e022 Strength Training and Conditioning

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kalina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kalina, Ph.D.
Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. František Hurt
Supplier department: Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)&&BOZP_OK(bozp_fsps_e_strength_training)
NONE
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the teaching of this subject is to inform students about the basic principles and approaches to the development and reaching maximal performances in sport. The characterization of the development of biomotor abilities, the contents of individual units of the sporting training, technology and sport process control, effects of sporting training and their diagnostics pertain to tasks of the teaching. The differentiation of uniqueness of the training process for children and the youth, women. Content of subject is practical and theoretical. Students get information about exercises suitable for development of motor abilities. Development of skills during year training cycle.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: - to characterize the evolution of sporting training; - to define the aims and tasks of sporting training; - to understand the process of adaptation for sport performance in relationship of single motor abilities; - to solve the development of the motor abilities; - to apply general features of the sporting training structure for specific needs of various sports. - to analyze the effects of sporting training;
Syllabus
  • 1. Sports performance,
  • 2. Aims, tasks and results of sports training
  • 3. Parts of sporting training
  • 4. Arrangement of sporting training
  • 5. Exercise for development of motor abilities
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BOMPA, Tudor O. and Greg HAFF. Periodization : theory and methodology of training. 5th ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2009, xii, 411. ISBN 9780736074834. info
  • Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Edited by Thomas R. Baechle - Roger W. Earle. 3rd ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2008, xiv, 641. ISBN 9780736058032. info
  • NSCA's essentials of personal training. Edited by Jared W. Coburn - Moh H. Malek. 2nd ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2012, xvi, 679. ISBN 9780736084154. info
  • NSCA's guide to program design. Edited by Jay Hoffman. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2012, ix, 325. ISBN 9780736084024. info
  • NOAKES, Timothy. Lore of running. 4th ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2003, xi, 931. ISBN 0873229592. info
  • MAFFETONE, Philip. The big book of endurance training and racing. Edited by Mark Allen. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010, xii, 516. ISBN 9781616080655. info
  • DANIELS, Jack. Daniels´ running formula. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2005, 285 s. ISBN 0736054928. info
  • MUJIKA, Iñigo. Tapering and peaking for optimal performance. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2009, xiii, 210. ISBN 9780736074841. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical/practical seminar, lecture, peer-to-peer lecture
Assessment methods
For credits students have to attend seminars at least 10 times (active participation). The final grade is dependent on peer-assessment (50% weight) and teacher-assessment (50% weight) of a 10-minute oral presentation of the selected sport in the context of strength training. The presentation is based on basic principles of sports training and scientific evidence. The method of submission is also electronic submission to the MUNI IS (PPT or PDF file).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, spring 2024, autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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