Class Theory and Methodology of Sports Training

The Curricular Unit (UC) is part of the 1st cycle in Physical Education and Sport, the scientific area of Physical Education and Sport. The UC's essential objective is to promote the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for the intervention of the teacher/coach, within the training and competition process, at the different stages of the athlete's training. This is a fundamental UC in all contexts in which the training process is planned, applied and controlled. The UC’s contents are transversal to all sports (whether collective or individual) regardless of the practice contexts (sports clubs, schools and gyms). In this UC, students will have the possibility of understanding, integrating and applying knowledge from other UCs in the context of their professional activity focused on sport and physical exercise.

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Program Contents (PC) are as follows: PC.1 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF SPORTS TRAINING 1. Training load 2. Fatigue 3. General adaptation syndrome PC.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAINING EXERCISE CONSTRUCTION 1. Biological principles of sports training 2. Methodological principles of sports training 3. Structural principles of sports training PC.3 STRUCTURE OF THE SPORTS TRAINING PROCESS 1. Periodization of sports training 2. Sports form 3. Periodization models PC.4 PHYSICAL CAPACITIES 1. Endurance 2. Speed 3. Strength 4. Flexibility PC.5 TECHNICAL-TACTICAL PREPARATION 1. Game and competition model as a reference for the preparation model 2. Building individual/collective playing capacity 3. Observation of training and competition

Different teaching methodologies (ME) will be used: Expository classes (ME.1), Resolution of practical cases, that is, Problem-Based Learning (ME.2), Viewing and discussion of documentaries/videos (ME.3), Research bibliographical (ME.4), Analysis of scientific articles (ME.5), Activities in small groups (ME.6), Information feedback provided by the teacher about the work carried out (ME.7).

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