HUBS3510
Sports Science 4
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
The focus of this course is the application of exercise science skills and knowledge to sports performance. Students will gain an understanding of pre-exercise screening, exercise training program design, issues related to the use of ergogenic aids and drugs in sport, and specificity of fitness testing, as well as an introduction to sports science research and peer-reviewed literature. Students will develop skills for the assessment of sports-related physical fitness.
| Objectives | On successful completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate: 1 An understanding of the role of pre-exercise screening 2. An understanding of the physiological basis of successful sports performance 3. An understanding of the basis of successful exercise training program design 4. An understanding of the differences between exercise training programs for health, occupational fitness, rehabilitation and sports performance 5. An understanding of fitness testing for sport and the application of the results to exercise training program design 6. Skills in selecting and conducting physical fitness tests 7. Skills in group cooperation to effectively carry out comprehensive exercise testing and interpretation 8. Skills in locating, reviewing and applying the sports science literature 9. An understanding of ergogenic aids for sports performance 10. An understanding of drugs used and abused in sport. 11. An understanding of the ethical issues regarding the use of drugs in sport 12. Knowledge of the drugs commonly used in sport and their effects |
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| Content | Major topics include: . Pre-exercise screening . Needs analysis for sports performance . The role of exercise testing . Informed consent and liability . Exercise training program design . Types of sport related fitness . Body structure and posture . Body composition . Flexibility . Speed and agility . Muscular strength, power and endurance . Anaerobic power . Aerobic fitness . Resistance training . Endurance training . Sprint, agility and flexibility training . Ergogenic aids . Ergolytic substances . Drug testing in sport . Sports science literature searching . Basics of data collection and interpretation |
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| Replacing Course(s) | HUBS3508 and HUBS3509. This was due to removal of 5 unit courses. | ||||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | HUBS2520 - Sports Science 3: Exercise Physiology | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Laboratory |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks Laboratory: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for HUBS3510 |