Physical Training
Programme is taught only in the Czech language!
The three-year bachelor's degree program in Physical training aims to train university-qualified coaches and experts in the field of movement. Aligned with global trends in coach education, the program focuses on mastering theoretical knowledge and developing practical professional skills in coaching, along with interdisciplinary skills from fields such as psychology, medicine and physiotherapy, nutrition, and more.
This program allows students to specialize according to their interests, choosing from curricula like Fitness Training, Sports Training, Special Education of Security Forces, and Sports Education. Depending on their chosen specialization, graduates will be equipped to provide physical education and sports services to a broad spectrum of clients, including the general public, athletes of varying performance levels, and security personnel.
Graduates will also gain a comprehensive set of skills in enhancing physical performance, promoting health and lifestyle management, and preventing injuries and diseases. They will tailor these competencies to their client's age and developmental stages. Additionally, the program emphasizes developing transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, digital literacy, critical thinking, and foreign language proficiency, which are crucial for professional success and personal development.
Educational goals include enhancing communication skills, fostering teamwork in multidisciplinary teams, and using modern training methodologies that effectively develop fitness and movement skills specific to each curriculum. The program also covers competencies in managing, planning, periodizing, recording, and analyzing training processes. Further focus areas include compensatory and health exercises, recovery techniques, nutrition, the use of dietary supplements, and understanding doping issues. A strong emphasis is placed on utilizing modern tools to monitor and assess training responses, fatigue, and other physiological parameters using the latest technologies, which also support online monitoring and coaching.
The professional orientation of the program ensures that students gain real-world experience directly in sports centres and clubs facilitated by the faculty. This hands-on training, combined with courses offered in English and opportunities for international internships, prepares graduates to compete effectively in the global job market.
Information on admission to study
Czech language proficiency certificate
All international applicants (except for Slovaks) must submit a certificate proving their Czech language knowledge at a minimum B2 level.
Certificate of physical education doctor
All applicants must submit a certificate of doctor specialising in physical education. A list of recommended sports medics or doctors in the Czech Republic is available on the Czech Society of Sports Medicine website.
Entrance exams
All applicants will be invited for the entrance exams taking place in several different facilities in Brno, Czech Republic in May.
Applications are evaluated according to the entrance exams results by:
80 % written test (in Czech language)
50% practical exams – Jacik's motor test
Preparatory courses
Masaryk University Language Centre runs several language courses, including the Czech language for foreigners.
Faculty of Sports Studies offers theoretical and also sports preparatory courses which help the applicants to succeed during entrance exams and further during their studies.