ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN SPORT
METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE DI VALUTAZIONE NELLO SPORT
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2022/2023 | 7 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Carlo Ferri Marini | On appointment (contact by email) |
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Course partially taught in a foreign language
English
This course is taught partially in Italian and partially in a foreign language. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course objective is to give the complete knowledge about the up-to date tools and strategies used to assess the physical fitness components and their applications in sports setting. The course will include both theorical and practical applications of physical fitness assement in sports setting.
In particular, the course objectives are to know and understand:
- the issues related to physical fitness assessment and its application both in amateur and top level sports, and in different age groups or populations;
- how to choose and perform physical fitness assessment in sport;
- how to perform assessments in both lab and in field setting;
- how to interpret to understand the results of the tests and their application in exercise prescription.
Program
Fitness components
Functional fitness and sports assessments: basics
The performance model - The sport and physical activities classification
The performance factors
Research methodologies in fitness and sport assessment
Anthropometric assessment
Physiological factors of sport performance
Technical factors of performance
The assessment techniques in team sports
The assessment techniques in individual sports
The assessment techniques in water sports
The assessment in special populations
Practical applications for sport practice
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course the students will have to show that they have the following knowledges and skills:
- to know the characteristics of different sports about performance and functional evaluation
- to know how to propose and to manage assessment programs
- to analyze and to explain the evaluation tests results
- to do the practical applications for training programs
- to know how to show the tests execution
- to sustain athletes and coaches in training programs
- to know how to stay up-date and select the new tools and tests in sport assessment
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Seminars and workshops performed by expert (e.g., sport trainers, sport coaches, etc.)
Use of scientific literature and case studies
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Hand-on lessons
Practice exercises
- Course books
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
- Assessment
Oral test, with both theoretical and practical questions
The final vote is on 30th
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Hand-on lessons
Practice exercise
- Course books
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
- Assessment
Oral test, with both theoretical and practical questions
The final vote is on 30th
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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