Type and name of programme:

Bachelor’s university study programme Sports Training.
 

Professional title:

Professional title gained in the study programme: BACHELOR OF SPORTS TRAINING (UNIVERSITY). Abbreviated title BST.
 

Duration of the programme:

The programme lasts for 6 semesters (3 years) and totals 180 CP.
 

Definition of the basic aims of the programme:  

• Education of trainers for the needs of top sport at all levels
• Education of sports trainers for the needs of the service sector.
   

General competences gained in the course of the programme:

• Ability to work in a team and communicate well
• Flexible use of knowledge in practice
• Use of general pedagogic strategies of action
• Knowledge and understanding of developmental principles, differences and needs of an individual
• Understanding of individual values and value systems
• Knowledge of ethics and codices of the professional field
• General organizational abilities
• Knowledge and understanding of institutional frameworks of work (demands, legislation, documentation needs, legal aspects of work in sport)
• IT literacy
• Communication in foreign language
• Knowledge of first aid
   

Course-specific competences gained in the course of the programme:

• Understanding of anthropological and kinesiological bases of sport
• Knowledge of health aspects of sport
• Knowledge of physiological aspects of sport
• Knowledge of basic biomechanical aspects of sport
• Use of theoretical concepts of sports practice
• Use and understanding of the organization of sport
• Sensitivity to and openness towards people, taking account of social circumstances of sport
• Mastering sports knowledge, skills and competitive experiences of the chosen sports discipline
• Ability to plan, organize, carry out and control sports training
• Knowledge about athletes and their developmental characteristics
• Knowledge of pedagogic and didactic aspects of the process of sports practice
• Mastering suitable diagnostic procedures in the professional area
• Understanding and use of the rules of judging in the chosen sports discipline
• Understanding and mastering the development of sport
• Knowledge of water rescue
• Understanding of competitive systems and ability to organize competitions
• Ability to communicate and lead athletes and teams
• Cooperation and communication with athletes’ parents, officials, referees, agents, media