b5115 Pedagogical and communication competences

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Jůva, CSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Tereza Možná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Roček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ferdinand Szemla (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Jůva, CSc.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
b5115/01: Tue 9:00–9:50 E34/207 – seminární místnost, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., F. Szemla
b5115/02: Tue 8:00–8:50 E34/207 – seminární místnost, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., F. Szemla
b5115/03: Wed 11:00–11:50 B11/236, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., M. Roček
b5115/04: Wed 9:00–9:50 B11/236, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., M. Roček
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The subject aims to inform students about pedagogical and communication competencies and their importance for professional work with athletes and other clients. Students will have the opportunity to practically verify and develop their pedagogical and communication competencies (e.g. establishing contact, maintaining and developing a relationship, providing social support and feedback, asking questions, empathically evaluating, communicating in a narrower and broader professional community, using self-reflection and other forms professional development) within the seminars.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to
- describe the concept of pedagogical and communication competencies and their importance in the work of a sports expert;
- identify the primary forms of verbal and non-verbal communication and their specifics in professional contact with athletes and clients;
- distinguish effective and humanistically oriented communication from ethically and formally inappropriate behaviour;
- analyze problems associated with communication errors (e.g. in connection with the halo effect);
- interpret concrete possibilities for own professional development;
- propose adequate communication procedures within the first and subsequent meetings with the athlete, client and other interested persons (e.g. parents, teachers, other coaches, ...)
Key topics
  • 1. Coaching as a social, helping and pedagogical profession
  • 2. Origin, development and areas of coaching. Current coaching development in the world and our country
  • 3. Ethical aspects of the coaching profession. Coaching codes
  • 4. Pedagogical competencies and their importance in coaching
  • 5. Communication competence as the basis of coaching activities
  • 6. Verbal and non-verbal communication, specifics of pedagogical communication
  • 7. Effective communication, assertiveness
  • 8. Assistance and social control. Types of help
  • 9. Humanistic approach to the athlete, client and other work team members
  • 10. Formal, informal and informal coaching education
  • 11. Developing competencies and their importance for coaching excellence
  • 12. Professional gradation in coaching (self-reflection, mentoring, professional sharing, etc.)
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • JANSA, Petr; Vladimír JŮVA; Jan KOCOUREK; Zbyněk SVOZIL and Karel KOVÁŘ. Pedagogika sportu (Sport pedagogy). Druhé vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018, 226 pp. ISBN 978-80-246-3986-4. info
    recommended literature
  • ROČEK, Michal; Vladimír JŮVA and Kateřina JAKUBCOVÁ. Development of a questionnaire focused on sports coaches learning. Studia Sportiva. Masaryk University Faculty of Sports Studies, 2023, vol. 17, No 1, p. 87-98. ISSN 1802-7679. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5817/StS2023-1-8. URL, URL info
  • Coach education essentials. Edited by Kristen Dieffenbach - Melissa Thompson. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2020, xv, 448. ISBN 9781492521075. info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Marcela; Vladimír JŮVA and Jan CACEK. Sportovní trenér: vymezování profese a její různé podoby a problémy (Sports Coach: Evolving the Profession and Its Various Forms and  Challenges). Orbis Scholae. Praha: Karolinum, 2019, vol. 13, No 1, p. 63-85. ISSN 1802-4637. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14712/23363177.2019.14. URL info
  • ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára; Zuzana ŠALAMOUNOVÁ; Roman ŠVAŘÍČEK; Martin SEDLÁČEK; Martin MAJCÍK and Jana NAVRÁTILOVÁ. Výuková komunikace (Classroom Discourse). Brno: Muni press, 2019, 175 pp. 1. ISBN 978-80-210-9529-8. info
  • FONTANA, David. Sociální dovednosti v praxi. Translated by Alice Zavadilová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2017, 119 stran. ISBN 9788026211976. info
  • KALENDA, Soňa. Doprovázení v pomáhajících profesích. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2012, 159 stran. ISBN 9788026200871. info
  • SVOBODA, Bohumil. Pedagogika sportu. 2. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2007, 252 s. ISBN 9788024613581. info
  • KOPŘIVA, Karel. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Edited by Jiřina Šiklová. 5. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2006, 147 s. ISBN 8073671816. info
  • ÚLEHLA, Ivan. Umění pomáhat : učebnice metod sociální praxe. Vyd. 3., v Sociologickém na. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 128 s. ISBN 9788086429366. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
theoretical preparation, exercises
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
- active participation in seminars (two absences excused by IS are allowed)
- home preparation of the presentation and its remote control
- performance with a checked presentation at the seminar
- written test with at least 70% success rate
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/podzim2025/b5115/index-hUjjDs.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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