bk4007 Basic and Rhythmic Gymnastics

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/13/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alena Skotáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavlína Vaculíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavlína Vaculíková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)&& BOZP_OK(bozp_fsps_gym2)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the subject are following:
- Familiarization with methodological and didactic procedures during warm up (without/with accompaniment of music)
- Application of joint-mobilisation exercises
- Interconnection of theoretical and practical knowledge from the area of the stretching and the strengthening and their use in individual parts of the training/exercise unit.
- Familiarization with the terminology of physical exercises
-to promoting the basics of musical-movement theory and application into practice (tempo, tact, beats, metrum, rhythm, dynamics)
-applications of basic dance elements, steps, jumps, turns ..
- introducing theoretically and practically with individual dance (folk, country, street dance)
- development of coordination, movement memory with the using a music, application for training parts in individual sports, leisure activities and training for trainers
- to mastering basic techniques of rope training, synchronization with music.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- know the list of stretch and strengthen exercises for different muscles of the body
- know the correct execution of these exercises
- form and lead the warm up (without/with accompaniment of music)
- know the correct terminology of physical exercises
- identify individual beats in musical accompaniment, to distinguish the metric impulse, resp. master beat
- understand the basics of musical-movement theory and application into practice (tempo, tact, beats, metrum, rhythm, dynamics)
- be able to do basic dance elements, steps, jumps, turns.
- be able to choose an adequate music recording of the presented movement exercises and also to create dance combinations for the given musical accompaniment.
Syllabus
  • Terminology of physical exercises
  • Warm ups (main principles and individual parts of warm up)
  • - joint-mobilisation exercises
  • - dynamic warm up
  • - coordination exercises
  • - toning exercises
  • Stretching (different kinds of stretching and its use in practise)
  • Strengthen exercises:
  • - abdominal muscles
  • - back muscles
  • - arms and trunk muscles
  • - gluteus and legs
  • - complex strengthening exercises For all exercises the correct terminology of physical exercises will be applied, the function of muscle groups and the correct execution of the individual exercises explained and the problems of breathing clarified.
  • - Tempo, tact, counting times, metrum, rhythm, dynamics
  • - Training of individual dance steps and step combinations
  • - Variations and movement combinations with an emphasis on correct posture, alignment with the musical design
  • - Basic dances - waltz, polka, jive, chacha, street dance
  • - Fundamentals of improvisation, creative dance, principles of movement therapy
Literature
  • SKOTÁKOVÁ, Alena. Rytmická gymnastika a tance (Rhytmic Gymnastics and Dances). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 42 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7325-8. URL info
  • RAMSAY, Craig. Strečink - anatomie. 1. vyd. Brno: CPress, 2014, 160 s. ISBN 9788026403548. info
  • SKOPOVÁ, Marie and Miroslav ZÍTKO. Základní gymnastika. 3., upr. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2013, 199 s. ISBN 9788024621944. info
  • ŠIMBEROVÁ, Dagmar, Alena SKOTÁKOVÁ, Lenka SVOBODOVÁ and Petr HEDBÁVNÝ. Teorie tance (Theory of Dance). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009. ISSN 1802-128X. info
  • ŠEBEJ, František. Strečink. Translated by Eva Horová. Bratislava: Timy, 2001, 128 s. ISBN 8080650209. info
  • ALTER, Michael J. Strečink : 311 protahovacích cviků pro 41 sportů. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1999, 228 s. ISBN 807169763X. info
  • KNÍŽETOVÁ, Věra and Bohumil KOS. Strečink. Vyd. 1. Praha: Olympia, 1998, 78 s. ISBN 8070334460. info
  • APPELT, Karel. Názvosloví pro cvičitele [Appelt, 1990]. 1. vyd. Praha: Olympia, 1990, 244 s. info
Teaching methods
Practical exercises supplemented by a theoretical explanation In the case of online education - MS teams, particularly task according in lessons, feedback of the teacher, peer assessment
Assessment methods
In the case of full-time teaching - active participation in classes (permitted absence - 2 teaching days, in case of a larger number of absences, compensation is allowed only after prior agreement with the teacher of the seminar group).
Part Basic gymnastics - written and graphic preparation of warm-up (12-15 exercises), main part or final stretching processed according to the instructions presented in the lessons
- video - warm-up, main part, or final stretching
- peer assessment of chosen videos
- practical requirements:
pull-ups - men 10 reps, holding a pull up - 30s women

or
push-ups - men 20 reps, women 10 reps
hanging leg raises - men 5 reps, women 3 reps
reverse plank - lifting right/left leg - holding the position for 10s each leg ~
standing forward bend, fingers on the mat - holding the position for 10 s ~
sitting with legs apart, arms raised - holding the position for 10 s ~
- active participation in classes (max. 2 absences)
After successful fulfilment of all the above-mentioned partial requirements:
- final written test including knowledge in the field of strengthening, stretching, and Czech gymnastics terminology of physical exercises (75% completion)
part Rhythmic gymnastics
- movement task with own musical accompaniment, any style
See the interactive syllabus for details on credit requirements.
In the case of distance learning
part Basic gymnastics
- written and graphic preparation of warm-up (12–15 exercises), main part (form of circle training) or final stretching processed according to the instructions presented during the online teaching (insert into the relevant vaults homework in the IS)
- peer assessment of 3 graphic preparations for the exercise unit (application Peer assessment in   IS)
- video recording of the assigned part of the training/teaching unit (length approx. 15 min) - insert into the relevant homework vaults
- peer assessment of 3 assigned videos (application Peer assessment in   IS)
part Rhythm gymnastics
- video recording of the movement task according to the instructions in the lesson (insertion into the Rhythm Gymnastics Homework vaults)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/jaro2025/bk4007/index_ncblz.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/elportal/?id=936375

http://www.fsps.muni.cz/frvs/2012/zakladni-gymnastika/

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, spring 2023, autumn 2023, spring 2024.
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