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Actical Studies I - Swimming

Code 17585
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 5
Workload T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Sports Sciences
Entry requirements The student must present a minimum level of aquatic competence that allows them to carry out teaching (practical) activities safely.
Learning outcomes Provide the student with: (1) knowledge and ability to understand the various aspects of Swimming and its organizational and regulatory, at the competitive level and formal and non-formal practice; (2) knowledge and skills about the teaching-learning process within the scope of Swimming and (3) ability to understand the problems associated with the organization, management and evaluation of the Swimming training/classes and learning skills based on the various stages of sports training and complying with the main ethical rules and safety procedures.
Syllabus 1. Aquatic activity programs: scopes of application (educational, utility, fitness, health, therapy, recreation and competetive); 2. Fundamental aspects in the organization of a aquatic school (management, administrative, technical-didactics, facilities and human resources); 3. Hydrostatic concepts 4. Adaptation to the aquatic environment: 5. Basic propulsive and resistive models in swimming: 6. Sports regulations. 7. Critical components of swimming techniques, starts and turns 8. Teaching program for the four techniques, starts and turns, adapted to the 1st level of technical acquisition. 9. Introduction to swimming for babies: 10. Basic methodological aspects of teaching artistic swimming and water polo 11. Basic safety rules and procedures in the aquatic environment
Main Bibliography Barbosa et al., (2022). Manual de Referência para o ensino da natação (2ª versão). Federação Portuguesa de Natação. J Campaniço, AM Costa, ND Garrido, AJ Silva (2019). Competência Aquática: um valor acrescentado à Educação Básica. Revista Motricidade, vol. 15, n. 1, pp. 1-16.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The assessment of this UC seeks to meet all learning objectives by using different mechanisms: 1) Written test (50%), whose assessed information coincides with that taught in T and TP classes, which includes the recommended bibliography; this assessment domain is worth 50% of the final AP grade; 2) Preparation of a lesson plan (25%), developed in groups (maximum of 5 elements); The lesson plan must be delivered to the teacher on a date to be defined 3) Assessment of aquatic motor skills (25%), which presupposes completing a distance of 100m Medley, fulfilling the technical and regulatory assumptions for swimming; the evaluation will be qualitative in nature.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2025-09-18

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