Developmental and Sports Physiology (LSPA_474)
About Study Course
Objective
To learn basic concepts of Sports Physiology, to analyze the mechanisms of adaptation of the organism and determinants of performance in different types of sports loads, to master basic knowledge of morphological and physiological changes in the growing and ageing organism, about the sensitive periods of development of physical characteristics, skills, and competences in evaluation of physical development of a person and some physiological characteristics of sports performance.
Prerequisites
Knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired in the Latvian Academy of Sports Education in the first year and the autumn semester of the second year of studies in the Human Functioning course. The acquisition of the present study course is parallel with the course of Biochemistry.
Learning outcomes
1.Describes the energy sources for working muscles under physical loads of different lengths and intensities.
1.Measures human anthropometric parameters.
1.Analyse physical characteristics and compare with literature data.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports science | 4 | All levels | Required | ||
| Sports science | 4 | All levels | Required |
