Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
SPSC 1103
Descriptive
Conditioning for Sport and Physical Activity
Department
Sport Science
Faculty
Science & Technology
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
202120
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
35
Contact Hours
4 hours per week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Tutorial
Learning Activities
- Lecture
- Discussion groups
- Guest presenters
- Audio-visual aids
- Practical instruction and experience
- Student performance
- fitness activities
- fitness assessment
- Student presentations
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the concepts of physical fitness. The topic areas include physical fitness assessment, the principle of health-related and skill-related fitness and the effects of exercise. Students will perform a variety of conditioning methods as well as experience the design and application of exercise programs.
Course Content
Exercise in Society
The student will:
- Define physical fitness.
- Examine the factors relating to hypo kinetic conditions and sports injuries.
- Examine the role of exercise with respect to:
- children
- adolescents
- young and middle-aged adults
- seniors
- athletes
- non-athletes
- people with physically disabling and mentally handicapping conditions
- selected special interest groups / individuals
- Define the concepts of overload, stress, specificity and adaptation.
The Components of Physical Fitness
The student will:
- Define the components of health-related fitness including:
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- cardio respiratory (cardiovascular)
- flexibility
- body composition
- Describe training processes associated with the development of health-related fitness.
- Describe the training effects associated with the development of health-related fitness.
- Define the concepts of aerobic capacity and anaerobic capacity.
- Describe the training processes associated with the development of aerobic and anaerobic capacities.
- Describe the training effects associated with the development of aerobic and anaerobic capacities.
- Define the components of skill-related fitness, including:
- power
- speed
- agility
- coordination
- balance
- reaction time
- Describe the factors associated with the development of skill-related fitness.
Exercise Programs
The student will:
- Define the warm-up phase and the cool-down phase.
- Describe the components and the effects of the warm-up and cool-down phases.
- Demonstrate effective warm-up and cool-down procedures.
- Examine and describe a variety of classic exercise programs.
- Demonstrate a variety of classic exercise programs.
- Examine and describe a variety of contemporary exercise programs.
- Demonstrate a variety of contemporary exercise programs.
Physical Fitness Assessment
The student will:
- Discuss the role of physical fitness assessment with respect to exercise programs.
- Describe the types of physical fitness assessment, including:
- field tests
- lab tests
- lab-like tests
- Describe the purpose of physical fitness assessment.
- Describe a variety of methods of physical fitness assessment with respect to:
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- flexibility
- body composition
- posture
- aerobic capacity
- anaerobic capacity
- Demonstrate a variety of methods of physical fitness assessment with respect to:
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- flexibility
- body composition
- posture
- aerobic capacity
- anaerobic capacity
The Design and Implementation of Exercise Programs
The student will:
- Examine and describe factors associated with the design of exercise programs.
- Examine and describe factors associated with the monitoring and evaluation of exercise programs.
- Identify the factors associated with injury prevention.
- Design exercise programs for the development of:
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- aerobic capacity
- anaerobic capacity
- flexibility
- combinations of the above
- sport specific fitness
- injury reconditioning
- Examine and describe factors involved with the implementation of exercise programs.
- Implement, monitor and evaluate a personal exercise program.
Variables Associated with Exercise
The student will:
- Examine and describe exercise contraindications.
- Describe the neuromuscular effects of stress and relaxation.
- Describe the relationship of nutrition to exercise.
- Describe the effects associated with physical inactivity.
- Describe the musculoskeletal concepts associated with the care of the back.
- Identify the motivational factors involved in adhering to an exercise program.
- Identify the positive and negative effects of exercise on personal health.
- Discuss the effects of exercise on growth and development.
- Discuss the effects of exercise with respect to the field of gerontology.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the role of exercise in society.
- Describe the components of health-related and skill-related fitness.
- Describe and demonstrate contemporary exercise programs.
- Describe and apply the principles of physical fitness assessment.
- Design and implement exercise programs.
- Describe and discuss the relationship of exercise with growth and development factors, health concepts, nutrition concepts and the prevention of exercise-related injuries.
Means of Assessment
The selection of evaluation tools for this course is based upon adherence to ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ evaluation policy regarding number and weighing of evaluations, for example a course of three credits or more should have at least three separate evaluations.
The following is presented as an example assessment format for this course:
Professionalism | 15% |
Labs & Prep WorK | 10% |
Fitness Leadership Project | 20% |
Personal Fitness Program | 20% |
Mid-Term Exam | 15% |
Final Exam | 20% |
Textbook Materials
Textbooks will be chosen by the instructor, the following is a recommended sample:
- Powers, S.K., Dodd, S.L., Thompson, A.M., Condon, C.C. (2011). Total Fitness and Wellness, Custom edition. Pearson Education Canada, Toronto, ON