Paediatric Factors in Sport (P00528)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P00528

This course concerns Paediatric and Environmental Factors in Training.

With more and more interest in training for sports performance, scientific understanding garnered from research on adults in a variety of environments is often applied out of context and without due consideration in sport. The child and exercise is a controversial and complex topic, with government guidelines advocating the promotion of physical activity for health-related benefits, whilst there are perceived to be potential risks associated with intensive training at an early age. The child and adolescent are physiologically distinct from adults and any such training must take account of how these differences impact on the short and long-term responses to exercise. Of equal importance is the recognition that individuals respond differently to exercising in unfamiliar environments. For example climate, altitude and time zones can not only impact directly on sporting performance, but also on training. In relation to paediatric exercise this module will consider the physical, physiological and psychological developmental aspects that impact on training and sports performance, including the possibility of injury or damage from early training. In relation to environmental factors this module will address the differing physiological responses to exercise in extreme environments (heat, cold, humidity, altitude) and how this must be accounted for in training and for sports performance through acclimation/acclimatisation.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	16:10	18:00	Room 2.14, St Leonards Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	18:00	Other

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the module students will be able to:

1. Examine the process of growth and maturation as it relates to physiological systems and psycho-social factors;
2. Critically evaluate the general safety issues in relation to the physical training of children and young people.
3. Realise the physiological underpinnings of the response to extreme environments and how training and performance can be affected.
4. Account for environmental factors in training and performance, including the adaptations observed in acclimatisation to environmental stressors.

Assessment Information

Assessment will include a term paper on a topic approved by the module co-ordinator and a written examination. The examination will incorporate short answers, essays and may require the interpretation of data. Examination - 2hrs (weighting 50% of module). Assignment - 2000 words (weighting 50% of module).