History of Physical Culture - PKIN270C

• Title: History of Physical Culture
• Guaranteed by: Department of Social Sciences Foundation in Kinanthropology (51-300000)
• Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/0, C+Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 15 / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Irena Parry Martínková, Ph.D.; Mgr. Václav Pechman
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Irena Parry Martínková, Ph.D.; Mgr. Václav Pechman; prof. PhDr. Marek Waic, CSc.

Annotation

The course deals with the development of all forms of physical culture, their content and social context from the beginnings of human civilization to the present.

Last update: Komarc Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.06.2019)

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to learn about the origins and the development of different forms of physical culture throughout history, to learn to understand history of physical culture within the context of the main epochs of (mainly European) history, and to develop an understanding of how modern sport was formed.

The basic learning outcomes are:

- students orient themselves in the developemnt of physical culture in the world, with an emphasis on sport in the European history;

- students have a critical view of the essence of sport and its values, in relation to its development;

- students can recognize different forms of physical cuture;

- students can express themselves more comprehensively about the development of sport and physical culture;

- students can formulate selected current problems in sport related to its historical development;

- students have a deeper understanding of physical culture within the context of the main epochs of (mainly European) history.

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (17.09.2023)

Literature

Mechikoff, R. A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World. McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Pope, S.W. & Nauright, J. Sports history around the world. Routledge Comapanion to Sports History. London: Routledge, 2010, ISBN 978-0-415-77339-3.

Waic, M. In the Shadow of Totalitarism: Sport and the Olympic Movement in the" Visegrád Countries" 1945-1989. Edtion ed.: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2015. ISBN 802462463X.

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Requirements to the exam

Credit Requirements

• Test

Exam

• Oral exam

Last update: Komarc Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.06.2019)

Syllabus

1. The physical culture of ancient civilizations. Physical Education of Ancient Greece.

2. Ancient sport and panhellenic games. Greek athletes and Roman gladiators.

3. Christian world and physical culture.

4. Physical culture of renaissance and humanism, philanthropism.

5. Physical education systems of the 19th century.

6. English sport and first attempts to restore Olympic games.

7. Origin and development of modern sport and Olympic movement.

Last update: Komarc Martin, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.06.2019)

Learning resources

Materials for the students are to be found on Moodle 1 (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Department of kinanthropology, History of Physical Culture).

In case of online teaching, the course will take place online in MS Teams on the link:

The password is:

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (29.01.2022)