VALS1001 Special Considerations in Coaching (5 cr)

• Endurance training and competing in specific conditions

• Nutrition and athlete performance

• Sport psychology and mental coaching

• Specificities of team sport in coaching and game analysis

• Sports coaching, elite sports, and ethical issues

• Clinical testing and exercise programming for different patient groups

• Coaching and testing of Paralympic athletes  

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

• apply theoretical knowledge in practice about training and competing in specific conditions

• assess the role of nutrition in sports

• apply the principles of sports psychology and mental coaching in sports coaching

• analyse the specific characteristics of the team and individual coaching

• apply the methods and applications of game analysis in coaching

• assess the ethics of coaching

• understand the principles of clinical testing

• assess equality in coaching and understand the specificities of Paralympic sport  

1. year, 1st and 2nd period 

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Brittain, I., Beacom, A. (2018) The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies. Palgrave Macmillan London (687 s.) ISBN: 9781137479013

Schoenfeld, B. (2021) Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy 2nd Edition. Champaign: Human Kinetics. (312 s.) ISBN: 9781718223462