PEP 478/579: Sports Physiology

Welcome to the website for this class for the Spring 2010 semester.

This is the fifth time this class has been offered in its revised and therefore new format, and the third time as a required class in the undergraduate exercise science curriculum.  The course content for the class needs to be a delicate balance of revising fundamental exercise physiology without over-repetition, as well as presenting new material concerning the physiology of sports and athletic performance and training.  The latter aspects need to take priority, as no other course in our curriculum does an extensive coverage of exercise physiology applied to exercise training and sports and athletic performance.

In addition to the aforementioned content, I feel it is important that students also learn more about laboratory and field-based assessment of the variables known to influence or be associated with improved athletic and sports performance.  Consequently, there will be laboratory-based experiences in this class intertwined, and for the first time, practical skills testing as part of your assessment.

I hope you learn from the class and can apply this knowledge to your current and/or future employment.

Dr. Robergs