b5252 Practice 3

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2026

The course is not taught in spring 2026

Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Šimonová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Šimonová, 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 subject aims to provide students with the professional knowledge and skills needed to advise on a healthy lifestyle for children, youth and the population with risk predispositions to developing civilisation diseases. Students will be able to identify clients' individual needs and design a personal exercise and nutrition plan to support a healthy lifestyle.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- identify the needs of clients concerning their lifestyle;
- create individual activity plans to support clients' lifestyle changes;
- communicate and involve the family in the process of supporting a healthy lifestyle;
- monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the advice provided and the results achieved;
- critically evaluate cooperation and work procedures;
- prepare the basis of the final bachelor's thesis from the obtained data.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the subject - requirements for completing the internship, familiarisation with the internship agenda and required documents, and list of internship providers.
  • 2. Introduction to working with the client - defining the goals of working with the athlete and the client, ethical principles in professional practice.
  • 3. Familiarization with the operation of a sports club or fitness centre and the composition of employees and clients. Insight into administration and documentation management. Familiarisation with work safety and the necessary training according to the workplace.
  • 4. Individual work with the client(s) - initial diagnosis and determination of intervention goals, communication and motivation of clients, planning and implementation of interventions, feedback from clients, trainers and evaluation of joint work
  • 5. Proposal of a comprehensive regeneration plan based on the phase of the annual training cycle, needs and goals of the athlete.
  • 6. Working with the client - 6-week individual intervention with the selected client - keeping records and monitoring the client's progress.
  • 7. Evaluation of achieved results and evaluation of achieved goals.
  • 8. Preparation of the client's summary file - input and output data, their evaluation and the proposal of a preventive plan.
  • 9. Presentation of the case study in front of the group and subsequent discussion of the achieved results. Sharing personal experiences from work with the client.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BAHENSKÝ, Petr; David MARKO; Renata MALÁTOVÁ; Miroslav KRAJCIGR and Jan SCHUSTER. Fyziologie tělesných cvičení. 1. vydání. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Pedagogická fakulta, 2021, 252 stran. ISBN 9788073948832. info
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, Marie; Viktor PACHOLÍK; Viktor PÓČ; Iva HRNČIŘÍKOVÁ and Ondřej SMOLKA. Pohybem proti civilizačním chorobám (Movement against Civilization Diseases). první. Brno: Fakulta sportovních studií, 2009, 127 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5110-2. info
  • MACHOVÁ, Jitka and Dagmar KUBÁTOVÁ. Výchova ke zdraví. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2015, 312 stran. ISBN 9788024753515. URL info
  • MCARDLE, William D.; Frank I. KATCH and Victor L. KATCH. Exercise physiology : nutrition, energy, and human performance. Ninth edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2023, lxiii, 111. ISBN 9781975160043. info
Teaching methods
- Individual consultation with the teacher and supervisor of the bachelor's thesis;
- Preparation for practice - discussion with students - requirements and content of practice, list of cooperating workplaces;
- Individual cooperation with the selected workplace (sports club) - approaching, establishing cooperation, and participation in consultation meetings with the client;
- Student's independent work;
- Evaluation of practice - presentation of output and case studies from practice followed by open discussion and peer evaluation.
Assessment methods
- 100% participation in Practice Preparation and Practice Evaluation;
- Individual cooperation with the institution for six weeks - mandatory 100% attendance at practice;
- Submitting the Confirmation of Completion of Internship and Consent to Placing the Student on Internship to the Internship Agenda at IS MU;
- Final presentation and defence of the output and case studies from practice - evaluation by the trainer, peer evaluation with open discussion.

The student submits all outputs and case reports from the practice to the Practice Agenda in IS MU; simultaneously, these documents are part of the Portfolio with which the student will proceed to the State Final Examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
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