Course detail

Kinanthropology

CESA-SKNPAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students will acquire basic knowledge of physical culture, kinanthropology, anthropomotorics, physical education, physical activities, psychology of sport, development of human motor skills, which are necessary for understanding the work of sports technology. The content of physical culture and kinanthropology will be defined, the basic scientific questions of the fields dealing with the causes, uses and consequences of human movement will be explained.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Lectures, seminar, 80% compulsory attendance.

Aims

Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge about the system of sciences in physical culture and kinanthropology, their content and basic scientific questions. Learning outcomes of the course unit To teach students to work with the knowledge of the socio-scientific field in professionally oriented activities, especially in the sports industry.
Student will be able to:
- explain basic concepts in the field of physical culture and kinanthropology
- describe the system of sport, physical education, physical activities, physical exercises
- explain the basics of physical culture, kinanthropology, anthropomotorics and scientific issues of these fields
- explain the concept of physical exercises, physical activities, their classification, movement structure, the relationship between physical exercises and the environment
- describe ontogenesis of human motor, stages of motor learning, explain structure of motor abilities and skills
- explain the need for assessment in kinanthropology, anthropomotorics and the need to develop assessment criteria
- describe the use of motor tests, explain anthropometric measurements in sports and physical education
Student can:
- describe situational variables for measuring personality in sports
- to know the needs of the athlete from socio-scientific aspects,
- apply the learned knowledge in relation to disciplines
- manage individual and group examinations in the sports environment
- can build a test battery for measuring public health from the point of view of physical activity of the population,
- can evaluate measurement results in connection with social needs.
Student knows:
- diagnostic methods in the field of sciences with a focus on physical education and sport,
- patterns of personality development in a sports environment
- methodological procedures that are applied when working with a client in a sports environment

The written exam verifies whether the student is able to:
- explain basic knowledge, concepts of content of physical culture, kinanthropology and their relations
- describe the stages of motoric learning of a person, give practical examples, describe the structure of motoric abilities and skills and relationships between them
- explain typology of body types, divide and describe motor tests, state purpose and examples of their use
- give practical examples of anthropometric measurements in body culture

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Blahutková, M., Jonášová, D. & Ošmera, M. (2015). Duševní zdraví a pohyb. Brno: CERM akad. Nakl.
Hájek J. Antropomotorika. Praha UK – Pedagogická fakulta, 2001 (CS)
Komeštík, B. Kinantropologie - Antropomotorika - Metodologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2006 (CS)
Měkota, K., Cuberek,R. Pohybové dovednosti, činnosti, výkony. 1. vyd. Olomouc: UP v Olomouci, 2007 (CS)
Měkota, K., Novosad,J. Motorické schopnosti. 1.vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005 (CS)
Slepička, P., Hošek, V. & Hátlová, B. (2006). Psychologie sportu. Praha: Karolinum.
Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu.(2000). Edited by Peter Gavora. Brno: Paido.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme SPC-STC Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Fundamentals seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer