Track and Field
| Title | ΚΛΑΣΙΚΟΣ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ / Track and Field |
| Code | ΑΑ0905 |
| Faculty | Physical Education and Sport Science |
| School | Physical Education and Sport Science (Serres) |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015017 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Physical Education and Sports Science in Serres (2014)
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | PRAKTIKO MATHĪMA EMVATHYNSĪS | Winter/Spring | - | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600292816
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600292816
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11517
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΔΑ0100 Didactics of Track and Field
Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected upon the successive completion of the course:
To know the basic technique of speed and obstacle routes, long and high jumps and ball and javelin throwing.
To acquire the basic techniques through experiential exercise with different exercises and methods suitable for children of developmental age.To be able to construct training programs for technical and physical abilities of children aged 12-16 years.To compose small-group programs such as "Kids Athletics" with combinations of 2 games and more sports. To plan and organize track and field games for children and adolescents
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week 1: Development and load shaping in childhood. Theory of development in childhood, limitations in training.
Week 2: Basic principles of training in childhood. Periodicity models in the age up to 14 years and differentiation of the model in the age under 16 years.
Week 3: Training of coordination skills, theory and methodology of development of the five coordination skills.
Week 4: Learning the technique of running events in athletics in childhood and adolescence
Week 5: Relay races, development of the baton transfer technique based on age.
Week 6: Learning the technique of horizontal jumps in athletics in childhood. Methodology and technical training in the long jump adapted to age.
Week 7. Learning the technique of vertical jumps in athletics in childhood. Methodology and technical training in high jump adapted to age and prioritized by degree of difficulty.
Week 8: Learning the technique of throwing events in athletics in childhood. Introduction to throwing ability. Basic development of the ball, Methodology and technical training in shot put adapted to age.
Week 9: Learning the technique of javelin throwing in childhood. Methodology and technical training in similar instruments, ball adapted to age and prioritized by degree of difficulty.
Week 10: Strength-speed-endurance training in classical sports in children. Specificities of loading, methods of developing physical abilities in childhood. Prioritization in the training of physical abilities.
Week 11: Design of training programs for children up to 12 years old and 13-15 years old. Design of training programs for mass sports
Week 12: New trends in getting to know Athletics, practicing new techniques "Kids Athletics", Joint creation of events for the development of group participation in classical sports
Week 13: Implementation of classical sports programs in school and sports club. Practical implementation of training in athletics clubs.
Keywords
Training, track and field, childhood, coordinative abilities, physical training
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 52 | 2 | |||
| Total | 78 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Description
Examination with developmental questions and multiple choice
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κλασικός αθλητισμός για παιδιά
Συγγραφέας:Hanz Kantzenbogner
Εκδοσεις: ΟΛΥΜΠΟΣ
• Κλασικός αθλητισμός για παιδιά , Συγγραφέας:Hanz Kantzenbogner, Εκδοσεις: ΟΛΥΜΠΟΣ
• Προπονητικές και αγωνιστικές δραστηριότητες κλασσικού αθλητισμού, Συγγραφέας: Σπύρος Κέλλης (ομάδα), Εκδοσεις: Sportbook
• Βασικές αρχές προπόνησης παιδιών και εφήβων, Επιμέλεια Ελληνικής έκδοσης Αλεξάνδρα Αυλωνίτη, Εκδόσεις: Κωνσταντάρας Ιατρικές εκδόσεις
Last Update
23-06-2025
