#Sport aktuell series#

Nico van Yperen (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology) e-mail: n.van.yperen rug.nl Sport in history, culture and the media Students will be challenged to recognize their scholarly significance, to infer their implications, to think critically about them, and to put them into practice.Ĭourse organiser: Prof. In this course, we review the key concepts, theories, models, and research findings from the field of sport and performance psychology. Inge Scheek (Faculty of Medical Sciences/UMCG, Sportmedisch Centrum & Orthopedie) e-mail: i.scheek Sport and performance psychology The course will be divided into weekly themes, each containing an overview and introductory lecture, followed by an assignment, and short group presentations.Ĭourse organiser: Dr. The course provides students with the opportunity of gaining an insight into the development of sports and exercise medicine, more explicitly: the effects of active lifestyle on healthy aging, the negative effects of injuries, the development in research and implementation of injury prevention in sports, and the use of sports and exercise in primary and secondary prevention of disease, costs of health care, individual disease load and physical activity for disabled people.

Anne Benjaminse (Faculty of Medical Sciences/UMCG, Department of Human Movement Sciences) e-mail: minorsportscience Sport and health Meanwhile, environmental influences such as the role of parents and coaches in an athlete’s progression to the top will be clarified.Ĭourse organiser: Dr. The role of personal characteristics, such as physical, technical, tactical and psychological factors, will be discussed. In this course, important general theories, concepts and models will be presented.

#Sport aktuell series#

Who are the elite athletes of the future? What is the importance of growth, maturation and learning? A series of task, personal and environmental characteristics are involved in the development of elite sport talent. Anne Benjaminse, Department for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Centre GroningenĬourse descriptions Talent development in sport

Apply a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary issues in sport science research.Ĭoordinator: Dr.

Gain insight into the role and impact of sport science research in the three main themes.

Develop domain specific knowledge in the areas of sport and healthy aging, sport and performance, and sport and sustainable society.

In the minor Sport Science, you will learn to: This theme focuses on the social, cultural and economic impact of sport on society. This theme focuses on the identification and development of talented athletes, and the theories and techniques necessary for sport performance analysis. The focus here is on the physical and psychological factors involved in sport and exercise participation: ranging from promoting an active healthy lifestyle, to the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.

Each package provides a cohesive introduction to the field of sport science based on three specific themes: Sport & Healthy Aging Package 2 consists out of three compulsory courses and it is advisable (but not required) to follow package 1 prior to package 2.

Students are required to choose one of the two elective courses to come to a total of 15 ECTS in package 1. In the first package there are two compulsory and two elective courses. The minor Sport Science is offered in two packages of 15 ECTS. Through a series of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, presentations and assignments, students will gain insight into the knowledge, methods and research used in the field of sport science. Students with a range of different academic backgrounds will be taught courses by experts from the fields of medical, behavioural, social and economic sciences. The minor Sport Science offers students a multidisciplinary introduction to contemporary issues in the field of sport science.