Subject description for 2024/25
Training Principles, Physiology and Performance
IDR1041
Subject description for 2024/25

Training Principles, Physiology and Performance

IDR1041
The course provides an in-depth look at sports physiology and provides good knowledge of how training can be targeted to influence your performance and performance effectively. The subject focuses on the performance aspect in sport but also shows the importance of this in the public health perspective. The subject qualifies to work as a physical trainer in professional sports where competence for physical training, physical capacity testing, and performance analysis are central.
The course mainly focuses on key physiological capacities crucial for performance development in sports. The course provides broad knowledge about how different training principles can be used effectively to develop physiological factors to optimize training adaptation and performance.
The student must be admitted to the Skill and Performance Development program in sport.
The student must be admitted to the study program for Skill and Performance Development in sports.

Knowledge

The candidate

  • Has broad practical and theoretical knowledge of central training principles for the development of physiological factors in sports

Skill

The candidate

  • Can apply and understand training principles for the development of physiological factors and performance.

General competence

The candidate

  • Can exchange professional and scientific views with others in the field
  • Can apply relevant research and best training practices in training planning for the development of key physiological factors and performance.
In addition to the semester fee and curriculum literature, the student is assumed to have a laptop computer at his disposal.

Compulsory course 

Theoretical and practical course

Online and block-based lecturing at and outside Campus

Mandatory

Part-time study in Meråker (50%)

Organization of teaching:

The subject will consist of 80% digital lectures with assignments and 20% practice and testing linked to these.

The students evaluate the study program annually through course evaluations and study program evaluations. These evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.

Work requirements:

2 written work requirements: All work requirements are assessed as pass/fail. All work requirements must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

Compulsory participation in all teaching 80%: All compulsory participation is assessed as passed/failed and must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

- 100% participation in practical activities and lab work.

Written home exam, two days. Grade expressions: A-F. Counts 100/100 of the grade in the subject.

All aids

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating

Recommended prerequisites: IDR1015, IDR1016, IDR1017, IDR1018, IDR1019 or equivalent year unit in sports
Subject language
Norwegian
Credits
7.5
Study location
Meråker
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2024
Spring 2025
Responsible faculty
The Faculty of Education and Arts
Course coordinator
Employee photo: Per Øyvind Torvik
Associate Professor

Per Øyvind Torvik

per.o.torvik@nord.no