of content that comprise this UC: Swimming, Surf and Water Fitness Exercise.

Swimming

• Adaptation to the Aquatic Environment: Characteristics of the aquatic environment; Acquisition of water motor skills; Didactic-methodological contents and progressions; Methodology "Learning to play"; Pedagogical practice.
• Swimming for Babies: Characterization of the activity; Classroom Management and Organization Strategies; Handling and support techniques; Didactic-methodological contents and progressions; Pedagogical practice.
• Hydrogymnastics: Fundamentals of Hydrogymnastics; Applicability of the Exercises; Planning and Prescription; Pedagogical practice - planning, construction and execution of different dynamics of work in the water.¿

Surf

• Surf's historical evolution, the basic material; Safety; Knowledge of the Sea; Basics ISN; injury in Surf; Warming general technique simulations in the sand; Definition of laterality and take-off development; Training in foams; Directionality training and travel on the wave; Pedagogical practice.

Swimming: Theoretical assessment: A frequency with a weight of 40% in the final grade (9.5 mandatory minimum values) will be carried out. Practical assessment: Planning and teaching a class on Aquatic Environment Adaptation and Swimming for Babies, in a simulation of a real context of pedagogical practice, with a weight of 60% in the final grade.

Hydrogymnastics: Theoretical assessment: A frequency with a weight of 40% in the final grade (9.5 mandatory minimum values) will be carried out. Practical assessment: Planning and presentation of a 10 min practical session in "shallow-water", in a real context simulation of the pedagogical practice, with a weight of 60% in the final grade.

Surf: Theoretical assessment: A frequency with a weight of 40% in the final grade (9.5 mandatory minimum values) will be carried out. Practical assessment: with a weight of 60% in the final grade.

Final classification: average of the 3 blocks, being mandatory to obtain a minimum of 9.5 in each one.

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