Optional Sport I - Sport and Exercise for Special Groups

Recommended Prerequisites

Adapted Physical Education Teacher’s training.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology includes teacher’s exhibition of theoretical and practical-theoretical issues, through the use of lectures, audiovisual and interactive and student’s presentation of theoretical-practical tasks.

Theoretical-practical sessions take place once a week and the practical lessons take place twice a week, in FCDEF-UC or in institutions. These lessons consist in planning and implementing practical sessions for people with special needs.

Learning Outcomes

The Course aims to promote opportunities for practice in the area of special educational needs, enabling the practice through direct contact with people with disabilities.

In terms of general objectives, the student must:

I. Use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired and assess, prescribe and implement activities to improve the physical condition of individuals with disabilities, and to improve their health and their physical and mental well-being;

II. Match physical activity programs designed to the specific needs of each individual or group of individuals according to their capacities and taking into account their functional profile.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Theoretical-practical lessons:

- Importance of the initial assessment in planning and organization of exercise programs. Selection of measuring instruments depending on particular characteristics of each group.

- Theoretical principles of exercise prescription in special groups.

- Principles adaptation for physical conditioning and implementation.

- Methodology of aerobic endurance training in practitioners with special needs.

- Aerobic resistance assessment instruments in special groups: developing practical programs.

- Strength training methodology in practitioners with special needs.

- Instruments for evaluation of muscular strength in special groups: developing practical programs.

- Methodology of flexibility training in practitioners with special needs.

- Flexibility assessment instruments in special groups: developing practical programs.

- Organization of a Sport event.

Practical lessons:

- Planning and implementation of recreational and sport sessions.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria João Carvalheiro Campos

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Oral presentation of a theme related with the planning of exercises for special populations: 25.0%
Organization of an adapted sports event: 25.0%
Report of the Course Unit and planning and implementation of practical sessions: 50.0%

Bibliography

- ACSM (2009). ACSM´s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 8th Ed., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
- APCC (2006). Desporto para Deficientes - Manual para Acompanhantes Desportivos. APCC- Núcleo Regional do Centro, Leonardo da Vinci projectos-piloto.
- Baechle, T. & Westcott, W. (2010). Fitness professional's guide to strength training older adults. 2nd Ed., Human Kinetics.
- DePauw,K. &  Gavron, S. (2005). Disability Sport. 2nd Ed., Human Kinetics.
- Fitzgerald, H. (2009). Disability and youth sport. Routledge.
- Horvat, M., Block, M. & Kelly, L. (2007). Developmental and adapted physical activity assessment. Human Kinetics.
- Miller, P. (1995) Fitness Programming and Physical Disability. Human Kinetics.
- Sherrill, C. (2004). Adapted Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport. 6th Ed., McGraw-Hill.
- Van Norman, K. (2010). Exercise and wellness for older adults: practical programming strategies. Human Kinetics.
- Winnick, J. (2010). Adapted physical education and sport. 5th Ed., Human Kinetics.