Practical Studies I - Athletics

Code:

127

Acronym:

127

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=1800
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	235	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-

Module of

Code	Name
124	Practical Studies I

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The Curricular Unit introduces the fundamental principles of the different Track and Field disciplines. Scientific, pedagogic and methodological aspects of running, jumping and throws are discussed in an integrated approach. Although these contents, are important for the education of a future sports professional, they are fundamental in professional activity regardless of the sport in question.

Understand Athletics in its entirety, knowing how to identify its different events.

Recognize the differences between Olympic and non-Olympic events and distinguish between competitive and non-competitive events;

To acquire knowledge about the historical evolution of Athletics.

Understand the institutional framework of athletics in the national and international context (International Association of Athletics Federation, Portuguese Athletics Federation, Regional Associations and Clubs).

Know and understand the regulations and current rules of the different Athletics events.

Acquire theoretical-practical knowledge to identify the main motor actions of the basic technical elements, relating them to the different scientific areas (Anatomy, Biomechanics, Physiology, among others), in order to conceptualize a set of strategies that allow to develop specific learning in teaching the all Athletics events.

Understand the motor richness circumscribed in the variety of technical elements in the sense of learning to develop motor skills (strength, flexibility, endurance, speed, balance, coordination, rhythm, spatial orientation, kinesthetic differentiation) specific to different Athletics events.

Acquire general and specific knowledge of each Athletics event that allow to know how to organize, plan and apply correctly warm-ups, physical preparation skill cards and sets of learning situations for the different athletic techniques, considering the level of learning of the students;

Know the basic attitudes in the Athletics. Identify different rhythms of movement execution relating them to performance.

Develop skills for observation and immediate identification of main technical errors and knowledge of adequate strategies for their prevention and correction.

Know the practical implications of security rules throughout the teaching process.

In addition to the guidelines outlined above, hurdles events and jumps, will be further studied during the semester to:
— Provide the students with specific experiences in hurdles, jumps, middle and long distance running.
— Teach the rules about hurdles, jumps, and middle and long distance running events.
— Acquire basic skills for teaching the basic aspects of Athletics, in terms of hurdles and jumps.

Learning outcomes and competences

Acquisition of the ability to execute Athletics techniques.

Acquisition of knowledge that allows a correct approach to the basic elements of hurdles and jumps.

Acquisition of knowledge about the biomechanics of movement, namely, understanding the placement and alignment of body segments, identifying movement axes, understanding the differences in rhythms and execution velocities, and identifying the motor actions present in each athletic skill.

Acquisition of self and hetero-correction skills.

Acquisition of the capacity to adapt the theoretical and practical knowledge of the various Athletics events according to the material and human conditions available in different places.

Know and use existing teaching materials and facilities in order to create learning situations that allow a gradual and safe development during the teaching-learning process.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

The required competences for the completion of the curricular unit are those corresponding to the prerequisites required in the application tests to the Faculty of Sports.

Program

1. Fundamentals and Principles of Athletics

• Rules and specificities of each event
• Characterisation of the various types of running

2. Fundamentals and Principles of Running

• Rules and specificities of each discipline
• Running technique
• Technical and biomechanical analysis of movements (understanding trajectories, centre of mass positioning, and body segment alignment) in running
• Specific physical preparation for running

3. Fundamentals and Principles of Jumping

• Rules and specificities of each discipline
• Technical and biomechanical analysis of movements (understanding trajectories, centre of mass positioning, and body segment alignment) in various types of jumping
• Specific physical preparation for jumping

4. Fundamentals and Principles of Hurdle Races

1. History of hurdle races
2. Technical regulations for hurdles from the Portuguese Athletics Federation
3. Analysis of the action of the lower limbs, attack leg/push-off leg, during hurdle clearance
4. The actions of other body segments. The action of the torso
5. The importance of proper head and vision orientation
6. Technical and analytical exercises while walking
7. The action of the upper limbs as driving and balancing forces during hurdle attack and clearance
8. Technical and analytical exercises (in skipping)
9. Technical analysis of the first foot strike after hurdle clearance
10. Technical and analytical exercises in running (in circular movements)
11. Coordinating lower limb execution speed with the actions of other body segments
12. Technical and analytical exercises in running
13. Overall hurdle clearance during the race (1, 2, and 3 strides)

Mandatory literature

Federaçao Portuguesa de Atletismo; Regulamento tecnico de atletismo
Schmolinsky Gerhardt 300; Atletismo
Colaço Paulo; Fundamentos técnicos de atletismo

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lectures of transmission and application of contents.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	25,00
Participação presencial	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	36,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

To achieve the final classification requires compliance with attendance to the course, as established in the Sports Faculty evaluation rules. It is considered that a student fulfills the attendance to a course if, having been regularly enrolled, does not exceed the maximum number of faults corresponding to 25% of each type of classes provided.

 

The justification of absences is done through the presentation by the student, of a request addressed to the Pedagogical Council, to which it attaches the medical report within 5 working days following the first absence. The order will be delivered to the student, which will present it to the teachers of the areas that were endorsed faults.

Presence of at least 75% of the classes taught. Continuous assessment with:
Practical test at the end of the semester
Theoretical test at the end of the semester
Minimum final score - 8 points

Calculation formula of final grade

The final rating is determined based on a continuous evaluation of all the blocks

CF= CAS + CAB

CAS – Evaluation of Jumps, consists in quantitative and qualitative evaluation of long jump (SC), high jump (SA) and triple jump (TS) and the theoretical evaluation, consisting of a written test and a practical work.

CAS = 0.23 x ASC + 0.23 x ASA + 0.23 x ATS + 0.20 x AT + 0.1 x TT

ASC – Long Jump Evaluation

ASA – High Jump Evaluation

ATS – Triple Jump Evaluation

AT – Theoretical Evaluation

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students were not able to carry out the evaluation on the dates previously marked by the teacher, due to health reasons (injury, surgery or illness of prolonged recovery), they can carry out the evaluation on another date, which can not go beyond the last day of the first semester.

Observations

The final classification of the course unit will be rounded to tenths.