Course: Athletics for people with disabilities

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Course title Athletics for people with disabilities
Course code KAS/ATTP
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Machová Iva, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Prukner Vítězslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The content of the course is as follows: Theory: history of athletics for individuals with physical impairment, barrier-free access in sports centres, basic classification according to the type of impairment in athletics, basics of the classification system, training principles for various groups of persons with impairment, training principles. Practice: practical sessions covering selected disciplines - throwing in a sitting position, riding a formula, imitation of high jump for persons with amputation, etc., participation in a training session for a person with physical impairment under coach supervision.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 1 hour per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce to the students the area of athletics for athletes with disability, i.e. basics of functional classification, training principles and basic athletic rules of athletics for athletes with disability. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course the student is able to train a person with physical impairment in athletics.
Prerequisites
Students' interest in work with individuals with physical impairment.

Assessment methods and criteria
Systematic Observation of Student

Participation in classes.
Recommended literature
  • Ahmetaševič, A., & Machová, I. (2008). Analyses of body movements in shot put technique comparing spinal cord and amputee wheelchair classes with overview on ablebodied =: [Analýza pohybu těla mezi sportovci s poraněním míchy a s amputací, uživatele vozíku, a sportovcem bez tělesného postižení u vrhu koulí].
  • Faltýnková, Z., Kříž, J., & Kábrtová, A. (2004). Cesta k nezávislosti po poškození míchy. Praha: Svaz paraplegiků.
  • Goodman, S., Lee, K., Heidt, F., & Goodman, S. (1996). Coaching wheelchair athletes. Belconnen: Australian Sports Commission.
  • Kuncová, J., & Kudláček, M. Atletika vozíčkářů.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Gr. of Primary School and Secondary School with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Sec. School and Civic Defence (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (XX) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Secondary School (2024-XX) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2020) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2024) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Secondary School (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Sec. School with Focus on Special Pedagogy (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -