UkrainianProfessional Education

Abstract

The article discloses sports and pedagogical support with the means of athletics, characterizes the content and structure of the educational discipline «Theory and methods of teaching athletics», in accordance with the educational and professional training program for first (bachelor) level higher education applicants in the specialties 014 Secondary Education (Physical Culture) and 017 Physical Culture and Sports, which was introduced into the educational process of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University as a component of the content of professional training of future specialists in the field of physical culture and aims to help future specialists acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of sports and pedagogical improvement, to know the history of the appearance of athletics, to study the theory and methodology of athletics, as well as the organization and judging of competitions. The content of the material from the academic discipline «Theory and methods of teaching athletics» includes both practical classes and theoretical sections aimed at forming the physical culture of students of the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education, based on deep knowledge and beliefs, striving to achieve a harmonious unity of physical and spiritual in a person, the habit of independently taking care of one’s health and physical improvement. The expected results of training in the discipline are to reproduce the terminology of athletics; to describe the technique of the types of athletics being studied and the method of teaching athletics exercises, the history of the development of athletics; name the rules of athletics competitions, their organization and conduct; plan educational material on athletics at school, children’s recreation camps, etc.; develop a plan-summary for athletics; demonstrate the conduct of a lesson on athletics and the ability to communicate in Ukrainian in a professional environment; positively perceive the need for professional ethical standards, value the desire to work independently, the ability for physical self-improvement; participate in discussions with fellow students, teachers, ask questions, listen in the process of learning about athletics; repeat, imitate the main technical elements during training in athletics exercises in the process of learning the type of athletics; to assess the level of theoretical knowledge and development of physical qualities in athletics

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