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Conditioning preparation for U15 players at the Czech Hockey Academies
Rendla, Matyáš ; Jebavý, Radim (advisor) ; Hojka, Vladimír (referee)
Title: The conditioning off -ice preparation of ice hockey players up the age of 15 at Czech Hockey academy Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate and to compare the conditioning off- ice preparation of Czech elite ice hockey players up to their age of 15 with the conditioning programs of elite players from Scandinavian and overseas countries. Furthermore, I aimed to find out how different development systems work and what advantages and disadvantages they have. Methods: To gather data, I created an anonymous non-standardized questionnaire in Czech and English, targeting adult elite ice hockey players. The players were from Sweden, Canada, and the Czech Republic. With a sufficient number of respondents, I divided Czech players into younger and older generations. The questionnaire was distributed through my friends and colleagues, primarily those involved in ice hockey. Respondents answered 11 questions regarding participation in other sports, off-ice training, and PE content until the age of 15. Results: The findings of my research revealed that younger generation of Czech players engaged in another sport up to the age of 11.2(on average), which is more than 2 years less than their Canadian or Swedish counterparts. A similar difference was observed in the duration of supplementary...
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