bp4881 Sports training

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Bernaciková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Vodička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Martin Zvonař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Vespalec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Tomáš Vodička, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is a continuation of the previous Physiology courses and is closely connected with the prallel course Physiology. The goal of the course is to expand and apply knowledge and skills from these aresa to sports training. The primary goal of the course is to acquaint students with the prerequisites for motor activity (abilities and skills), with the basic diagnostic methods of these prerequisites, and at the same time with the main manifestations of motor skills during ontogenesis. The secondary goal is to acquaint students with the basic terminology of sports training, to understand the process of training preparation of athletes and to give students basic knowledge of the theory of sports training. The teaching of this courses provides students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the field of general movement assumptions of an individual and their external manifestations, which are needed and used in the study of subsequent courses. In the same way, knowledge from sports training is necessary for other follow-up courses.
Learning outcomes
  • Know the taxonomy of motor abilities and skills
  • Understand the basic processes associated with motor learning also in the context of ontogeny
  • Diagnose the level of motor abilities and skills using simple tests
  • Understand the relationship of selected factors (laterality, somatotype, ...) to the physical activity of the individual
  • Define the determinants of sports performance
  • Describe and characterize the basic components, stages and goals of sports training
  • Understand the principles of periodization, planning and recording of sports training
  • Understand the principle of training adaptation
  • Realize the importance of regeneration and nutrition and their balance in relation to the training load
  • Apply acquired knowledge in the field of anthropomotorics and biomechanics in subsequent professional subjects
    • Syllabus
    • 01. Anthropomotorics - area of investigation, methods, area of use of testing, history of testing.
    • 02. Motor abilities and skills - definition and structure. Diagnostic methods of the level of motor abilities and skills - motor tests and the testing process.
    • 03. Motor learning process and its phases. Laterality and its diagnosis. Ontogeny of motor skills - motor development, rules, age periods and their typical features.
    • 04. Body structure and somatotype - history, methods used by athletes, somatograph. The principle of training adaptation (basis from exercise physiology).
    • 05. Determinants/structure of sports performance.
    • 06. Goals and tasks of sports preparation.
    • 07. Morning specialization VS LTAD, stages of sports training, model of sports preparation/systematic preparation (when and what to train in relation to the athlete's biological development), age categories, calendar, biological, training age.
    • 08. Development of motor skills and skills.
    • 09. Training process (planning, implementation, critical assessment, evaluation).
    • 10. Components of sports training (technical, tactical, conditioning, psychological preparation, lifestyle, etc.).
    • 11. Annual training cycle (RTC), periodization of sports training.
    • 12. Regeneration and nutrition in sports preparation of athletes (introduction).
    • 13. Kontrol of the effectiveness of the training process.
    Literature
    • BERNACIKOVÁ, Martina; Jan CACEK; Lenka DOVRTĚLOVÁ; Iva HRNČIŘÍKOVÁ; Tomáš HLINSKÝ; Kateřina KAPOUNKOVÁ; Jitka KOPŘIVOVÁ; Michal KUMSTÁT; Dagmar MOC KRÁLOVÁ; Jan NOVOTNÝ; Petr POSPÍŠIL; Jana ŘEZANINOVÁ; Michal ŠAFÁŘ and Ivan STRUHÁR. Regenerace a výživa ve sportu (Regeneration and nutrition in sport). 3., doplněné vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 262 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9725-4. Munishop info
    • BLÁHA, Pavel. Funkční a sportovní antropologie : vybrané metody. Praha: Vysoká škola tělesné výchovy a sportu Palestra, spol. s r.o., 2018, 188 stran. ISBN 9788087723418. info
    • BERNACIKOVÁ, Martina; Jan CACEK; Lenka DOVRTĚLOVÁ; Iva HRNČIŘÍKOVÁ; Kateřina KAPOUNKOVÁ; Jitka KOPŘIVOVÁ; Michal KUMSTÁT; Jan NOVOTNÝ; Petr POSPÍŠIL; Jana ŘEZANINOVÁ; Michal ŠAFÁŘ and Tomáš ULBRICH. Regenerace a výživa ve sportu (Regeneration and nutrition in sport). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 252 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6253-5. info
    • SCHMIDT, Richard A. and Timothy Donald LEE. Motor learning and performance : from principles to application. Sixth edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2020, xix, 308. ISBN 9781492574682. info
    • Recovery and well-being in sport and exercise. Edited by Michael Kellmann - Jürgen Beckmann. London: Routledge, 2022, xi, 223. ISBN 9781032191560. info
    • Sports injury prevention and rehabilitation : integrating medicine and science for performance solutions. Edited by David Joyce - Daniel Lewindon. First published. London: Routledge, 2016, xi, 452. ISBN 9780415815062. info
    Teaching methods
  • Frontal teaching at lectures (use of interactive multimedia materials and e-learning)
  • Visual-demonstration method in part of the seminars with the application of activation methods
  • Practical measurements/testing in seminars
  • Continuous testing of knowledge: a prerequisite for participation in the seminar is knowledge of basic information on the topic, which will be verified in the introductory phase of the seminar
  • Independent and homework in the preparation and processing of outputs
  • Self-study of recommended literature
  • Interactive syllabus
    • Assessment methods
  • Participation in seminars (2 absences are allowed)
  • Continuous and comprehensive processing of the outputs of practical measurements at seminars connected with the submission of the final protocol with the evaluation of the student's results
  • Continuous anthropomotor test (20 questions, 70% correct answers required)
  • Oral exam (the student answers two questions/topics - one from the field of anthropomotorics, the other from the field of sports training)
    • Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught every week.
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