Studia Kinanthropologica, 2008 (vol. 9), issue 1

Conception of PhD study in educational branches: some views of the US experience

Petr Blahuš

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):13-17 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.043  

Author suggests that the overall conception of doctoral study in educational branches, partly related also to the PhD study in kinanthropology / kinesiology / sport science, should be clearly conceptualized as a preparation of new scientists. Contemporary curricula of Bachelors as well as Masters study create insufficient preliminary background for such an approach. Problems of a similar kind can be found in the educational streams of study also in the USA, nevertheless, competent institutions in the USA are initializing steps and measures, which are supposed to bring a positive change. A fundamental point consists of incorporating a first background...

Active life style like the determinants of their body composition and fitness state

Václav Bunc

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):19-23 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.044  

Active life style (ALS) it is a form of life style (LS), that we understand like an interaction between individual and environment. This interaction in basic simplification has the two parts - biological and social. ALS is considered to be such LS where adequate regular physical activity has its place too. The aim of this study was verify the possibility to assess the influence of the ALS on selected body composition (BC) physical fitness state variables in children. The study was realized in the groups of healthy children of both genders. Assessed were 450 boys and 340 girls without regularly physical activities and in the groups of active children...

Role of Stress in the Education

Václav Hošek

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):25-28 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.045  

The stress is an adaptation necessity of education. With the development of the civilization,decrease the sum of eXertion movement loads. The compensation of this decrease is the role for sport. For the underachievers is attractive non-competitiv sport,with deal ofhis recreation and eXperience (flow) characteristic.

The professional satisfaction of the physical education teachers

Petr Jansa

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):29-37 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.046  

In the article we show the comparison of the opinion and attitude of the graduates of the physical education and sport programs from two Czech faculties of physical education who graduated in 1990 - 2005. When taking the questionnaire survey results, we focused on the common collections of the physical education teachers - graduates of the physical education and sport programs at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport in Prague and Faculty of Physical Culture in Olomouc, taking into consideration the compatible questions concerning the career satisfaction or dissatisfaction, only. In the first questionnaire survey from 1990 - 1996 670 physical...

Professional Competences in Physical Education Teaching (general fundament)

Hana Válková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):39-46 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.047  

The development of professional competences of the teachers since the beginning of compulsory education is presented in the article. The special part of the article is oriented on recent discussion and opinions related to professional competences. Formal, exact side of competences (education, certificate, license) which can be measured versus personal competences - measurement, assessment is difficult but very important in inter-active professions are in the center of discussions. Key competences related to education in general recommended by European Commission are mentioned. Professional competences of PE teachers are explained on the background...

Diagnostic problems of Physical and Motor Development of Preschool Children

Vendula Baboučková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):49-52 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.048  

The aim of this contribution is to summarize and discuss researches of physical and motor development of preschool children. Monitoring of physical and motor development can give us important information about healthy physical growth of children population. Evaluation of physical development has a long tradition in the Czech Republic and its measurement standarts are centile growth charts of body length. For evaluation of motor development are used motor tests which diagnose particular physical abilities. We can find a wide range of those tests but for children cathegories are quite non-uniform.

Nordic Walking as the mode of human movement activity after Physiotherapy

Radka Bačáková, Petra Tlašková, Bronislav Kračmar

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):53-58 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.049  

The aim of the thesis is to compare muscle timing in shoulder girdle during the Nordic Walking, and during a free bipedal walk . It all to compare with muscle timing when the crawling by Vojtas' reflex locomotion.Methods - surface electromyography combinated with kinematography analysis used synchronized video recording.As the research shows, there is a difference in muscle timing between the NW and free bipedal walk. It was proved that the activity NW has more locomotive character than in free bipedal walk. We hav found the muscle timing during the NW consistent with the phenomenon of cocontraction of the Musculus biceps brachii, caput longum and...

Creating a modern multimedia Sports Gymnastics Course Book and verification of the efficiency of its use in Education

Gustav Bago

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):59-63 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.050  

This work deals with creating a modern multimedia sports gymnastics course book and with the verification of its use in the education of students at the Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia. As there had been significant differences in their presumptions to master the subject matter, students (both male and female) were based on an entry test divided into control and experimental groups. Training with the help of multimedia methodical materials was applied to lesson during two semesters of sports gymnastics education. At the end of the second semester, based on the evaluation of compulsory exercises, outlet...

The interests of pupils of basic schools in Martial Arts

Pavol Bartík

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):65-70 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.051  

The author in his article solves the problem of interests of pupils at basic schools in martial arts. The research sample was consisted from 330 puplis of basic schools in Poprad, Svit and Kežmarok. The main research method was questionare. The author found out that martial arts are very popular among pupils, both between boys and girls. The pupils prefered basic martial arts. The author recommend more using of martial arts at basic schools.

The Years Increase of Fittness and Motor Performance of 10-14 years old pupils at basic school

Ladislav Bence, Robert Rozim

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):71-75 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.052  

The authors in their article analyse body development and motor performance of pupils at 2 nd stage of basic school. They present the results of longterm measurement of boys 10-14 years old. They compare the input and output results of 6 motor tests. The authors found out the increase of body hight and body weight and decrease of motor performance.

Comparision of Swimming Performance of Applicants for Physical Education Studies in Banska Bystrica in the years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Matej Bence

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):77-81 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.053  

In the contribution the author deals with swimming performance of students who apply for studying at Department of Physical Education, University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, in the years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. The author evaluates the achieved results of applicants from two criteria. The first criterion is quality and the second criterion is the obtained technique of swimming styles. Both of these criteria are evaluated by points. Author suggests possibilities for improvement of swimming teaching process.

Innovation in school Physical Training

Elena Bendíková, Ľudmila Jančoková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):83-87 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.054  

In the article we want to assign the new possibilities pilates in the lessons of physical education, which enrich educational spectrum of a student and an educationist. These pilates not only indirectly fulfil the standards and respect the interests of the students but also are applied in liberal access in educational system.

Important role of Compensation of Muscle Disbalance of Posture

Blanka Hošková, Pavlína Nováková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):89-91 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.055  

Compensatory exercices play an important role in prevention and also in balance of functional disorders of motoric system. Selection of exercices has got its own rules. It is necessary to keep the rules to provide the quality of movement and to achieve objective and expected results. The impact of increasing of hypokinesis in now-a-days population and especially in children and static character of stress of motoric system leads to the functional disorder and then to the pain. Movement function is specific for each person, for example walking, but there are lots of the same basic movement regularities and neurophyciologic laws. We are trying to find...

Influence of Chosen Exercises on the Prevention and Reove Scoliosis of Students at Secondary School

Želmíra Jankovská, Martina Bartková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):93-96 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.056  

In this article the authors are interested on monitor of actual state and possibilitas of influence on chosen exercises prevention and removing scoliosis of students at Secondary hotel academy in Ziar nad Hronom. This article is the result of the studing documents, testing in to two terms and application exercises avalaible for presention scoliosis. All of these activities were done on some students who astend healthy physical education. According to these result the value actual status and possibilitas these exercises for prevention and removing scoliosis. In all tests of moving posture was recording betterment of all students, but they didn't reach...

Swimming performance of applicants for study of physical education and sport on Slovakia

Ľubomír Kalečík, Dušan Chebeň, Matej Bence

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):97-101 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.057  

The authors in this contribution presents the results of swimming performance applicants of the study to Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University in Bratislava, PF UKF in Nitre a FHV UMB in Banska Bystrica, in the year 2007/2008.The results presents swimming performance men and women in swimming strokes - 100 m crawl-freestyle and 100m breastroke. The selection of swimming stroke is different. In the boys category dominant stroke is crawl-freestyle (n=333), breastroke (n=457) and in the category girls is dominant stroke breastroke (n=157) and crawl-freestyle (n=55). The table points from standard to maximum 10 points is most numerical...

Some chosen regional aspects of a sport spectatorship

Kamil Kotlík, Pavel Slepička, Pavel Landa

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):103-109 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.058  

The text shows results of the scientific research focused on sport spectatorship as a social phenomenon. The research was engaged mainly in regional characteristics of sport spectatorship in the Czech Republic. The research took part through the years 2007 and 2008 in stadium, arenas and sports halls of all football, ice hockey, handball, basketball and volleyball clubs belonging to the highest Czech league. We also realized part of the research on two floorball clubs. The research sample consist of 5629 sport spectators, who were selected randomly.As the research mehtod, we choose the modificated questionnaire Slepička 1990 (because of a posibility...

Pedagogy point of view to children physical activity monitoring

Karel Kovář

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):111-114 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.059  

Scientists used two main approaches for monitoring of physical activity of children - psychosocial approaches based on pedagogy methodologies and biomedicine approaches based on using recording utilities. Children physical activities consist of games mostly and problem is how to measure objectively volume, frequency, intensity and type of it. For better understanding of children physical activity and influence of its lack on health we have to improve our methodology approaches and use both psychosocial and biomedicine together.

The Use of Water Polo in Teaching (Training) Swimming

Petra Krásová, Jan Štumbauer

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):115-119 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.060  

This article refers about use of water polo in teaching and training swimming. It gives some exercise that could be used during training. This exercise gives excellent opportunity to stay in shape for swimming while providing a much-needed break from the rigors and boredom which can accompany swim training. Water polo helps build strength, coordination, sense water, endurance and speed. It could also help to maintain an interest in swimming for same athlete who otherwise might quit the sport.

Testing abdominal muscles

Renata Malátová, Pavla Dřevikovská

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):121-126 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.061  

The aim of this paper was the experiment, which compared two tests. These tests characterize condition muscles in low back part during statically and dynamical load. There was chosen test lying position - setting position repeated from testing battery UNIFITTEST 6-60 and test stock-taking muscles of deep stabilizing spine system (DSSS). Individual tests were measured with muscle dynamometer MD01. Because muscles of DSSS form one functional unit and dysfunction only one muscle makes dysfunction whole system. We suppose that the proportion of engagement of musculus rectus abdominis and musculus transversus abdominis will be constant. 45 healthy women...

The activities and opinions of pupils at high schools in motor activities

Jiří Michal

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):127-130 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.062  

The author in his article presented the results of his research activity. He solved the problems of opinions of pupils to motor activities. The research was realised in region of East Slovakia. The research sample was consisted from 366 puplis of high schools. The author found out that boys had interests in sports games and girls had interests in dancing activities. Generaly pupils had low interests in motor activities.

Including and meaning of martial art aikido in to the teaching of physical training on the first stage of elementary school

Ludvík Michalov

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):131-136 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.063  

The article is focused on meaning of Aikido martial art teaching on the first stage of elementary school, explaining "what is it - Aikido" , the didactics, the ethical aspects, description and meaning of less known forms of breathing excercises as a basic principle in the excercises.

Changes in conception musical movement culture

Viléma Novotná, Michaela Brtníková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):137-140 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.064  

Classes of physical education at school are suitable atmosphere for motivation of schoolchildren for increasing interest about movement activities leading to more active life style. We are searching impulses, which can full needs and expectation certain age group. We choose for girls their favourite activity, training with music and dance.For education we modernized content and form of musical motion culture, oriented for adoption of rhythmical gymnastic and dance skills supporting own motion creativity. It was worked up e-learning teaching book Gymnastic-Rytmic, also it was created three parts of DVD - The basic of dance technique, Modern dance styles,...

The level motion skills in sport gymnastics of the pupil of 9. grade in primary school in Detva

Júlia Palovičová

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):141-148 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.065  

The author of contribution point to the problem of school physical education of 2 nd grade at primary school. The goal of my project was monitoring of actual physical level of skills and their attitude to the physical process in sport gymnastics of pupils of 9. grade.

Problems of values by sportsmanlike youth

Martin Pěkný, Pavel Slepička

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):149-152 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.066  

The graduation theses discourses the value survey of the youth in the Czech Republic. The aim of the survey was to find out and to compare the value preferences of sportsmanlike youth and unsportsmanlike youth. The survey unit is divided into 2 groups of respondents { sportsmanlike youth, unsportsmanlike youth). Schwartz Value Survey questionnaire (SVS) was used in order to identify the values and value types. The questionnaire was extended for the purposes of our research by three values that are associated with participating in sport. The three added values: mental and physical condition, active participation in sport, and physical attractivity....

The Evaluation of explosive strenght abbilities of Slovakia national team in basketball at cathegory boys U 14

Robert Rozim

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):153-155 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.067  

The author in his article solves the problems of evaluation explosive strenght abbilities of Slovakia national team in basketball at cathegory U 14. He used reccommended norms for athletics jumping disciplines. He found out very low level at this motor abbilities and reccommend some examples for practise.

Legal conscience in sport and Rule of law

Zuzana Sakáčová

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):157-162 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.068  

The autor offers in the contribution the view on new approaches to relationships between sport and law and the role of a subject Sport and Law in project of FTVS in Bratislava, which is based on the current situation at given field in the Slovak Republic. Present practice always brings more complicated problems, which solution requires complex understanding of nature, character and development of sport, its influence on society and its function. The interest of studying law aspects in sport has increased in connection with the increase of risks in sport, strengthening of economic influence on sport, commercial aspects, and the changes of values in...

Attention grade primary school age children on physical education lessons

Miroslav Sližik

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):163-171 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.069  

The author is in his work dealing with the problematic of the influence of martial arts exercises and karate training elements to intentional attention grade primary school age children on physical education. This text is orientated on the concrete motivated factors, whose can be positively affected by the karate training. The aim of this theoretocal study is to give a more detailed view of possibilities but most of all the advantages of using the old fighting filosophy called an empty hand from Okinawa in positive motivation of intentional attention grade in their physical activity.

Gymnastics in school education and its perspectives

Elena Strešková

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):173-176 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.070  

Tranformation of education of sports in lessons of physical education, where is gymnastics included as a part of basic learning subject is envolving. The young men are interested more in acrobatic gymnastics and body building, young girls in aerobics, rhytmic gymnastics and dance. The survey on 512 secondary school students showed that they have good knowledge about positive effects of gymnastic sports on right body standing, condition, body forming and overall good effect on helth of the pupils.

Some aspect of state sport support on triathlon example

Jiří Suchý

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):177-181 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.071  

The article is dealing with problems of the talented 14 - 19 years old athletes selection for Sport Centers of Youth - using example of Triathlon.

Kinetic activity of the students of Physical Education Department at Teacher's Training College, South Bohemian University

Zdeněk Šebrle, Martin Zárybnický

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):183-189 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.072  

This research work is aimed to kinetic activity of the students of Physical Education Department at Teacher's Training College at South Bohemian University in České Budějovice. This research was completed in spring 2007 with a group of students of Physical Education at the age from 20 to 26. Its aim was to find out the extent of the kinetic activity from 2 main sources - from the questionnaire IPAQ ( intensive, medially loaded kinetic activity and walking) and from pedometers SW-700 (number of steps and consumption of kilocalories). Traced results are compared with medical recommendations concerning kinetic activity. All results are displayed by charts...

Observation of women's gymnastic skills during entrance exams in FSPS MU

Dagmar Šimberová, Alena Skotáková, Petr Hedbávný

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):191-193 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.073  

Authors publish in percents outcomes of ability to cope selected gymnastics elements during entrance exams in FSpS MU. In observation, 275 women - adepts of study program physical education and sport were tested. It was found that somersault forward and slow circle to rest on horizontal bar was without gravity problems done by more than 50% adepts.

The Model of Physical Training in security study programme

Karol Šipoš

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):195-199 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.074  

This contribution presents model of physical training in security study programme in conditions of The University of security management in Košice, Slovak Republic, and shows the creation of schedule of this object of study. Contribution has an educological character. In PT study we offer basic and special physical training, including selfdefence and combat, practical shooting /from 3rd term/, and practical training courses -ski and canoeing courses, survival courses, drill on obstacles. Physical training as study object is optional in our conditions in this time.Data from Martinmas term of academic year 2007/08: the attendance ratio of trainees was...

Attractive gym courses in CTU - history and present

Zdeněk Valjent

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):201-205 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.075  

Author attempted to define concept of attractive activity in this short study, which is acceptable for gym university students courses. He sketched out gym courses history , which was in the 1. Republic (1918-1938), he found attractive courses from the 1. Republic period and also from socialism period. In main part he enumerated attractive courses and other motoric ( =motion) activities, which are realized in Czech technical university in Prague. He ranks among the most attractive : sea kayaks in Sardinia, in Corsica and in Sweden, tourism in Yukon, crossing of the Fagaras - Piatrra Craiului, crossing of the Norwegian Hardangervidda plateau, climb...

What sports do students of Czech Technical University in Prague prefer?

Zdeněk Valjent

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):207-210 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.076  

Author is interested in problems of sport popularity among students in CTU in Prague. He got results, when he watched number of students from higher grades, who registered themselves in days 17.6. - 11.7. 2008, when students registered themselves by means of internet connection on the UTVS CTU web page. 1201 students were registered. Sheet n.1 shows results. The most favorite sport is still conditional bodybuilding like in last years, in the second place ended climbing on artificial wall, like representative of ,, epinephrine sports '', third is floorball - phenomenon among young people in last couple years. Students are still interested in ,,modern...

Analysis of peak performance age in swimming deuring 1970-2007

Radek Vobr

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):211-214 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.077  

The aim of this paper was process and evaluates peak performance age in swimming. Based on data analysis of top worlds championships (World Championship in short pool, and Olympic Games) were analyzed age of first three swimmers - both gender. All results are presented using data dissemination graphs and basic statistical methods (file size, absolute minimum, absolute maximum, arithmetic mean, standard deviation). In results section is published the tendency of peak performance in all events since 1972.

The influence of selected factors on the performace of sport climbers

Ladislav Vomáčko

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):215-221 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2008.078  

The two studies followed basic characteristics of the sport climbing performance. The first study focuses on the skillfullness of the performance climbers (competing in the Difficulty Climbing Czech Cup) and the length of their climbing practice. The number of test subjects was N = 18 (9 men and 9 women) with a minimal rock climbing performance - women 7a and men 7c according to the French rating scale - and the length of the climbing practice was at least 70 months. The results prove that the most significant factor is the length of the climbing practice. The second study describes the antrophometric characteristics of sport climbers competing in...