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Course: Artistic gymnastics 1

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Course title Artistic gymnastics 1
Course code KAS/GYS1
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Buben Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Poláková Martina, Mgr.
Course content
- Acrobatic preparation, - Fundamentals of acrobatics, - Fundamentals of exercise on pommel horse, still rings and balance beam.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Training in job and motor Skils
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 4 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach and improve the technical performance of basic gymnastic skills and exercise forms in artistic gymnastics: floor, pommel horse, still rings and balance beam. Another aim is to develop physical fitness and cultivate physical activity expression in students. 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.
The student is capable of individual practical performance of basic exercise forms on various equipment: floor, pommel horse, still rings, balance beam.
Prerequisites
The student has knowledge and command of movement skills in elementary gymnastics (applied exercise, gymnastic posture, basic positions of the body and body parts, terminology of basic positions and movements, drill practice).

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Active participation in seminars. Command of and practical performance of elementary exercise forms and series on various gymnastic equipment (floor, pommel horse, still rings, balance beam) as specified at http://courseware.upol.cz.
Recommended literature
  • Appelt, K., & Libra, M. (1998). Gymnastické názvosloví. Praha.
  • Krištofič, J. (2004). Gymnastická průprava sportovce: 238 cvičení pro všestranný rozvoj pohybových dovedností. Praha.
  • Krištofič, J. (2008). Nářaďová gymnastika. Praha.
  • Mitchell, D., Davis, B., Lopez, R., & Gunter, S. (2002). Teaching FUNdamental gymnastics skills. Champaign, Ill.
  • Nitka, J. (1993). Pohybová příprava pro sportovní gymnastiku. Olomouc.
  • Růžičková, M., & Blahutková, M. (1999). Sportovní gymnastika. Díl 2, Ženy: přeskok, malá trampolína, kladina, kruhy v hupu, velká trampolína. Brno.
  • Zámostná, A., Mazurovová, Z., Procházková, J., Svatoň, V., Zítko, M., Knorre-Vlasáková, N., & Libra, M. (1997). Gymnastika: akrobacie a cvičení na nářadí. Praha.
  • Zítko, M., & Chrudimský, J. (2005). Akrobacie. Plzeň.
  • Zítko, M., Chrudimský, J., & Libra, M. (2006). Akrobacie. Praha.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 02.05.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027