Sports Specialization I - Swimming

Recommended Prerequisites

Methodology of training, Training peridization, Sport Swimming option I and II. Students should have essential English language domain (reading and comprehension) and basic knowledge of training methodology, biomechanics and exercise physiology.

Teaching Methods

The theorical (T) sessions will have an expository character on the different topics of the programs. The practical sessions (TP) complement the theoretical program exploring and problematizing real training situations with the voluntary and regular support of experienced coaches. Students should produce a dossier with chromatic analysis sheets of the problems placed in the TP class.

Learning Outcomes

This UC is oriented towards the development of advanced skills of swimming coaching. At the end of the course, the student should demonstrate the ability to:(1) Recognize the performance determinants factors and the respective enhancement processes; (2) Identify the technological innovations associated with the optimization of the sports development; (3) Understand different models of sports participation applied to the context of swimming, suitable for different practice levels corresponding to adjusted competitive models; (4) Select advanced methods and means for control and evaluation of training and performance applied to athletes and teams.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Contemporaneous models of periodization of swimming training.

The specific training for swimming improvement: optimization of the development of different biomotor abilities, integrated in the different training cycles of the sporting season. Intensity training zones in swimming preparation: Aerobic, anaerobic and speed training

The technical assessment.

The training of neuromuscular capacities: dryland preparation

Assessment and control of training in swimming: specific protocols.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís Manuel Pinto Lopes Rama

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 50.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Maglischo, E. (2003). Swimming Fastest. The essential reference on technique, training, and program design: Human Kinetics.

Mujika, I. (2017). Quantification of Training and Competition Loads in Endurance Sports: Methods and Applications. International Journal Sports Physiology Performance, 12 (Suppl2):S209-S217.

Mullen, J. (2018). Swimming Science: Optimum performance in the water: Ivy Press.

Rama, L., Santos, J., Gomes, P., & Alves, F. (2006). Determinant factors related to performance in young swimmers. Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto. 6(Supl 2) 246.249. Porto.

Rodríguez, F. A., & Mader, A. (2011). Energy systems in swimming. In Seifert L., Chollet D, & M. I (Eds.), World Book of Swimming: From Science to Performance, (pp. 225-240). Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc.

Smith, D. (2003). A framework for understanding the training process leading to elite performance. Sports Medicine, 33(15), 1103-1126.