Sport Methodology I - Sport Training - Swimming

Code:

227

Acronym:

227

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
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	15	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	2	-	10	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To provide the students with extensive knowledge about swimming performance determinants, training methodology, evaluation and training control of swimmers, and talents detection. These objectives are common to swimming, water polo and synchronized swimming.

Learning outcomes and competences

The teaching methodologies allows the transmission of knowledge through students active participation, either by the previous preparation of syllabus, as by the reflective and interactive discussion with teachers, allowing a better understanding and retention of contents, and contributing to the development of declarative knowledge. Teaching methodologies are centered in habits of methodic doubt, research, reflection, rationale and actualization. It is aimed to implement habits of reflection and scientific study, and allow know how and experience in the research scientific domain.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. General considerations regarding swimming specificities. 2. Swimming teaching. 3. Brief introduction to research methodology in sport sciences, and to the methodology of dissemination of scientific knowledge. 4. Swimming and swimmer’s characterization. 5. General considerations regarding swimming training. 6. General considerations regarding theory and methodology of training. 7. Training of the main swimming performance influencing factors. 8. Training states. 9. Warm-up, recovery and nutrition. 10. Planning and periodization. 11. Early intensive training. 12. Training control and evaluation of swimmers. 13. Sportive talents prospection. 14. Management of a swimming school aiming for sport engagement. 15. Competition.

Mandatory literature

Campos João Paulo Vilas-Boas Soares; Determinantes mecânicas do equilíbrio humano no meio aquático
Campos João Paulo Vilas-Boas Soares; O^Mecanismo propulsivo em natação
Fernandes Ricardo Jorge Pinto; Perfil cineantropométrico, fisiológico, técnico e psicológico do nadador pré-júnior
Fernandes Ricardo; Fatores cineantropométricos determinantes em natação pura desportiva
Fernandes R. J. 070; Has gender any effect on the relationship between time limit at VO2 max velocity and swimming econom
Fernandes Ricardo 070; Proposta metodológica para aquisição das técnicas de virar
Soares Susana 070; The importance of the technical evaluation on the training control in swimming
Soares S. (Susana) 070; Incidência de erros nas técnicas alternadas de natação pura desportiva
Ogita Futoshi; Energetics in competitive swimming and its application for training
Costill David L.; Swimming. ISBN: 0-632-03027-5
Maglischo Ernst W.; Swimming faster. ISBN: 0-87484-548-3
Soares Susana 070; Velocimetric characterization of a 30 sec maximal test in swimming
Dekerle Jeanne; The Use of critical velocity in swimming? A place for critical stroke rate?
Pereira Suzana 070; Biomechanical analysis of the turn in front crawl swimming
Barbosa T. M. 070; Evaluation of the energy expenditure in competitive swimming strokes
Hollander A. Peter 340; Biomechanics and medicine in swimming. ISBN: 0-931250-50-1
Fernandes R. (Ricardo) 070; Avaliação, controlo e aconselhamento de nadadores pré-juniores
Fernandes Ricardo; Motivação das nadadoras para a prática de natação pura desportiva
Fernandes Ricardo Jorge Pinto; Time limit at the minimum velocity corresponding to VO2max
Campos João Paulo Vilas-Boas Soares; Estudo comparativo do nível global de adequação mecânica das variantes formal e natural da técn
Vilas-Boas J. P. 340; Biomechanics and medicine in swimming X
Chollet Didier; Approche scientifique de la natation sportive. ISBN: 2-7114-1127-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Plural, although focused on the most traditional class centred on the transmission of syllabus, due to the number of students (<20), to the diverse iconographic support, and to the systematic appeal to students intervention and dialog. In addition, other teaching methodologies are used: (i) learning centred on the student by the realization of lecture files and low extensive monographic works; (ii) group works, specifically for the documents analysis, and appreciation and use of evaluation tools in swimming; (iii) use of multimedia systems, aiming the individual tutored learning in topics related with the study of the swimming technique, and evaluation of swimmers and training control and advise. Complementarily, some practical sessions are implemented, usually involved in the Swimming Department of FADEUP activities, in which it is aimed to confront the student to the requirements of conducting a training session, leading a swimming team in a competition event, and implementing research protocols. Evaluation along the semester without final examination.

Software

Plataforma Moodle

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	150,00
Frequência das aulas	120,00
Total:	270,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in: (i) at least 75% of the classes taught; (ii) presentation of the Individual Dossier updated, including background papers-and/or experimental (e.g. reading reports, observational reports, reports of seminars, several plans, report of oral presentation of a work) and (iii) conducting final test (written or oral).

Calculation formula of final grade

Continuous evaluation:
- Dossier (40%)
- Different written and oral tests (40%).
- Assiduity and participation along the classes (20%).
10 values on a 0-20 sclae is requered.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Oral defense of all the work done.

Internship work/project

NA

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The proposed evaluation is already a special one.

Classification improvement

Could be done but only by ressubmiting all the works previously done.

Observations

None