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Course title Kayaking
Course code KRL/KAYAK
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rozsypal Rudolf, Mgr.
  • Kratochvíl Jiří, RNDr.
Course content
Throughout the course the students develop coordination, balancing and spatial orientation skills required for kayaking on running water. The students also get didactic and methodological experience in training the screw type Eskimo roll.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 6 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 6 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on improving kayak control and the technical level of kayaking on running water through various types of Eskimo rolls with an emphasis on the screw type Eskimo roll. Apart from practical skills, the aim of the course is to teach the methodology and didactics of training. 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: - Perform the screw type Eskimo roll using a kayak in a training pool, - Apply appropriate methodological procedure of training the Eskimo roll and assisted training of beginners, - Eliminate health risks ensuing from training this physical activity skill.
Prerequisites
Elementary kayaking skills at least on still water.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation in seminars, Practical command of the screw type Eskimo roll, Knowledge of the methodology of beginner training.
Recommended literature
  • Bílý, M., Kračmar, B., & Novotný, P. (2001). Kanoistika. Praha: Grada.
  • Bílý, M., Kračmar, B., Novotný, P., & Kračmar, B. (2001). Kanoistika: technika jízdy, rafting, extrémní terény. Praha: Grada.
  • Collins, L., Ferrero, F., & Davies, C. (2004). Kayak rolling: The black art demystified. Wales: Pesda Press.
  • Mattos, B., & Middleton, A. (2012). The kayaking handbook: A beginner's guide. London: Apple.
  • Štranc, J. (1973). Vodní turistika: pro cvičitele II. třídy. Praha: Olympia.


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 Focused on Education and Special Education (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education Focused on Education and Civic Defence (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for Lower Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activities (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education for Education (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Recreology - Leisure Time Pedagogy (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports - Recreology (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2020) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sport for Education with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activities - Fundamentals of Special Education (2020) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Sports Training and Management of Sports (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2024) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sport for Education with Specializations (2019a) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education Focused on Education and Special Education (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Recreology - Leisure Time Pedagogy (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Civic Defence (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activities (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activities (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports - Recreology (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (XX) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sport for Education with Specializations (2019a) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activity (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sport for Education with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education Focused on Education and Civic Defence (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Adapted Physical Activities - Fundamentals of Special Education (2020) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Recreology (2016) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2024) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): - (2020) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports - Coaching andSports (2019) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
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: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025