Promotion of Physical Activities

Promotion of Physical Activities

Overview

The micro-credential presented here addresses an intervention focused on meeting personal, social, and cultural needs, implemented in conjunction with other programs. This initiative aims to provide participants with basic resources, foster their interest, and promote the use of their free time through regular physical activity and sports (PAS).
Vulnerability, understood as the difficulty in the face of personal, social, work, economic, etc. difficulties, constitutes a risk of exclusion, and that is why training in the field of AFD promotion can facilitate the acquisition of resources to promote social inclusion, reducing barriers to participation and learning.

Goals

  • Promote positive attitudes regarding the importance of regular physical activity and its benefits.
  • Learn about, experience, and practice different AFDs.
  • To provide practical AFD resources for effective use of free time.

Access requirements

To benefit from this subsidized training course, you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Be between 25 and 64 years of age at the start date of training.
  2. Belonging to one of the following groups:
  • People with a recognized disability equal to or greater than 33%.
  • People who are beneficiaries of the Minimum Living Income or the Guaranteed Social Income.
  • People in situations of deprivation of liberty.
  • People at risk of social exclusion or with special difficulties in labor market integration, duly accredited by means of a report from Social Services or a technical report from the corresponding entity that justifies said situation.
  • Victims of gender violence, as well as their dependent sons and daughters.
  • Victims of terrorist acts.
  • Young people under guardianship or formerly under guardianship in the process of emancipation.
  • Job seekers.
  • Refugees or asylum seekers who have a final favorable decision or a pending application issued by the Ministry of the Interior.

Academic program

Contents

  • Physical activities and vulnerable people. Basic concepts.
  • Traditional motor games as an effective means of leisure time.
    -Aboriginal Games of the Canary Islands.
    -Traditional Games of the Canary Islands.
  • Team sports and the promotion of active habits.
    -Promotion and organization of Physical-Sports Activities (PSA).
    -Decision-making in participation and use of free time.
  • I play, I think, and I have fun. - Physical-recreational activity with cognitive involvement.
  • Resources and good practices in AFDs.
  • Motor dynamics as a means of communication, interaction and cooperation.
  • Trust games.
  • Leadership games.
  • Strength training for functional improvement and quality of life.
  • Introduction, safety and patterns in strength training.
  • Training methods and use of equipment.
  • Racket sports.
  • Methodological strategies and practices in racket sports.
  • We know and experience traditional Canarian sports.
  • Traditional sports of the Canary Islands.

Methodology and activities

  • Practical classes.
  • Seminars.
  • Personal study.
  • Evaluation: written tests.
  • Tutorial.
  • Active methodologies.

Evaluation criteria

  • Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test type, fill in the blank, ordering, etc.).
  • Works, memoirs, internship reports, written reports and projects.

General information

Credits: 3 ECTS

Duration: 13/05/2026 – 22/05/2026

Teaching modality: In person

Location:

  • Sports Pavilion, Faculty of Education (FE)
  • Sports Service of the University of La Laguna (SDULL)

Registration: Free

Valued at: €181.25

Registration
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The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.

Flexibility

Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.

Employability

Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.

Certification

Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.

Teaching staff

Adelto Francisco de Borja Hernández Alvarez

Jorge Miguel Fernández Cabrera

Pablo José Borges Hernández

Jaime Serra Olivares

Abraham García Fariña

Eduardo Carballeira Fernández

Daniel Arriscado Alsina

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