22004 - AQUATIC ACTIVITIES

Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

• Catalan
• Spanish

The purpose of the course is to know the characteristics and the different possibilities that the aquatic environment offers us, as well as the tools to design and plan aquatic programs with an educational, health or recreational objective.

• Identify the psycho and sociomotor requirements of the skills of various sports and sports activities, knowing the technical-tactical elements that structure them and execute them basically.
• Program basic teaching-learning processes of various sports and sports activities, with attention to their didactic peculiarities, taking into account diversity: gender, age, disability.

The methodology of the subject will be carried out combining face-to-face classroom time, with autonomous work time, with the support of the virtual learning environment. The percentage of time the student spends is distributed as follows:

Both in the face-to-face sessions and in the autonomous work, the student will work individually and in work groups.

Each ECTS is equivalent to 25 hours of student dedication, considering the time invested in the total of the activities related to the face-to-face time and the time of autonomous work, that the professor of the subject guides, as well as the reading times, information search, connection to the Virtual Classroom, elaboration of works.

1. Characteristics of the aquatic environment and equipment.

• Flotation - Archimedes principle - apparent weight
• Hydrostatic pressure - cohesion - surface tension
• Water temperature
• Chemical and thermal properties
• Concept of depth
• Description and classification of aquatic material

  2. Knowledge of the different aquatic programs

• Educational model: knowledge of teaching styles in the aquatic environment. Design and proposal of different types of educational tasks that enable the improvement and learning of the different basic motor skills.
• Competitive model: knowledge of the different water sports.
• Recreational model: sports initiation through play in different age groups.
• Health and hygiene model: physical conditioning through aquatic health programs.
• Aquatic programs for special populations: knowledge and application of therapeutic exercises, aquatic exercises in the elderly and pregnant women.
  • Therapeutic swimming for the work of the dorsal, lumbar and cervical component.
  • Therapeutic swimming for scoliosis.
  • Water exercises with pregnant women.
  • Aquatic sessions in the elderly.

          3. Design and execution of aquatic sessions in different population groups.

• Session design with the aim of improving a basic motor skill aimed at a population with and without aquatic mastery.
• Fitness and wellness session design.
• Design of sessions in special population.

The activities of the subject follow the system of continuous evaluation, that is to say, that throughout the term the professor raises several activities, that the students must solve and deliver. The work of each one of the activities allows to value to the student, the follow-up that does to the asignatura and the elements of improvement, from the comments and notes that the professor will do of the activities.

The proposed activities can be individual or in work groups. The teacher gives the instructions so that the students can elaborate and deliver them. All the activities proposed are designed so that students have a practical perspective on the topics that are developed throughout the ten weeks of the term.

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September) that establishes the European system of credits and the system of qualifications to the university degrees of official character and validity in all the state territory:

0 - 4,9: Suspended

5,0 - 6,9: Approved

7,0 - 8,9: Notable

9,0 - 10: Excellent

Participation in classroom activities and discussions, they will be assessed as long as class attendance is at least 80%. If this minimum is not reached, the qualification of the subject will be "Not submitted" and will not be entitled to recovery. The homework grade is the average of all homework completed during the course and the total should be a 5 (out of 10). The group grade must be passed with a 5 (out of 10).

If the individual and / or group work is suspended, there is the possibility of recovering them during the recovery period by performing a recovery exam.

Note: Repeating students will have to attend the first day of class, in order to plan with the teachers the expected participation requirements (in the classroom and in the discussion). No notes from the previous course are saved.

The evaluation activity will consist of a test-type theoretical exam (60%) in the case of suspending the individual work part or with an exam with questions to be developed (40%) in the case of suspending the group work part. If both parts are suspended, 100% is recovered by taking a test-type theoretical exam and a theoretical exam with questions to be developed. 

To average, you will have to pass with a 5 (out of 10) to be able to promise with the rest of the evaluation activities that have already been approved.

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Cole, AJ and Becker, B. (2004). Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy. Philadelphia: Butterworth Heinemann.

De Laniza Arús, F and Torres Beltrán, A. (2006). 1060 swimming exercises and games (4th ed.). Barcelona: Paidotribo.

Lloret, M., Conde, C., Fagoaga, J., León, C. and Tricas, C. (2004). Therapeutic Swimming (5th ed.). Barcelona: Paidotribo.

Lawrence, D. (2005) Complete guide to exercises in water. Madrid: Ediciones TUTOR, SA.

Jimenez, J. (1998). Spine and aquatic environment, preventive and therapeutic exercises. Madrid: Gymnos Editorial.

Huey, L & Forster, R. (2003). Complete manual of hydrodynamic exercises. Barcelona: Paidotribo.

Perez Fernandez, Mª. (2005). Principles of Hydrotherapy and Balneotherapy. Madrid: McGraw-Hill • Inter-American.