bp206 Chapters on History of Sports and the Olympic Games

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ján Grexa, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Milena Strachová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ján Grexa, PhD.
Department of Athletics, Swimming and Outdoor Sports – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bp206/s1: Thu 12:45–13:30 K113, J. Grexa
bp206/s2: Thu 15:30–16:15 K113, J. Grexa
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following: making students aware of genesis and process of Olympic games and boundary-stoneve in evolution of sport disciplines.
Syllabus
  • 1. "Nativity" of sport
  • 2. Genesis pattern of (bodily) man:
  • 3. Antique Olympic games
  • 4. Olympic games like meaningful part of sport history
  • 5. Physical-education and sports festivities
  • 6. Development of physical training system
  • 7. English cradle of modern sport
  • 8. Personality of P. De Coubertina
  • 9. Genesis of sports motion
  • 10. Politics and sport
  • 11. Current problems of sport
  • 12. Free and up-to-date topics
Literature
  • GREXA, Ján. Olympijské hnutie na Slovensku : od Atén po Atlantu. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Q111, 1996, 211 s. ISBN 8085401568. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Karel. Sport pro všechny a olympijské hnutí. Praha: Olympia, 1987, 111 s. info
  • DOBROVODSKÝ, Vladimír. Olympijské hry v obrazech : z dějin novodobých olympijských her - letních od I. her roku 1896 v Aténách k XXII. hrám roku 1980 v Moskvě. Edited by Jan Suchl. 1. vyd. Praha: Olympia, 1980, 379 s. URL info
  • OLIVOVÁ, Věra. Lidé a hry : historická geneze sportu. 1. vyd. Praha: Olympia, 1979, 604 s. URL info
  • HUIZINGA, J. Homo ludens : o původu kultury ve hře. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1971, 226 s. info
  • KRÁTKÝ, František. Dějiny tělesné výchovy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1970, 384 s. info
Assessment methods
Elaboration and presentation of seminar work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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