nk2519 Science and Sport

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
7/7/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Martin Zvonař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kalina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Martin Zvonař, Ph.D.
Department of Kinesiology – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Kinesiology – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Fri 12. 10. 10:30–12:10 B11/335, Fri 9. 11. 14:15–15:55 B11/236, Fri 21. 12. 16:45–19:15 E34/203 - seminární místnost
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
nk2519/01: Fri 12. 10. 12:10–13:50 C15/207, 15:30–18:00 B11/235, Fri 19. 10. 10:55–12:35 E34/203 - seminární místnost, T. Kalina
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
Provide an overview of the latest findings in the field of research into methods and effectiveness of conditioning for athletes in the Czech Republic and abroad. Introduce modern technological aids in the field of development and diagnostics of the effectiveness of sports and fitness training, Provide an overview of the issues of compiling and implementing sports-diagnostic tests Introduce basic concepts of research into both performance and preventive conditioning
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the subject Science and Sport, the student will be able to actively seek and analyze the latest knowledge in the field of athletic training. The student will also be able to:
• To acquire current technological aids in the field of sports and fitness training,
• assemble and implement sports-diagnostic tests,
• prepare the basic concept of research in the field of sport.
Syllabus
  • • Research in sport
  • • Types of research investigations
  • • Types of challenges and grant agencies supporting research in sport
  • • Possibilities of cooperation with the application sphere in the realization of research projects
  • • Literary sources of current knowledge in the field of conditioning and kinanthropology
  • • Processing literary research
  • • Use of IT in the field of sport (3D, 2D kinematic analysis)
  • • Electronic records of training indicators
  • • Diagnostic tests and methods
  • • Genetics and sport
Literature
  • Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Edited by Greg Haff - N. Travis Triplett. Fourth edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2016, xvi, 735. ISBN 9781492501626. info
  • Statistics for sport and exercise studies : an introduction. Edited by Peter O'Donoghue. London: Routledge, 2012, xxiv, 390. ISBN 9780415595575. info
  • POTTEIGER, Jeffrey Aaron. ACSM's introduction to exercise science. 1st ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011, x, 418. ISBN 9780781778114. info
  • Genetics and sports. Edited by Malcolm Collins. Basel: Karger, 2009, viii, 200. ISBN 9783805590273. info
Teaching methods
seminars, group projects, presentations
Assessment methods
• At least 85% active participation in practical exercises
• Written work (literary research) demonstrating the ability to work with electronic resources and interpret their results
• Final oral exam on the subject
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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