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Czechoslovakia ice Hockey Team 1976-1988
Švepešová, Alena ; Waic, Marek (advisor) ; Tlustý, Tomáš (referee) ; Strachová, Milena (referee)
The dissertation deals with the Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team between the years of 1970 - 1989 going through a turbulent development during that time. Successful years alternated with losses, and the results were influenced by a number of variables, for example: the management team as well as the players, the organization of league competitions, the level of preparation of any other championship participants and of course, the level of luck needed in sport events. A significant part of the work also deals with Czechoslovakian hockey players fluctuation between countries, either playing overseas legally or in a position of an emigrant. Emphasis is placed on the personal stories of individuals playing ice hockey either home or abroad viewed by Czechoslovakian press of the time. The aim of the thesis is to describe important historical milestones of Czechoslovakian ice hockey with an emphasis on archival and periodicals sources. Primary and partially secondary data were used for analyses. The disadvantage of this method is the substantial amount of material, which, in many cases, have a subjective informative value due to the ongoing cold war. Thanks to foreign primary sources, that up till now has not been reflected in Czech or foreign sports literature, the work brings a new perspective...
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National YMCA groups in Czechoslovakia and Poland - their establishment and successful development of physical culture during the periond from 1918 to 1939
Tlustý, Tomáš ; Waic, Marek (advisor) ; Kašpar, Ladislav (referee) ; Bobrík, Miroslav (referee)
The dissertation looks at the history of one physical education organisation which was of great significance to the development of physical culture in inter-war Czechoslovakia and Poland, despite this not being its only activity. The YMCA came into being in England but it particularly flourished in the United States of America. During the First World War, Czechoslovak and Polish soldiers were given a taste of their activity, being accompanied home by members of this in- ternational association after the war had ended. Following requests from military and political leaders of the time, the American YMCA sent its secretaries to the newly established Czechoslovakia and renewed Poland to help establish the first local associations. It was particularly due to them that new practically unknown sports, were introduced to the region. In addition, in both Czechoslovakia and Poland, the YMCA also took responsibility for having new physical education fa- cilities built, improving training methods and generally enhancing young people through sport. During the inter-war years, local YMCA groups and their mem- bers performed exceptionally well in a number of sporting disciplines and ranked among the top Czechoslovak and Polish athletes. Furthermore, the YMCA con- tributed to establishing the tradition of permanent...
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National YMCA groups in Czechoslovakia and Poland - their establishment and successful development of physical culture during the periond from 1918 to 1939
Tlustý, Tomáš ; Waic, Marek (advisor) ; Kašpar, Ladislav (referee) ; Bobrík, Miroslav (referee)
The dissertation looks at the history of one physical education organisation which was of great significance to the development of physical culture in inter-war Czechoslovakia and Poland, despite this not being its only activity. The YMCA came into being in England but it particularly flourished in the United States of America. During the First World War, Czechoslovak and Polish soldiers were given a taste of their activity, being accompanied home by members of this in- ternational association after the war had ended. Following requests from military and political leaders of the time, the American YMCA sent its secretaries to the newly established Czechoslovakia and renewed Poland to help establish the first local associations. It was particularly due to them that new practically unknown sports, were introduced to the region. In addition, in both Czechoslovakia and Poland, the YMCA also took responsibility for having new physical education fa- cilities built, improving training methods and generally enhancing young people through sport. During the inter-war years, local YMCA groups and their mem- bers performed exceptionally well in a number of sporting disciplines and ranked among the top Czechoslovak and Polish athletes. Furthermore, the YMCA con- tributed to establishing the tradition of permanent...
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