Studia Kinanthropologica, 2009 (vol. 10), issue 1

The brief sumerary on the problems of hamstring injuries in sports

I. Hnátová, A. Kaplan, D. Pavlů

Studia Kinanthropologica 2009, 10(1):6-16 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2009.011  

To give a coherent view on the problems of hamstring injuries in sports. Make an inquiry into muscle injury occurence in elite athletes (athletics - sprints, soccer, basketball and handball) in the Czech republic and consequently regard the possibilities of prevention programe by means of physical therapy and other metodes to make the time necessary for returning an injured sportsmen to competition shorter. To establish the possibilities of prevention procedure; to describe various aspects of returning to training, including potential complications; and finally a brief outline of the possibilities of how to solve the problem in question in selected...

The assessment of body posture parameters of deaf and hearing children aged 9 - 11 years

M. Wiernicka, E. Kamińska, M. Górny

Studia Kinanthropologica 2009, 10(1):19-25 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2009.012  

Body posture is a motor habit depending on many endo- and exogenous factors. A hearing defect is a factor which may have an influence on body posture. The aim of the study was the assessment of body posture in deaf children and determining whether there are any significant differences in body posture between deaf and hearing children. The material consisted of a group of children from a primary school for 19 deaf children and 33 hearing children, randomly selected students of one of primary schools in Poznań, aged 9 to 11 years. Body posture was assessed using a non-invasive method with the use of Posturometer-S (POSMED Wrocław) (Śliwa, 1999). In hearing...

Structure and prediction of coordination performance in 11- to 19-year-old soccer players

Jaroslav Broďáni, Jaromír Šimonek

Studia Kinanthropologica 2009, 10(1):26-30 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2009.013  

Authors make a look into the structure of coordination performance and coordination abilities prediction opportunities in 11- to 19-year-old boys attending sport classes specializing in soccer in Slovakia. Methodology according to Šimonek was used for the acquisition of data on seven coordination abilities. From the point of view of individual age categories the share of coordination abilities is vary differentiated. The most important coordination abilities in the structure of coordination performance are: time estimation, dynamic balance, space-orientation and strength estimation. Prediction of general coordination abilities by means of three test...

Teaching physical education from the viewpoint of the roma ethnic community

Jiří Michal

Studia Kinanthropologica 2009, 10(1):31-38 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2009.014  

The author makes survey about the current situation in the classes of physical education of the Roma ethnic community in the region of Ružomberok. He analyses the current state of the courses in the second stage of elementary schools attended by the Roma ethnic community in the region of Ružomberok. He focuses mainly on the content of the classes, on the conditions of realization of the physical education from the viewpoint of the Roma and Non-Roma pupils. He points out mainly to some possible solutions of the existing problem - indifference of the Roma ethnic community towards education. There were 202 elementary school pupils that participated on...

The evaluation swimming performance of students physical education in Banska Bystrica

Matej Bence, Peter Mandzák

Studia Kinanthropologica 2009, 10(1):39-43 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2009.015  

Authors in their article deal with swimming performance of students Physical Education during 2 years 2007 - 2008. We value and compare their outputs in four swimming events, which is the part of the final exam from swimming. The analysis of the results we can say, that swimming performance our students decreased.