Stress-Recovery Balance in Athlete’s Wellbeing (3 cr)
Code: BB00DA01-3010
General information
- Enrollment
- 18.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 15.09.2025 - 05.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 65
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
- Teachers
- Maija Hiltunen
- Jutta Potila
- Toni Sippola
- Scheduling groups
- Avoin AMK (Ei koske tutkinto-opiskelijaa) (Size: 2 . Open UAS : 2.)
- Small groups
- Open UAS (Doesn't apply to degree student)
- Course
- BB00DA01
Evaluation scale
1-5
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
Location and time
The studies allow for completion according to your own schedule.
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- sivusto: https://terveurheilija.fi/
Teaching methods
The study is conducted online in the Moodle learning environment. The study is carried out independently at your own pace during the implementation period. The study does not include joint meetings or pair or group work.
The student familiarizes themselves with the theoretical material, completes online assignments according to the given instructions. The study requires independent work and scheduling.
The course will take place between 15.09.2025 - 23.11.2025.
Student workload
The extent of the course is 3 credits. The workload of the study is designed so that one credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of student work to achieve the learning objectives. The actual time required varies individually, e.g., due to prior knowledge.
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