3172 Physical Activity and Sport

 

  1. Physical activity and health: this research line aims to incorporate the ‘sensu lato’ movement, as another parameter in the primary prevention of pathologies and in the preservation of people’s health. This dual purpose is approached from different perspectives: biomechanical, clinical, physiological and social.
  2. Sports performance: this line studies the different factors that contribute to the improvement of sports performance in all contexts, modalities or types of population. It analyses traditional aspects such as those related to the psychophysiological and biomechanical profile of sports practice, or the control of the load and its repercussion on the improvement process. It promotes knowledge on mediating factors such as motivation, the coach-athlete relationship or communication models in sport. It also seeks to generate transmission to the productive sector of materials and physical environments of sport practice.
  3. Physical activity, education and society: this research line deals with the teaching-learning of physical activity and sports in formal and non-formal contexts, as well as the psych-socio-cultural dimension of those practices carried out by different social groups, both vulnerable and non-vulnerable. It encompasses a wide range of subjects studied from different perspectives (educational, psychological, sociological or public health) ranging from the didactics of school physical education to the construction of sporting identities, including motivation to physical exercise.
  4. Sports management: this research line is characterised for addressing the consumption of sport and physical activity by citizens, as well as the planning, direction and management of sports activities, centres and events. The analysis of the demand for physical activity and sport, as well as everything related to the use, design and construction of sports equipment and facilities, is also the object of this research line. The ultimate aim of the research line in sport management is to offer and provide citizens with activities, services, events, equipment and sports facilities that meet their needs in a way that improves their well-being and quality of life.