5 ECTS credits
130 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4018899FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Department
Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen
Educational team
Peter Clarys
Dirk Aerenhouts (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
13 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
26 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Using the different International Position statements concerning sports nutrition, evolution  of sports nutrition is documented.
Using International position stands from specific disciplines (soccer, athletics) complexity of sports nutrition is demonstrated.
Guideline concerning nutritional intake before-, during and after training and competition in different disciplines are discussed (endurance, power, disciplines with weight categories).
Special attention goes to the critical analysis of the efficiency of nutritional strategies in function of performance (sport drinks, supplement use…).
Finally the healthier options for sport nutrition components are discussed.

Practical sessions:
The student makes an analysis of his own nutritional needs (physical activity diary) and his nutritional intake (7 day diary and food frequency questionnaire) with regard to the recommendation in his or her own specific sport but equally with regard to the recommendations for a healthy nutrition.
After establishing the discrepancies between intake and recommendations corrections to the nutritional intake are proposed, re-analysed and compared with the different guidelines.
 

Sport specific assignment: under supervision of the primary instructor, a sport specific assignment is prepared and executed in a sports discipline of choice. An athlete or a group of athletes should be evaluated and given advice for improvement of their diet/dietary approaches in certain situations.

 

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Sport Nutrition, An introduction to energy production and performance, A. Jeukendrup, M. Gleeson., 3de, Human Kinetics, 9781492529033, 2018
Digital course material (Required) : Nutrition and Athletic Performance, Med. Sci Sports Exerc., Vol 28, 2, American College of Sports Medicine – American Dietetic Association – Dietitians of Canada, 1996
Digital course material (Required) : ISSN exercise & sport nutrition review: research and recommendations., Kreier et al., International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2010
Additional info

During the lectures, a powerpoint presentation is used which is a summary of the different position stands and points of attention.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

To obtain knowledge and insight in the relation of nutrition, physical performance and health.
To have knowledge of the recommendation for sport performance and nutrition
To be able to analyse nutritional intake and nutritional habits.
To be able to detect discrepancies between nutritional intake and nutritional recommendations.
To be able to propose nutritional advise.

21st century skills: critical thinking; media - and information literacy: students are informed about the most recent scientific evidence on healthy nutrition and sports nutrition, and is capable to estimate the level and value of evidence on nutritional guidelines for (sports)nutrition and to critically appraise items in the media.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Presentation determines 25% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen theorie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Presentatie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Werkboeken with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam concerning the theoretical background (50%), evaluation and discussion on the nutritional workbook (25%) presentation specific fieldwork (25%). The workbook needs to be handed in in the 3rd week after Easter holiday. Failing to reach this deadline means that the workbook will only be scored in the second session.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Afstudeerrichting sporttraining en coaching - profiel fysieke activiteit, fitheid en gezondheid (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Afstudeerrichting sporttraining en coaching - profiel sportbeleid en sportmanagement (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Afstudeerrichting sportbeleid en sportmanagement - profiel sporttraining en coaching (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Sports Training and Coaching Profile Profile Specialisation Training and Coaching (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Sports Training and Coaching Profile Profile Education (only offered in Dutch)