bp1239 Basics of cycling and mountainbiking

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D.
Division of Outdoor Sports – Department of Athletics, Swimming and Outdoor Sports – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Division of Outdoor Sports – Department of Athletics, Swimming and Outdoor Sports – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
cycling skill, knowledge of traffic rules
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
Describe the basic disciplines Mountainbiking
To characterize the historical context of Mountainbiking
Practice basic skills Mountainbiking
Construct training Mountainbiking
Apply knowledge of cycling technology in education
Prepare a cycling trip
Assess the possibility of safe cycling in the field
Syllabus
  • Characteristic of cycling and mountainbiking, history of cycling and mountainbiking
  • Physiology MTB riders all kinds of disciplines
  • Anatomy of mountainbike material base as one of limiting factor mountainbiking efficient
  • Repairs of some basic accidens on route
  • Riding position on bike and MTB, female and children specifications
  • Bike technique skills in individual efficient
  • Bike technique skills in group outing
  • Mountainbike training in some kinds of efficient, training with chidren and some specific groups
  • Mountainbiking and health, safety on route
  • Application of mountain biking in education system
  • The safety of cycling in the field
Literature
  • HRUBÍŠEK, Ivo. Horské kolo od A do Z. 3. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Sobotáles, 1996, 254 s. ISBN 80-85920-22-0. info
  • LOVETT, Richard A. The essential touring cyclist : the complete guide for the bicycle traveler. Photo by Vera Jagendorf. 2. ed. Camden: Ragged mountain press, 2001, 160 s. ISBN 0071360190. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. Mountain bike training : for beginners and professionals. Oxford: Meyer & Meyer Sport, 1999, 222 s. ISBN 184126007X. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. Handbook of competitive cycling : training, keep fit, tactics. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer, 1998, 256 s. ISBN 3891245092. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. Mountainbiketraining : für Anfänger und Profis. 3., überarbeitete Aufl. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer, 2001, 223 s. ISBN 3891248180. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. A beginner's guide mountain biking. Oxford: Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2004, 118 s. ISBN 1841261467. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. Mountainbiketraining für Anfänger und Profis. 4., überarbeitete Aufl. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer, 2008, 240 s. ISBN 9783898992947. info
  • High-Tech cycling. Edited by Ed Burke. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2003, 319 s. ISBN 0736045074. info
  • DONALDSON, Doug. Bicycling magazine´s guide to bike touring : everything you need to know to travel anywhere on a bike. [Emmaus]: Rodale, 2005, xvi, 237. ISBN 1579548628. info
  • GRESSMANN, Michael. Fahrradphysik und Biomechanik : Technik, Formeln, Gesetze. 9., durchgesehene erg. Aufl. Kiel: Moby Dick, 2005, 256 s. ISBN 3768852229. info
  • NATTER, Alexander. Perfektes Radsport-Training : mit perfekter Trainingsplanung zu Gesundheit, Fitness und Höchstleistung. 1. Aufl. München: Copress Sport, 2005, 204 s. ISBN 3767908867. info
  • WALLACK, Roy M. and Bill KATOVSKY. Bike for life : how to ride to 100. New York: Marlowe & company, 2005, xxiii, 344. ISBN 1569244510. info
  • DIETERICH, Sven. Effekte der Trittfrequenz und der Belastungsintensität auf den Energiestoffwechsel und die sympathische Aktivierung bei Dauerbelastungen auf dem Fahrradergometer. Kelkheim: Schmitz, 2000, 104 s. ISBN 3922272592. info
Teaching methods
theoretial and practical training
Assessment methods
Final written test usually consists of 30 questions rated 30 body.K successfully manage the need to reach at least 25 points.
Practical exam - mountainbiking skills (uphil, downhill, gear change technique)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.fsps.muni.cz/impact/zaklady-cyklistiky-mtb/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, autumn 2013.
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