Course: Sports Specialization 2 - Athletics

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Course title Sports Specialization 2 - Athletics
Course code KAS/SPAT2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kováčová Liběna, PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Prukner Vítězslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Machová Iva, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Valenta Michal, Mgr.
Course content
- Practical training of speed development 3h - Practical training of strength development 3h - Practical training of endurance development 3h - Practical training of coordination development 3h - Practical training of flexibility development 3h - Practical training of planning in sports clubs 5h - Analysis of lessons in children?s teams 6x

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the SPAT 1-4, KSPA 1-4 course is to provide the students with a deeper insight into athletic training of children and young people in the area of speed, strength, coordination and endurance skills. This is the second course in a series of specialisation courses focusing on athletics, through which the students have an opportunity to obtain coach qualification - athletics coach. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course the student is able to apply a training plan for children's athletic teams and has the didactic skills required for training basic physical skills in younger school-aged children - running, throwing, jumping.
Prerequisites
The course is designed exclusively for students of the first year of Bachelor's study (full-time and combined) of PE teaching combined with another subject, TVS, OCHO and ATV; requirements of the following courses must be met: SPAT1 or KSPA1.
KAS/SPAT1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work

Observation of training sessions in children's teams, planning and delivery of lessons in children's teams under supervision.
Recommended literature
  • Dostál, E. (1985). Didaktika školní atletiky. Praha: UK.
  • Kněnický, K. et al. (1977). Technika lehkoatletických disciplín. Praha: SPN.
  • Kuchen, A. et al. (1987). Teória a didaktika atletiky. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo.
  • Millerová, V. et al. (2002). Běhy na krátké tratě. Praha: Olympia.
  • Perič, T. (2004). Hry ve sportovní přípravě dětí. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Prukner, V., & Machová, I. (2012). Didaktika atletiky. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Ryba, J. et al. (2002). Atletické víceboje. Praha: Olympia.
  • Vacula, J., Dostál, E., & Vomáčka, V. (1983). Abeceda atletického tréninku. Praha: Olympia.
  • Vacula, J. et al. (1982). Trénink atletických disciplín. Praha: SPN.
  • Vindušková, J. et al. (2003). Abeceda atletického trenéra. Praha: Olympia.
  • Zavřel, R., Frömel, K., & Janečka, Z. (1992). Programované učební postupy v atletice. Olomouc: UP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports (2016) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer