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Evaluation and Monitoring in Sports

Code 17188
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload PL(15H)/T(15H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Sports Sciences
Entry requirements None
Learning outcomes At the end of the Assessment and monitoring of sports training course, the student should be able to:
a. Discuss the importance of evaluation and monitoring in training and competition, and consequently in sports training planning;
b. Discuss data collection methodologies, their reliability and suitability according to objectives, and ethical aspects;

c. Demonstrate the ability to select specific methodologies for the collection and processing of information, in training and competition, which allows for the individual assessment of the player, depending on the sport;
d. Demonstrate the ability to assess the different components of sporting performance in the different disciplines, taking into account ethical procedures, the different assessment methods and the interpretation of results and comparison with normative values;
e. Demonstrate the ability to design, analyse and communicate sports evaluation and monitoring reports in a simple and objective manner for different audiences.
Syllabus 1. Evaluating and monitoring sports performance: Its importance for managing the training process and competition

2. Validity and reliability of protocols for analysing sports performance

3. Individual profile assessment and characterisation
3.1. Anthropometric and maturational assessment
3.2 Physical assessment
3.3 Physiological assessment
3.4 Individual technical and tactical assessment

4. Monitoring and managing training loads
4.1 Internal load indicators
4.2 External load indicators

5. Video and notational analysis

6. Data analysis and visualisation

7. Complementary sports modality option
- Option 1 - Observation and analysis in team sports
- Option 2 - Observation and analysis in individual sports
Main Bibliography Coombes, J., & Skinner, T. (2020). ESSA’s student manual for health, exercise and sport assessment. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Hughes, M., Franks, I. M., Franks, I. M., & Dancs, H. (Eds.). (2019). Essentials of performance analysis in sport. Routledge
Marinho, D.A. (2012). Investigação aplicada em Ciências do Desporto. Um exemplo na modalidade de natação. Curitiba: Editora CRV.
McGarry, T., O'Donoghue, P., & de Eira Sampaio, A. J. (Eds.). (2013). Routledge handbook of sports performance analysis. Routledge.
Travassos, B., Davids, K., Araujo, D., & Esteves, P. T. (2013). Performance analysis in team sports: Advances from an Ecological Dynamics approach. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 13(1), 83-95.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The assessment includes

1 - An assignment defining the most appropriate methodologies for a given sport - 20%.
2 - A group assignment on individual assessment - 30%
3 - Group work on training and competition assessment - 30%.
4 - Presentation and discussion of work - 20%

Final mark = Weighted average of assessments

If Final grade < 6 Fail
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2025-07-21

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