Course detail

Biomechanics of Sport

CESA-SBISAcad. year: 2025/2026

In the subject Biomechanics of sport, the knowledge of the principles of statics, technical mechanics, anatomy, physiology is intertwined and the students learn about the interaction between movement laws and the human body in various physical activities. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint and acquire basic principles of biomechanics of sport with focus on mechanical patterns of behavior of human body and its parts. The student will be acquainted with the interrelationships between the movement of the human body and its segments, due to internal - external stimuli. Students will acquire basic knowledge of the motives that cause movement, including basic methods by which these stimuli, relationships and patterns can be examined. Part of the course is an introduction to modern technology that monitors these variables.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Zdeněk Svoboda, Ph.D.

Department

Centre of Sports Activities (CESA)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Compulsory 70% lectures. Compulsory seminars 80%. Substitution possible exceptionally after agreement with the teacher.

Aims

Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to clarify the mechanical structure and mechanical behavior of the musculoskeletal system in basic physical activities and selected sports disciplines. Furthermore, the aim is to introduce biomechanical methods by which key phases of motion can be analyzed.
During the semester, students will learn the basic principles of movement of the human body and its parts in general and applied in various sports and disciplines.
At the end of the course, students will be able to: synthesize previously acquired knowledge of mechanics with knowledge of selected biological subsystems, define mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues, explain basic mechanical laws and principles of human body movement and apply this knowledge to the human driving system and sports movement; from the kinematic and dynamic point of view to analyze the essence of the chosen sporting movement; propose appropriate biomechanical methods of motion analysis to solve a given problem

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Brinckmann, P., Frobin, W. & Leivseth, G. (2002). Musculoskeletal biomechanics. Stuttgart: New York: Thieme.
Hamill, J, (2009). Biomechanical basis of human movement. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lipp. Will. and Wilkins.
Herman, I. P. (2007). Physics of the human body. Berlin: Springer, 2007.
Chapman, A. E. (2008). Biomechanical analysis of fundamental human movements. Champaign: Human Kinetics.
JANURA M. Úvod do biomechaniky pohybového systému člověka. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2003. 84 s. (CS)
KALICHOVÁ M, BALÁŽ J., BEDŘICH P., ZVONAŘ,M. (2011). Základy biomechaniky tělesných cvičení. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. 193 s. (CS)
Nordin, M. & Frankel, V. H. (2001). Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Philadelphia: Lipp. Willi & Wilkins.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme SPC-STC Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Zdeněk Svoboda, Ph.D.

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Zdeněk Svoboda, Ph.D.