FSpS:c915 Handcycle for the mobility imp - Course Information

c915 Physical education - Handcycle for students with mobility impairments

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Zítko (seminar tutor)
Mgr. BcA. Radka Kulichová, DiS. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D.
University Sport Centre – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Mgr. Alexandr Zvonek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Faculty of Sports Studies

Prerequisites

The course is geared for paid PE only.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 4 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/4, only registered: 0/4, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/4

Course objectives

The main goals of the educational process involve: - mastery of basic and advanced skills of handycycles - development of motoric skills, physical performance and endurance - positive effect on students' attitude to sports activities - promoting a healthy lifestyle of students

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students will be able to: use the correct handbike cycling techniques and obey the safety rules use correctly the terms and concepts connected with handbike cycling find the proper saddle height and setback on a handbike

Syllabus

• Practical exercises: - introduction into operating the handcycle - warm-up - half-day or all-day trip in the surroundings of Brno - improving the students' handbike riding techniques - techniques of handycycling(riding on flat surfaces, uphill, downhill, through a technically challenging terrain) - development of endurance capacity - basic handbike maintenance tasks - stretching and relaxation after a handycycle ride Theoretical exercises: - setting the seat position on handycycle - basic bike control and basic maintenance tasks on a handycycle - the safety of handycycling - individual safety and safety in a group ride - new trends, materials, and technologies - using a map and an planning an itinerary - basics of first aid

Literature

recommended literature
• Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey: Wheelchair Sport ( Sheridan Books, 2010)

not specified
• http://www2.teiresias.muni.cz/hybridbook/book/handbike

Teaching methods

Practical exercises and theoretical grounding.

Assessment methods

Credit requirements: participation in the lessons. Students have to take part in five half-day or all-day handbike trips per semester (or make up for absences in the examination period). Weekly instruction in the form of 2-3 lessons per week is also possible

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: kombinace pravidelné a blokové výuky.
General note: Předmět je primárně určen studentům s pohybovým postižením.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Počet se vztahuje na součet u předmětů placené a povinné Tv (c915 + p915)

Teacher's information

http://www.teiresias.muni.cz/cz/vzdelavani-sport-a-volny-cas/sportovni-aktivity/alternativni-kurzy-telesne-vychovy
For further information on PE courses refer to www.fsps.muni.cz. Handbikes and bicycle helmets are for rent. Lessons take place in blocks in the months of March - June approximately once every 14 days, depending on the current weather conditions, or in the form of regular lessons and shorter trips. Individual agreement. This subject was introduced into teaching as part of the "NNetwork of Expert Centres Providing Inclusion in Tertiary Education" project. This project is co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic. The teaching of the subject c915 is provided by the Support centre for students with specific needs.

• Enrolment Statistics (spring 2023, recent)
  
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