Training Methodology of Young Athletes

Year
3
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01008566
Subject Area
Sport Sciences
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

General physiology, Exercise physiology, Youth Sports, Methods of Physical Condition. A minimal knowledge regarding the English language may also be important.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will aim predominantly at exposing the syllabus.

The practical lessons will assume a more interactive discussion and will be held in groups.

In the course of the practical component, students will have to prepare a document regarding the planning of a sports season (if possible, articulated with the Sport Option curricular unit). The practical element will also be stimulated throughout field lessons.

Learning Outcomes

The Training Methodology for Young Athletes curricular unit intends to address the problem of youngsters training in its quantitative and qualitative dimensions. The need to establish a proper framework for students from the 1st cycle degree in Sport Sciences as regards the planning and operationalization of training in specialization stages is an asset for the necessities of the activity in the real-life context. The knowledge and critical intervention in the development of endurance, strength, flexibility, speed and coordination with a view to increasing skills and providing an opportunity for the identification of sensitive stages is fundamental for meeting in full the students’ needs in the 1st cycle.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Endurance training for young athletes;

2. Methods for training aerobic endurance in young athletes;

3. Methods for training lactic anaerobic endurance in young athletes;

4. Strength training for young athletes and developmental methodologies;

5. Speed training for young athletes;

6. Appropriate strategies for developing cyclic speed in youngsters;

7. Flexibility training for young athletes;

8. Flexibility training methodologies for young athletes;

9. Coordination training for young athletes;

10. Coordination training methodologies for young athletes;

11. Planning and periodization models for training young athletes;

12. The microstructure – session and micro-cycle for training young athletes;

13. Articulation between different variables for organizing exercise: the small-sided games;

14. Injuries in young athletes. Prevention and reintegration into the practice;

15. Technical skills learning ecology.

Head Lecturer(s)

António José Barata Figueiredo

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Realization of two mid-term tests: 50.0%
Document compiled during the Theoretical and Practical lessons: 50.0%

Bibliography

Armstrong N, Mcmanus A (2010). The Elite Young Athlete. S Karger Publisher.

Armstrong N, van Mechelen W (2009). Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine. 2nd edition.  Oxford University Press, USA.

Kraemer W, Fleck S (2004). Strength Training for Young Athletes. 2nd edition. Human Kinetics. Champaign, Illinois.

Maffulli N, Umile Longo U, Filippo Spiezia F, Denaro V (2011). Sports Injuries in Young Athletes: Long-Term Outcome and Prevention Strategies (The Physician and Sportsmedicine). 2 edition. JTE Multimedia.

Reilly T, Richardson D, Stratton G, Williams M. (2004). Youth Soccer: From Science to Performance. Routledge. Taylor and Francis.

Reilly T, Williams M (2003). Science and Soccer. Routledge. Taylor and Francis. Malina R, Bouchard C, Bar-Or (2004). Growth, Maturation and Physical Activity. Human Kinetics. Champaign, Illinois.

Roland T (2004). Children's Exercise Physiology. 2nd edition. Human Kinetics. Champaign, Illinois.