Department of Physical Education
Head: Dr. Karel Opravil
Žerotínovo nám. 9, 601 77 Brno
Phone: ++420–5–42 128 367
Physical Education at MU is organized by the university-wide Department of Physical Education. The Department provides physical education programmes at individual faculties through its departmental units. The Department is also the only guarantor of activities implemented by the University Brno Sport Club (VSK MU Brno).
The main aim of the Department’s work is to enable students to take part in sports, and to provide them with opportunities to relax and regenerate their strength and pass their tima activity. Students thus learn and acquire the right habits for a healthy lifestyle.
At individual faculties, physical education is implemented in a variety of ways. Generally speaking, in the first years of studies, physical education forms part of the study curriculum (one course in sport included) and is completed with a credit. In higher study years, physical education is part of the supplementary study programme and is optional. Students are able to choose a sport discipline from those offered in the Department’s programme. The range of opportunities is very wide and allows MU students a discipline they favour. The following sport disciplines are included in the main programme: basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis, aerobics, ballet, judo, karate, swimming, canoeing, conditioning exercises, body-building.
The Department also organizes many different types of sports courses, such as downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, courses leading to sport instructor licenses, watercraft courses, windsurfing, cycling, hiking, rafting, mountain-biking, and an introduction into mountain climbing.
The University Sports Club has 22 teams and provides opportunities for MU students both at active and top-performance level. In national league competitions, MU is represented by 5+8 teams, in local competitions by 10+4 teams. Many MU teachers play a role as a team coach or leader. In 1999, the club had 1,720 members.
An important part of the teachers’ work is organizing the sports activities of MU students. Dr. Eva Slonková is the deputy head of the
ÈAUS Executive Board. Dr. Karel Opravil is the head of the ÈAUS Supervisory Board and the chair of the Brno University Sports Organization. Dr. Eva Slonková was the head of the national academic team for the ’99 Winter World University Games held in the Slovak Republic. Dr. Karel Opravil was appointed the head of the Czech national team for the ’99 Summer World University Games in Palma de Mallorca.Dr. Korys and Dr. Opravil participated in the ’99 Winter World University Games as ski coaches for the Czech national team.
In co-operation with the University Sports Club, the Department of Physical Education held a great number of prominent sporting events, including the International Academic Championship of the Czech Republic (a part of the UNI/FIS European Cup in Alpine skiing), the Academic Championship of the Czech Republic with international participation in classical skiing, and the Academic Championship of the Czech Republic in table tennis, golf, karate and sport aerobics.
Teachers of the Department participated in six academic conferences and presented four lectures.