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Stress-Recovery Balance in Athlete’s WellbeingLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: BB00DA01

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Enrollment

17.04.2024 - 27.09.2024

Timing

01.10.2024 - 18.12.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

12 - 80

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila
Scheduling groups
  • Avoin AMK (Ei koske tutkinto-opiskelijaa (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Ristiinopiskelu (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • VVO
Education groups
  • Open UAS (Doesn't apply to degree student)
  • Cross studies

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Teaching methods

The course is delivered entirely online through independent learning assignments on the Moodle learning platform.

Student workload

The course includes 3x27=81h of independent work.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is numerical 1-5 (0=failed) based on the average of the assessments of the learning tasks.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Enrollment

14.08.2023 - 24.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 03.12.2023

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila
Student groups
  • VVO

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Enrollment

21.11.2022 - 22.02.2023

Timing

06.03.2023 - 06.05.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila
Student groups
  • VVO

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Enrollment

15.08.2022 - 25.09.2022

Timing

03.10.2022 - 20.12.2022

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila
Student groups
  • FYS20
  • FYS22
    Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies
  • FYS21

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.07.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Materials

Mero, A., Nummela, A., Kalaja, S. & Häkkinen, K. (toim.). Huippu-urheiluvalmennus: teoria ja käytäntö päivittäisvalmennuksessa. VK-Kustannus.

Peltomaa, H. (2015). Stressi. Peltomaa H. Stressi, palautuminen ja hyvinvointi: ihmisen mahdollisuudet vaikuttaa kehon- ja mielentilaan. Opintoverkko. s. 48-80.

Peltomaa, H. (2015). Palautuminen. Peltomaa H. Stressi, palautuminen ja hyvinvointi: ihmisen mahdollisuudet vaikuttaa kehon- ja mielentilaan. Opintoverkko. s. 81-101.

Teaching methods

This online course consists of individual assignments in Moodle.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 3 cr (81 hours of student’s work). That consists of online studies and independent work.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading 1-5.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of rest.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required

Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 01.04.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Merja Hoffrén-Mikkola
Student groups
  • VVO

Objective

- The student is able to name the sources of stress in athlete's daily life and knows the methods that can be used to evaluate the stress and recovery
- The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance capacity and injury risks
- The student is able to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition

Content

- Stress and recovery
- Sleep and recovery
- Nutrition

Materials

- Partinen, M. & Huovinen, M. 2007. Terve uni. WSOY.
- Peltomaa, H. 2015. Stressi, palautuminen ja hyvinvointi: ihmisen mahdollisuudet vaikuttaa kehon- ja mielentilaan. Opintoverkko.
- Mero, A., Nummela, A., Kalaja, S. & Häkkinen, K. 2016. Huippu-urheiluvalmennus: teoria ja käytäntö päivittäisvalmennuksessa. VK-Kustannus.
- Terve urheilija- webpage: https://terveurheilija.fi/

Student workload

The scope of the course is 3 cr that corresponds to 81 hours of student’s work. That consists of online studies and independent work.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name some sources of stress in the everyday life of an athlete but lacks the knowledge about the measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows briefly the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student is unable to explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is not able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name the most important sources of stress in an athlete's daily life and knows some measurement methods that can be used to assess load and recovery.
The student knows in general terms the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can outline the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list some of the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name the sources of stress in the athlete's daily life and knows the measurement methods that can be used to assess the load and recovery.
The student knows the importance of restorative sleep for performance and the risk of injury.
The student can explain the importance of nutrition in the recovery from exercise and is able to list the characteristics of restorative nutrition.

Qualifications

- No previous studies are required