The course contributes to the achievement of the educational objective of the course of study in Sciences of Motor and Sports Activities based on the theoretical bases and technical skills in the study of basic social, pedagogical, and cognitive processes over the life span in relation to the physical motor activity, and sports. Particular attention will be paid to the study of social, cognitive, and pedagogical factors and individual differences that contribute to the correct development and acquisition of the motor behaviors necessary in sports and daily activities.

Furthermore, The course aims to offer basic pedagogical knowledge, related to cultural and educational models applied to motor and sports activities, which concern the multiple expressions of play and sport, seen as fields of training experience. The pedagogical aspects are addressed in relation to the motor and sports disciplines to provide the cultural basis of the professional profiles expected at the exit, also in the context of public and private training agencies.
The theoretical basis will therefore be provided on the main cognitive functions and on individual and group dynamics in relation to sports practice, on the mechanisms of learning and behavior in different ages of life up to the development of relational educational practices.

The student will acquire the tools relating to individual and group educational and didactic needs in the educational-sporting context and the mechanisms underlying the motivations for individual and group sporting practice.
The course aims to offer students the theoretical and operational tools useful for dealing in an aware and effective way with the links between the training system and sports practice, even in special contexts. Specifically, we want to highlight the formative and educational value of sporting activity starting from the epistemological foundations of the pedagogy of the body to arrive at the educational models and the individualization of training interventions, albeit in the light of the innovations proposed at European level. In addition, the field of prevention will be explored for the knowledge relating to maintaining the best physical efficiency and well-being determined by the value of sport.