Postgraduate Course: Biomechanics of Swimming (EDUA11262)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed specifically for those wanting to apply scientific principles and knowledge of swimming technique to coaching practice. It is a distance e-learning course delivered only in on-line format to cater to the needs of those unable to participate in face to face learning modes. The course provides students with knowledge of the most advanced swimming science and how it is best applied to the coaching of performance swimmers. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will:
1. Understand the mechanical principles underlying movement in the water.
2. Apply the principles to analyse and evaluate differences between good swimming technique and poor swimming technique.
3. Drawing on research, evaluate which aspects of a learner's technique need correcting and which can be left unchanged as harmless features of an individual swimmer's style.
4. Recognise and understand the factors that help or hinder a learner's progress.
5. Apply scientific principles in the analysis of swimming technique to identify ways of improving performance.
6. Evaluate critically methods by which performance can be improved
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Assessment Information
This course is assessed by a 'Set Question' comprising three 800-1000 word tasks and a 1500 word 'Course Assignment' chosen from four options. The weightings are shown below.
Assessment Task Weighting
Set Question: 3* 800-1000 word tasks. 60% (3*20)
Course Assignment: 1 * 1500 word assignment. 40%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
This course is designed specifically for those wanting to apply scientific principles and knowledge of swimming technique to coaching practice. It is a distance e-learning course delivered only in on-line format to cater to the needs of those unable to participate in face to face learning modes. The course provides students with knowledge of the most advanced swimming science and how it is best applied to the coaching of performance swimmers.
Resources such as key textbooks and some scientific journal articles will be used to introduce students to the advanced concepts that underpin performance and enjoyment of swimming, and to reduce the incidence of injury. Throughout the course, examples are provided to demonstrate how current knowledge is actually applied in a coaching context. Activities such as 'reflections', 'discussion papers' and 'discussion forums' encourage application to coaching swimming. The learning environment has been established to facilitate ready communication among students and between students and the tutor with respect to all aspects of the course. The tutor monitors and guides the discussion forums interactively.
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| Syllabus |
* Using forces from the water for support and propulsion
* Minimising resistive forces and developing economy
* Applying the general principles to the 'rolling strokes' - front crawl and backstroke
* Applying the general principles to the 'undulating strokes' - butterfly and breaststroke
* Turns
* Starts
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Colwin, C.M. (2002) 'Breakthrough Swimming. Human Kinetics'.
Maglischo, E.W. (2003) Swimming Fastest. Human Kinetics. IL: Champaign.
Toussaint, H.M., Van den Berg, C. and Beek, W.J. (2002) '"Pumped-Up Propulsion" during front crawl swimming, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(2): 314-319.
Blanksby, B.A. (2001) 'Gaining on turns', Coaches' Info Website.
Lyttle, A. and Benjanuvatra, N. (2006) 'Optimising Swim Turn performance'. Coaches' Info Website.
D'Acquisto, L.J., Costill, D.L., Gehlsen, G.M., Young, W.T. and Lee, G. (1988) 'Breaststroke economy skill and performance: study of breaststroke mechanics using a computer based "velocity video"',Journal of Swimming Research, 4: 9-14.
Pearson, C. T., McElroy, G. K., Blitvich, J.D., Subic, A. and Blanksby, B.A. (1998) 'A comparison of the swimming start using traditional and modified starting blocks'. Journal of Human Movement Studies, 34: 49-66.
Sanders, R. H. (2002) 'New analysis procedure for giving feedback to swimming coaches and swimmers'. In K.E. Gianikelis, B.R. Mason, H.M. Toussaint, R. Arellano, and R.H. Sanders (Eds.) Applied Proceeding - Swimming- XXth International Symposium of Biomechanics in Sports Proceeding. Caceres: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.
Takeda, T. and Nomura, T. (2006) 'What are the differences between grab and track start'. In J.P.Vilas-Boas, F. Alves and A. Marques (Eds.) Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming X, Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 102-105). University of Porto, Portugal.
Vilas-Boas, J.P., Cruz, J., Sousa, F., Conceicao, F., Fernandes, R. and Carvalho, J. (2003) 'Biomechanical analysis of ventral swimming starts: comparison of the grab start with two track-start techniques'. In J. C. Chatard (Ed.), Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming IX. Proceeding of the IX International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 249-253). Saint-Etienne.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Each lesson comprises a set of 'Learning Materials' that should be completed in a two week cycle. This means that the entire course is completed according to a 12 week semester schedule. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ross Sanders
Tel: (0131 6)51 6580
Email: R.Sanders@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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