Sport Methodology III - Sport Training - Gymnastics

Code:

334

Acronym:

MTGIII

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	4	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	3	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Understand the specificities of the sport.

Incorporate students in the technical team of a club (collaboration), to develop knowledge and the main skills for future professional practice.

Develop and apply the knowledge in different tasks as planning, implementation, conduction and evaluation of training process in Gymnastics.

Manage and conduct the training process of a group of gymnasts, giving support in training and competition.

Acquire theoretical knowledge to face different obstacles or difficulties arising from the practical application.

Develop the necessary skills to organize an official competition of gymnastics.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understanding the Gymnastics context.

Acquiring the necessary skills to conduct and manage the training process in Gymnastics.

Acquiring the practical skills to lead, plan, control and evaluate the training process in gymnastics.

Acquiring additional knowledge to be able to create different strategies of intervention.

Acquiring knowledge to organize an official competition of Gymnastics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The students will conduct the training process under practical experience in a Training Center (TC) wich is tutored by a qualified coach and supervised for a responsible teacher.

The students are placed in a club as part of a technical team, to progressively develop the knowledge and the necessary skills to fulfil their professional practice.

 

Program
1.    The main context
1.1.    Institutional
1.2.    Material
1.3.    Human
2.    Organize the intervention process on the ground
2.1.    Class identification
2.2.    Analysis of sports calendar
2.3.    Athletes level performance
2.4.    Set the objectives
2.5.    Structuring progressions for technical skills
2.6.    Planning and periodization of the training process
2.7.    Training periodization in Gymnastics
2.8.    Determine the macrocycle, mesocycles and microcycles extention
2.9.    Work plan
3.    Intervention and conduction of the training process
3.1.    Gymnasts orientation (training and competition)
3.2.    Management of the training process
3.3.    Temporal organization of the training session
3.3.1.    Duration
3.3.2.    Workout distribution
3.3.3.    The variation of loads - volume and intensities
3.4.    Evaluation and training control
4.    Organize an official competition of gymnastics
4.1.    “Torneio GimnoJúnior”

Mandatory literature

American Coaching Effectiveness Program; Rookie coaches gymnastics guide. ISBN: 0-87322-390-X
Ed. Jemni, Monèm; The science of gymnastics. ISBN: 978-0-54991-2
Gluck Myke; Mechanics for gymnastics coaching. ISBN: 0-398-04559-3
Sands W.A.; Scientific aspects of women.s gymnastics. ISBN: 3-8055-7476-2
Canalda Llobet Anna; Gimnasia rítmica deportiva. ISBN: 978-84-8019-335-2
Lisitskaya Tatiana; Gimnasia ritmica. ISBN: 84-8019-187-2
Arkaev L. I.; How to create champions. ISBN: 1-84126-141-6
Smolevskiy Vladimir; Tratado general de gimnasia artistica deportiva. ISBN: 84-8019-294-1

Complementary Bibliography

Carrasco Roland; Essai de systématique de la gymnastique aux agrès. ISBN: 2-7114-0713-6
Carrasco Roland; Gymnastique pédagogie des agrés. ISBN: 2-7114-0697-0
Carrasco Roland; Gymnastique aux agrés. ISBN: 2-7114-0788-8
Readhead Lloyd; Gymnastics. ISBN: 978-1-84797-247-7
Brown Heather; How to improve at gymnastics. ISBN: 13-978-1-84696-949-2
Low Steven; Overcoming gravity. ISBN: 978-146-7933124

Teaching methods and learning activities

The curricular unit of Methodology III – Gymnastics, brings together the following components of work:

- theoretical sessions;

- analysis and discussion of documents;

- participation in seminars and practical sessions;

- organization of an official event - Gymnastics Competition;

- formation by a tutored and supervised professional practice in a gymnastic club.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	50,00
Realização de Estágio	50,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Participate:

(i) at least 75% of giving lessons;

(ii) 3 units of training per week during the sport season;

(iii) in all competitions that training centre participates held in the Oporto city area.

Calculation formula of final grade

The students will be evaluated in the following components:

- Practical evaluation (50%) – includes tasks of participating in practical sessions, managing training and organizing competitions. In this evaluation are included the frequency requirements (I, ii, iii).

- Written work (30%) - training centre tasks.

- Individual report (20%) – professional formation.