np922 The Halliwick Swimming Method

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Viktor Pacholík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Viktor Pacholík, Ph.D.
Department of Kinesiology – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
np922/s1: Mon 13:00–14:00 bazén Kohoutovice, V. Pacholík
Prerequisites
Basic swimming skills
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course should be able to:
- enable the handicapped to enter the swimming pool
- enable the handicapped to exit the swimming pool
- basic assistance and cooperation with the handicapped in water environmnet
- manage the role of the assistant
- make a lesson plan for handicapped swimmers
Syllabus
  • 1. Biomechanical principle of movement in water and swimming.
  • 2. Biomedical characteristics of swimming, effects of swimming on health.
  • 3. Psychological characteristics of the method and its typical features – "face to face method" (work with an assistant).
  • 4. Removing anxiety and stress from water environment, training of coping methods and coping strategies.
  • 5. Training of particular stages of movement in water – practical part:
  • - entering the water environment
  • - basic position in water (arm-chair)
  • - movement in water (bike)
  • - rotation in water (vertical, lateral)
  • - relaxation
  • - turbulence
  • - swimming style
  • – group work.
Literature
  • Swimming for peoples with desabilites. Edited by Rolf Harris - Elizabeth Dendy. 2nd ed., repr., 1994. London: A & C Black, 1992, 128 s. ISBN 0713634413. info
  • MCMILLAN, James. The Halliwick method. [London]: Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy, 2002, 1 videokaz. info
  • PACHOLÍK, Viktor, Martin SEBERA, Petr HUTA and Marie BLAHUTKOVÁ. Halliwickova metoda plavání. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • Psychologie zdraví. Edited by Jaro Křivohlavý. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2001, 279 s. ISBN 80-7178-551-2. info
  • Hydrotherapy : principles and practice. Edited by Margaret Reid Campion. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001, xiii, 336. ISBN 075062261X. info
Teaching methods
practical-theoretical course by means of seminars
Assessment methods
Practical performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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