SPORTS THERAPY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- GIOVANNI GRAZZI
- Credits
- 10
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
Training objectives
- PRESCRIPTION OF EXERCISE
Knowledge of principles of exercise and physical activity prescription with the aim to improve exercise capacity for health-related fitness
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
To develop basic knowledge and abilities in the psychological evaluation of individuals involved in health related movement activities Prerequisites
- Basic principles of biochemistry and physiology of exercise and of exercise testing.
Course programme
- PRESCRIPTION OF EXERCISE
Overview of the exercise prescription. The Art of exercise prescription. Components of the training session. Program supervision. Cardiorespiratory exercise prescription. Resistance exercise prescription. Flexibility exercise prescription. Rate of progression. Training specificity. Methods for changing exercise behaviors
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
From general psychology to psychology of physical activities and sport psychology. The brain and motor skills. Affective development, body image, bodily experience. Adolescence and sport
Playing Games and playing Sports: sociocultural and psychological mechanisms. Psychological motivation in sport and physical activities. Fatigue and Resistance in sport Training. Psychological correlates of Defeat and Victory. Coaching and mentoring roles in individual and group sports: Emotions and sport. Personality and sport. Theory and techniques of communication. Relation with athletes. Sport and Group psychology. Didactic methods
- Lectures and practice
Learning assessment procedures
- PRESCRIPTION OF EXERCISE
Written examination. 15 open questions, and 5 levels: 0.4, fair; 0.8, modest; 1.2, sufficient; 1.6, good; 2.0, excellent. The final score will be the sum of each answers. Intermediate scores are possible according to the contents of the answers.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
Multiple choice test: 13 questions. Two points for each correct answer, 0 points for incorrect answers. 1 open question: range 0 to 5 points. Allotted time: 1 hour.
THE FINAL GRADE IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE MARKS OBTAINED IN EACH TESTS. Reference texts
- PRESCRIPTION OF EXERCISE
Materials provided by the teacher
ACSM¿s Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 7th ed, 2006
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
Giovannini, Savoia Psicologia dello sport, Carocci ed.
Cei, Psicologia dello sport, Il Mulino ed.
Spinelli (a cura di), Psicologia dello sport e del movimento umano, Zanichelli ed.
Myers, Psicologia, Zanichelli ed.
Trombini, Introduzione alla clinica psicologica, Zanichelli ed.
Prescrizione dell'esercizio: Tutto il materiale didattico (diapositive) oggetto delle lezioni frontali.
To integration: ACSM¿s Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 7th ed, 2006
