Pedagogy of Sports
1
2017-2018
03920174
Sport Training
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
7.5
Compulsory
3rd Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Knowledge of the fundamental constructs of Sport Pedagogy and of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodologies combine the expositive lectures with field work through applied research.
Learning Outcomes
To provide the student with the capacity to conceptualize the scientific relevant topics and with the competencies needed to perform research in the field.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
[1] Developmental model and its consequences for athletes. Critical analysis of the dominant paradigm. Coaches’ training: models and international trends. [2] Theoretical models that frame contemporary research. Social cognitive theory. Structuralist and developmental theories. Consequences for research design. [3] Quantitative and qualitative methods to study the coaches’ behavior. Available technologies. [4] The rational and dominant role of the coach’s discourse. Ecological analysis. Ethical limits. [5] Motivation. Arousal, stress and anxiety. Arousal Control. [6] Group cohesion. Leadership. Communication. [7] Techniques to improve performance, imagery, concentration and goal setting. [8] Burnout and Overtraining. Feedback, reinforcement and intrinsic motivation.
Head Lecturer(s)
Carlos Eduardo Barros Gonçalves
Assessment Methods
Continuous
Research work: 100.0%
Final
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
[1] Jones R (2006). The Sports Coach as an Educator. London, Routledge.
[2] Gonçalves, C.E., Coelho e Silva, M., Malina, R. & Cumming, S. (2007). Sport and Education. Coimbra, Imprensa da Universidade.
[3] Gonçalves, C.E, Carvalho,H.M., Light, R. (2011). Keeping Women in Sport: Positive Experiences of Six Women’s Experiences Growing Up and Staying with Sport in Portugal. The Asian Journal of Exercise and Sports Science, 8, 1, 39-52.
[4] Gonçalves CE, Coelho e Silva MJ, Cruz J, Torregrosa M, Cumming SP(2010). The effect of achievement goals on moral attitudes in young athletes. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 9, 4, 605-611.
[5] Gonçalves, CE, Coelho e Silva, M., Carvalho, H.M., Gonçalves, A. (2011) Why do they engage in such hard programs? The search for excellence in youth Basketball. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 10, 3,458-464.
[6] De Bruin, A., Rikers, R., & Schmidt, H.(2007). The influence of achievement motivation and chess-specific motivation on deliberate practice. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, 561-583
[7] Smith, R., Smoll, F., & Hunt, E. (1977). A system for the behavioral assessment of athletic coaches. Research Quarterly, 48, 401-407.
[8] Smoll, F., & Smith, R. (2002). Coaching behavior research and intervention in youth sports. In F. Smoll & R. Smith (Eds.), Children and Youth in Sport: a Biopsychosocial Perspective (pp. 211-234). Dubuque. Kendall/Hunt.
[9] Côté, J., Strachan, L. & Fraser-Thomas, J. (2009). Participation, personal development and performance through youth sport. In N. Holt (Ed.) Positive Youth Development through Sport (pp. 34-46). London, Routledge.
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Weinberg, R.& Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Human Kinetics publishers, Champaign Illinois
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Lynch, J., Scott, W. (1999). Running Within. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
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