Class Athletics (Elective I - Physical Education and School Sport branch)

Athletics is a fundamental sport in the process of development of general sports. Athletics is differentiated as a multidisciplinary sport that develops basic motor skills such as running, throwing and jumping and develops conditional skills such as speed, strength and endurance. The knowledge, skills and aptitudes acquired provide the basis for intervention of the Physical Education professional and Sports Coach.

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1.Athletics as a Sport The different disciplines of athletics; regulatory aspects of Athletics events; Age groups; Competitive frameworks 2.Organization of sports career in athletics Basic Principles of Sports Career Organization; Definition of contents and objectives of the Initiation Stage; Learning stage; Formation stage; Specialization Stage; Yield Stage 3.The Importance of Combine events for kids Principle of multilaterality and the dangers of early specialization; The Benefits of Multidisciplinary Training in Athletics 4.Control and Evaluation of Training with Youth athletes. Definition of conditional capacities to be assessed; Construction of a test battery; Definition of evaluation moments; Test battery realization 5.Youth Training Planning Characterization and evaluation of athletes; Definition of objectives and strategies; Annual training planning Definition of training contents; Planning a microcycle type.

Also include the innovative methodologies used to support the teaching and learning process.

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