Course: Physiological Aspects of Cyclic Sports

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Course title Physiological Aspects of Cyclic Sports
Course code KPK/FACY
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and 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)
  • Grepl Pavel, Mgr.
  • Jakubec Aleš, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Botek Michal, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Jarmar Adam, Mgr.
Course content
TOPICS: 1. Sport performance and long-term performance - determinants and physiological limits. 2. Basics of optimisation of training load. 3. Diagnostics. 4. Physiological principles of fitness development. SEMINAR TOPICS: - Somatic and physiological characteristics of athletes in a specific individual sport, - Characteristics of performance determining factors, - Training load control methods, - Physiological and pathophysiological aspect of load (fatigue, overload, overtraining syndrome), - Physiological principle of training effect (supercompensation), - Injuries in sport.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach the students to apply the knowledge of exercise physiology into sports training in the context of sport performance in selected individual sports. Emphasis will be particularly on the following: 1) Knowledge of physiological determinants and limits of sport performance; 2) Application of physiological principles in the development of fitness skills; 3) Capability to use the results of load diagnostics to make the training process more effective (application of heart rate monitors and selected biochemical parameters) 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: 1. Apply the results of load testing into the design of the training process; 2. Perform an independent load analysis during physical activity; 3. Perform physical activity prescription and training load optimization; 4. Characterize and explain morpho-functional changes in the organism induced by somatic load (specific adaptations) 5. Recommend optimum loading methods with respect to the physiological nature of sport performance.
Prerequisites
The student is expected to fully understand the issue of functional anatomy and exercise physiology and their basic application in the area of sport.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test, Systematic Observation of Student

75% attendance; active participation in the educational process; self-study; presentation of acquired knowledge and skills (independent solving of a defined problem in a selected sport, introduction of latest news in the diagnostics of or literature on the sports covered throughout the course); credit test.
Recommended literature
  • Astrand, P-O. et al. (2003). Textbook of work physiology: physiological bases of exercises. Windsor, Canada: McGraw-Hill.
  • Dovalil, J., Choutka, M., Svoboda, B., Hošek, V., Perič, T., Potměšil, J., Vránová, J., & Bunc, V. (2009). Výkon a trénink ve sportu. Praha: Olympia.
  • Grasgruber, P., & Cacek, J. (2008). Sportovní geny. Brno: Computer Press.
  • Hamar, D., & Lipková, J. (2001). Fyziológia telesných cvičení. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.
  • Máček, M., & Radvanský, J. (2011). Fyziologie a klinické aspekty pohybové aktivity. Praha: Galén.


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): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Gr. of Primary School and Secondary School with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -