Course: Introduction to Physical Education

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Course title Introduction to Physical Education
Course code USP/UK2TK
Organizational form of instruction Outdoor practical training + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zderčík Antonín, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- History of physical culture. - Development of theory and practice of physical culture and its basic means (physical exercises) from ancient times to the present. - Physical culture as a specific part of cultural society. - Olympic games. - Exercise without tools. - Exercise on tools (hanging, climbing, clones, jumps, exercise with tools.) - Swedish system - medical focus and therapeutic gymnastics. - Sport as a biological-social phenomenon and social phenomenon. - YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). - Pierre de Fredi de Coubertin. - Sokol movement. - The Scout movement. - The development of sports sciences and the increasing contribution of scientific and technological progress to the growth of sports performance and fitness. - The importance and meaning of sport in the life of man and society.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 5 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
characterize physical culture
characterize physical culture
describe the development of physical culture
describe the development of physical culture
explain the development of physical education sciences and their influence on the growth of sports performance and fitness
explain the development of physical education sciences and their influence on the growth of sports performance and fitness
describe the health focus of TV and therapeutic gymnastics modeled after the Swedish system
describe the health focus of TV and therapeutic gymnastics modeled after the Swedish system
list physical education organizations involving youth sports
list physical education organizations involving youth sports
Skills
use the basic concepts of physical culture
use the basic concepts of physical culture
determine the meaning and purpose of sport in a person's life
determine the meaning and purpose of sport in a person's life
apply the nomenclature of physical exercises without tools
apply the nomenclature of physical exercises without tools
apply the nomenclature of physical exercises to tools
apply the nomenclature of physical exercises to tools
compare fitness and performance
compare fitness and performance
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Blecking, D., & Waic, M. Odraz středoevropských minoritních kultur ve sportu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Karolinum, 2009.
  • Božik, R. Základy tělesné kultury. Distanční studijní opora. Zlín: UTB ve Zlíně, 2018.
  • Demetrovič, E. et al. Encyklopedie tělesné kultúry /a-o/. Praha: Olympia, 1988.
  • Grexa, J. Olympizmus a Olympijské hry. Bratislava: Metodické centrum, 2001.
  • Perútka, J. et al. Dejiny telesnej kultury. Bratislava: SPN, 1988.
  • Sommer, J. Dějiny sportu. Sporty našich předků. Praha: Fontána, 2003.


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