c915 Physical education - Handcycle for students with mobility impairments

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Zítko (seminar tutor)
Mgr. BcA. Radka Kulichová, DiS. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D.
University Sport Centre – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Lifelong Learning Centre – Specialized Units – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
The course is a compulsory part of the PE subject.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 4 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/4, only registered: 0/4, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/4
Course objectives
The main goals of the educational process involve: - mastery of basic and advanced skills of handycycles - development of motoric skills, physical performance and endurance - positive effect on students' attitude to sports activities - promoting a healthy lifestyle of students
Syllabus
  • Practical exercises: - introduction into operating the handcycle - warm-up - half-day or all-day trip in the surroundings of Brno - improving the students' handbike riding techniques - techniques of handycycling(riding on flat surfaces, uphill, downhill, through a technically challenging terrain) - development of endurance capacity - basic handbike maintenance tasks - stretching and relaxation after a handycycle ride Theoretical exercises: - setting the seat position on handycycle - basic bike control and basic maintenance tasks on a handycycle - the safety of handycycling - individual safety and safety in a group ride - new trends, materials, and technologies - using a map and an planning an itinerary - basics of first aid
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey: Wheelchair Sport ( Sheridan Books, 2010)
Teaching methods
Practical exercises and theoretical grounding.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: participation in the lessons. Students have to take part in five half-day or all-day handbike trips per semester (or make up for absences in the examination period). Weekly instruction in the form of 2-3 lessons per week is also possible
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: kombinace pravidelné a blokové výuky.
General note: Předmět je primárně určen studentům s pohybovým postižením.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen primárně studentům s pohybovým postižením.
Teacher's information
http://www.teiresias.muni.cz/sport
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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