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Lecturer(s)
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Fiedor David, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kovařík Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Frajer Jindřich, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Halás Marián, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course covers five thematic areas in which students are gradually introduced to sports geography as an academic discipline, examine the distribution of sports infrastructure, analyse the geographical impacts of sporting events, explore the relationship between sport and tourism, and investigate the migration of athletes as a geographical phenomenon. 1. Introduction to sports geography (Weeks 1-2) Sports geography as an academic discipline; basic terms and concepts; the historical development of the field and the contribution of John Bale; the diffusion of sport through space and time; research approaches - humanistic, behavioural, and political-economy perspectives; sport as a spatial phenomenon; an overview of key studies and research traditions. 2. Sports infrastructure and its distribution (Weeks 3-5) Types of sports infrastructure and their characteristics; locational factors for sports facilities; the concept of the sportscape and the perception of sporting space; spatial accessibility of sports infrastructure; financing and management of sports infrastructure; the distribution of sports infrastructure at local, regional, and global levels; inequalities in access to sports infrastructure. 3. Sporting events and their geographical impacts (Weeks 6-8) A typology of sporting events; mega-events and their characteristics; hallmark events; the economic, social, and spatial impacts of major sporting events; sporting legacy and its dimensions; white elephants; population displacement and gentrification; the selection of host cities; sports nationalism and the geopolitics of mega-events. 4. Sport and tourism (Weeks 9-11) Sport tourism - definition and typology; active, passive, and nostalgia sport tourism; the sport tourist as a geographical actor; the emergence and development of sports destinations; locational factors for sports destinations; the seasonality of sport tourism and de-seasonalisation strategies; the environmental impacts of sport tourism; sustainable sport tourism; sport as a tool for developing peripheral regions. 5. The migration of athletes (Weeks 12-13) The migration of athletes as a geographical phenomenon; historical context and the Bosman ruling; push and pull factors in athlete migration; geographical patterns of migration - core-periphery, colonial and cultural routes; talent drain; the impacts of migration on sending and receiving countries; athlete migration, national identity, and naturalisation; transnational athletes; ethical dimensions of athlete migration.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to familiarise students with the relatively new yet dynamically developing field of sports geography. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts and approaches of this discipline and place them within a broader geographical context. The course approaches sport as a global phenomenon with significant spatial consequences - students will explore the geography of sports infrastructure and analyse the factors influencing its distribution at local, national, and global levels. Attention is also paid to the relationship between sport and tourism, as well as to the geographical impacts of major sporting events on host cities and regions. A particular focus is placed on the migration of athletes as a distinctive geographical phenomenon - students will clarify its causes, directions, and consequences. The course also incorporates work with academic texts focused on the geography of sport. Students will apply the knowledge they have gained to analyse a specific geographical aspect of sport, based on a topic of their own choosing.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - explain the fundamental concepts and approaches of sports geography and place them within a broader geographical context, - describe the distribution of sports infrastructure and analyse the factors influencing it at local, national, and global levels, - clarify the relationship between sport and tourism and assess the geographical impacts of major sporting events on host cities and regions, - characterise the migration of athletes as a geographical phenomenon and explain its causes, directions, and consequences, - engage with academic texts focused on the geography of sport, read them critically, and extract key information, - apply the knowledge gained to analyse a specific geographical aspect of sport based on a topic of their own choosing.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
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Recommended literature
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Bale, J., & Maguire, J. (eds). (1994). The Global Sports Arena: Athletic Talent Migration in an Interdependent World. Londýn.
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Bale, J. (2003). Sports Geography. Londýn.
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Koch, N. (2017). Critical geographies of sport: Space, power and sport in global perspective. Londýn.
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