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The course Applied Physical Activities – Specialization I is a comprehensive introductory course in the field of applied physical activities (APA) for people with special educational needs. The course integrates special educational, and didactic approaches to physical activities and sports for people with disabilities and builds on previously separate courses focused on athletics and sports games for people with disabilities. The practical part is divided into the first half of the semester – athletics (applied and modified basic disciplines for the visually impaired and wheelchair athletes) and the second half – sports games (a selection of games modified for various groups of people with special educational needs). Emphasis is placed on the principles of adaptation, safety, and didactic use in school physical education and extracurricular activities. Students will learn the basic procedures for training and assisting in the field of guiding (guiding visually impaired athletes) and wheelchair athletes in basic athletic disciplines taught in school physical education. Other types of disabilities and their modifications in athletics will also be discussed. Students will also be introduced to modifications of sports games and the integration of people with specific needs into these games.
Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic professional framework for applied physical activities and to prepare them for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of physical activities and sports for people with special educational needs. Graduates will understand the principles of adapting physical activities, training procedures, and providing assistance and support within the framework of taught physical activities. Graduates will understand the basics of testing and classification, adaptations for physical activities for individual groups of people with SEN, and will acquire the didactic basics for working with athletics and sports games in both inclusive and specific environments. Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Key knowledge and skills - basics of applied physical activities (APA) - testing the physical abilities of people with special educational needs - creating an exercise regime - classification in sports for people with disabilities - adaptation of athletic disciplines - adaptation of sports games Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Graded credit: - active participation in teaching, - written test verifying theoretical knowledge, - preparation, implementation, and management of competitions, - evaluation of selected motor skills, - didactic design and management of adapted athletics and game-based physical activities. Conditions for obtaining credit: 1) Obtaining a minimum of 10 points from the assessment of skills in modified activities in athletic disciplines and sports games, with at least 1 point required from each area (maximum 20 points): Modification, guidance, and assistance in selected athletic disciplines and types of disabilities – exact requirements will be specified Modification, guidance, and assistance in selected modified sports games – exact requirements will be specified 2) Continuous assessment of the student's mastery of the subject matter, which the student demonstrates in practical exercises. The student is required to know the theory of the relevant athletic discipline and sports game, know the basics of the techniques of the relevant disciplines, and be able to describe the training procedure. Repeated failure to meet this requirement is considered a failure to meet the credit requirements. 3) Decision-making and its practice – mastery of the organization of competitions and games in a model modified environment without critical errors in decision-making and safety. 4) Attendance Each practical lesson – 2 points – a minimum of 28 points must be obtained (maximum 36 points). Participation in decision-making practice is required. 5) Preparation and presentation of a didactic output on a given topic – maximum 10 points – preparation is part of the portfolio minimum maximum Practical skills 10 20 Attendance 28 36 Continuous assessment 8 24 8 * 3 points (4x Atl + 4x Games) Decision-making in practice 10 40 modified competition/game Didactic leadership – athletics 2 10 Didactic leadership – sports games 2 10 Total 60 140 The final grade is given by the sum of points for activities throughout the semester. A – 124+ B – 108 -123 C – 92 - 107 D – 76 - 91 E – 61- 75 F – less than 60 Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Required reading: Block, M. E. (2016). Adapted physical education and sport (5th ed.). Human Kinetics. Kaplan, A. (2012). Didactics of athletics for people with special educational needs. Grada. Gottfried, B. (2019). Adaptive sports and the Paralympic Games. Rosen Publishing. Janečka, Z. (Ed.). (2012). Selected chapters from sports for people with disabilities. Palacký University. Recommended literature: Dehghansai, N., Lemez, S., Wattie, N., & Baker, J. (Eds.). (2017). Training and coaching the Paralympic athlete. Wiley-Blackwell. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119045144 Vanlandewijck, Y. C., & Thompson, W. R. (Eds.). (2011). The Paralympic athlete. Wiley-Blackwell. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444328356 Professional methodologies and official documents: World Para Athletics. (n.d.). Classification. https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/classification World Para Athletics. (n.d.). Rules and regulations. https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/rules World Para Athletics. (2019). World Para Athletics coaching pathway. https://oldwebsite.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/190628132416399_World%2BPara%2BAthletics%2BCoaching%2BPathway_Revised_0.pdf International Association of Athletics Federations. (n.d.). On coaching the Paralympic athlete. https://worldathletics.org/download/downloadnsa?filename=62e7d5b9-8c10-4f09-9480-c87960ae2cc2.pdf International Association of Athletics Federations. (n.d.). Overview: Disability athletics. https://worldathletics.org/download/downloadnsa?filename=dd3eba24-67b5-47fe-8b56-27d8a489f5e3.pdf Athletics New Zealand. (2023). Para athletics handbook. https://athletics.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-0-019-Athletics-NZ-Para-Athletics-Handbook-ONLINE.pdf BC Wheelchair Sports Association. (2022). Para throws coaching manual. https://www.bcwheelchairsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Para-Throws-Coaching-Manual-Complete-Version.pdf Professional journals Human Kinetics. (n.d.). Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. https://journals.humankinetics.com/apaq European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. (n.d.). European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity. https://eujapa.upol.cz/
Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Lectures, seminars, practical exercises, didactic outputs of students, work with case studies, group work, guided reflection Form of teaching - Number of hours Introductory lecture: APA framework, safety, classification, principles of adaptation in athletics and sports games 4 Self-study of theory using study aids 14 Practical teaching – Athletics (ZP, VP): training, didactic guidance 14 Practical teaching – Sports games (OSP): training, didactic guidance 14 Independent training and skill practice (athletics and games) 28 Preparation, implementation, and management of competitions (athletics and games) 14 Preparation, guidance of didactic outputs, self-assessment 12
Total 100 Direct teaching 40 Lectures 4 Exercises 36 Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Thematic syllabus – lectures 1. Introduction to APA issues in athletics 2. Specifics and possibilities of using elements of athletic training in school physical education 3. Introduction to APA in sports games 4. Specifics and possibilities of using modified sports games in school physical education
Thematic syllabus – study aids 1. APA – definition of the field, terminology, historical development. 2. APA in the school physical education and sports system. 3. Testing motor skills and creating a motor regimen for people with special educational needs. 4. Adaptation in inclusive physical education (STEP, TREE, CHANGE IT). 5. Classification in sports for people with disabilities. 6. Sports for people with hearing impairments – specifics. 7. Sports for people with visual impairments – specifics. 8. Sports for people with physical disabilities – specifics. 9. Sports for people with intellectual disabilities and behavioral disorders – specifics. 10. Athletics in APA – basic disciplines, principles of adaptation. 11. Didactics of adapted athletics (running, jumping, throwing). 12. Sports games in APA – characteristics and classification. 13. Didactics of adapted sports games. 14. Safety, indications, and contraindications in athletics and games.
Thematic syllabus – seminars/exercises Athletics syllabus 1. Introduction to coaching, safety, training procedure, running disciplines 2. Coaching – starts and sprints + long jump 3. Throwing disciplines for the visually impaired (ball, shot put) 4. Athletics for wheelchair users, courting 5. Technique of throwing disciplines for wheelchair users 6. Didactic group leadership and physical activities 7. Didactic group leadership and physical activities 8. Organization of competitions for the visually impaired and other types of disabilities and their integration 9. Organization of competitions for wheelchair users and other types of disabilities and their integration
Sports games syllabus 1. Futsal for the blind + Football for amputees 2. Boccia + Wheelchair rugby 3. Sitting volleyball 4. Wheelchair basketball + Wheelchair floorball 5. Goalball and blind baseball 6. Table tennis and showdown 7. Other modified games suitable for APA in school PE (e.g., Baskin) 8. Didactic group leadership and physical activities 9. Organization of competitions and decision-making Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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MOODLE 2 - https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=6342 Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (24.03.2026)
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After completing the course, students will: Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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Základní pohybové dovednosti, schopnosti a znalost postupu nácviku a tréninku základních nemodifikovaných atletických disciplín a sportovních her vyskytujících se ve školní tělesné výchově. Základní orientace v pravidlech atletiky a sportovních her, schopnost aktivní účasti na praktické výuce. Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (16.03.2026)
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Full-time attendance; personal participation in practical exercises and in judging model competitions is required. (In the case of specific health restrictions, individual adjustments can be arranged.) Last update: Daďová Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (01.03.2026)
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