Sports studies (in Kaunas)
Description
Do you have a passion for sports and aspire to become a modern, exceptional, competent, and leading coach in your chosen sport? If so, choose Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) Sports Studies and start your journey at VDU!
Sports Studies at VDU is a unique program in Lithuania, based on the principles of the American Sport Education Program and characterized by broad-based coach training. This study program is the only one in the country that prepares coaches for all sports.
By studying Sports Studies at VDU, you will learn innovative training methods and technologies, apply the possibilities of artificial intelligence in sports, and gain international experience by completing coaching internships in Lithuania and abroad. And if the green and white colors hold a special place in your heart, the Kaunas Žalgiris in-depth coach training studies await you. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to choose alternative study subjects that deepen your coaching qualifications, and upon completion, you will receive an International Certificate in:
- Sports Psychology
- Athletic Training
- Personal Trainer Mastery
- Coaching Leadership in the Kaunas Žalgiris Team
- Sports Performance Analysis
After these studies, you will become a coach in your chosen sport or an athletic trainer, a personal trainer. You will be able to be a lecturer, and work in sports administration and management. Whichever sports field you choose, you will gain the broadest university education in the VDU Sports Studies program.
Keywords
#Coach #Professional #PassionForSports
The club has a basketball player development pyramid system, which consists of several teams, so the club is waiting for a new generation of coaches. We need coaches who would come with a modern approach to prepare athletes. VDU has prepared a new Sports Studies program, which offers a modern concept of coach training. Žalgiris chooses VDU and hopes to welcome a new generation of coaches soon!
Paulius Motiejūnas, EuroLeague Basketball CEO
We want to implement an excellent project and create a good study program for students so that they benefit and can continue on their chosen path after graduation. Whether they work and do their internship at Kaunas Žalgiris, Žalgiris Basketball Academy, or any other club, it will be their choice. We want there to be more qualified specialists in Lithuania.
Paulius Jankūnas, Kauno Žalgiris CEO and VDU Sports Studies partner
I have been involved in sports for over 20 years and I see that changes are desperately needed in the training of sports coaches. VDU has offered Lithuania a new Sports Studies program and a new coach training model, as well as a modern approach to the sports studies process. I believe in VDU and have no doubt that coach training is in good hands.
Saulius Ritter, Lithuanian rower, multiple Lithuanian and two-time European champion, silver medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics; Secretary General of the Lithuanian Rowing Federation
This study program is designed for those with big ambitions and aspirations, a desire for continuous improvement, and a goal to become exceptional sports coaches, true professionals in their field.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aušra Lisinskienė, Associate Professor at the Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education, Head of the Sports Studies Program
Sports studies program allows me to successfully combine professional sports with an academic achievement as it has a great dual career model.
Kotryna Teterevkova - Elite Lithuanian swimmer with extensive achievements in Lithuanian, European, and World Championships; Semi-finalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games; Finalist of the 5th place at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Partners
There is an opportunity to complete coaching internships in sports centers in Lithuania or abroad.
Curriculum
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Functional Anatomy | Eglė Kemerytė-Ivanauskienė | 5 |
| Motor Control | Albertas Skurvydas | 5 |
| Sports Genetic | Valentina Ginevičienė | 5 |
| Sports Biomechanics | Agnė Predkelienė | 4 |
| A group subjects | 14 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Sports Physiology and Medicine | Eglė Kemerytė-Ivanauskienė | 5 |
| Sports Biochemics and Nutrition | Juratė Česnavičienė | 4 |
| Sport Injury Prevention and Management | Agnė Predkelienė | 4 |
| Sports Ethic, Terminology and Speech | Daiva Majauskienė | 5 |
| A group subjects | 14 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Sports Coaching Theory and Didactics 1 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Theory and Practice of the Chosen Sport 1 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Sports Psychology: The Basics | Marc Robert Lochbaum | 5 |
| Optional courses I | ||
| Mastery of a Personal Trainer 1 | Algirdas Stuknys | 5 |
| Athletic Training 1 | Evaldas Kandratavičius | 5 |
| Applied Performance Analysis 1 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Sports Psychology 1 | Aušra Lisinskienė | 5 |
| Coach's Guidance and Leadership in the Žalgiris Team 1 | Gintautas Cibulskas | 5 |
| A group subjects | 14 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Sports Coaching Theory and Didactics 2 | Paulius Kamarauskas | 5 |
| Theory and Practice of the Chosen Sport 2 | Donatas Gražulis | 5 |
| Sports History | Daiva Majauskienė | 5 |
| Optional courses I | ||
| Coach's Guidance and Leadership in the Žalgiris Team 2 | Paulius Jankūnas | 5 |
| Mastery of a Personal Trainer 2 | Vytautas Vasiliauskas | 5 |
| Athletic Training 2 | Algirdas Stuknys | 5 |
| Applied Performance Analysis 2 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Sports Psychology 2 | Rasa Markšaitytė | 5 |
| A group subjects | 14 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Sports Coaching Theory and Didactics 3 | Paulius Kamarauskas | 5 |
| Theory and Practice of the Chosen Sport 3 | Paulius Kamarauskas | 5 |
| Sports Education | Aušra Lisinskienė | 5 |
| Coaching Practice 1 | Aistė Barbora Ušpurienė | 10 |
| Optional courses I | ||
| Mastery of a Personal Trainer 3 | Vytautas Vasiliauskas | 5 |
| Athletic Training 3 | Algirdas Stuknys | 5 |
| Applied Performance Analysis 3 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Sports Psychology 3 | Kristina Kovalčikienė | 5 |
| Coach's Guidance and Leadership in the Žalgiris Team 3 | Mantas Kalnietis | 5 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Coaching Practice 2 | Aistė Barbora Ušpurienė | 10 |
| Testing in Sports | Agnė Predkelienė | 5 |
| E-sports | Edgaras Abromavičius | 5 |
| Optional courses I | ||
| Coach's Guidance and Leadership in the Žalgiris Team 4 | Gintautas Cibulskas | 5 |
| Sports Psychology 4 | Rytis Pakrosnis | 5 |
| Mastery of a Personal Trainer 4 | Vytautas Vasiliauskas | 5 |
| Athletic Training 4 | Edgaras Abromavičius | 5 |
| Applied Performance Analysis 4 | Rūtenis Paulauskas | 5 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Coaching Practice 3 | Paulius Kamarauskas | 10 |
| Course Work | Juratė Česnavičienė | 3 |
| Research Methodology of Sports Science 1 | Sniegina Poteliūnienė | 5 |
| Inclusive Sports Education | Aistė Barbora Ušpurienė | 5 |
| Sports Law | Aušra Lisinskienė | 4 |
| Course | Lecturer | ECTS Credits |
| Sports Management | Gintautas Cibulskas | 5 |
| Bachelor Graduation Thesis | Juratė Česnavičienė | 15 |
| Research Methodology of Sports Science 2 | Juratė Česnavičienė | 5 |
