Title: Basic Fitness and Physical Development of the Czech Athletics Federation Sport Centers Members Abstract: Aims: Aim of this thesis was to evaluate basic fitness and physical development among 12-15 year-old boys and girls - members of the Czech Athletics Federation Sport Centers (CAF SCs) - in the year 2012. Methods: We processed results from normalized tests carried out by individual CAF SCs in 2012. After revision and correction of data, we: (a) assessed completeness of reported test results; (b) analyzed results from four tests (50m standing start run, standing long jump, 2kg medicine ball throw and 12 minute run) averaged for age groups (12,13,14 and 15 year old) along with respective standard deviations; (c) compared these data with respective data from previous testing in 2011 and with results of average school population (Zapletalová, 2011); (d) analyzed data on physical development (weight, height, BMI index) and their correlation with results of individual tests, and compared physical parameters with average population data; (e) analyzed results of individual tests for correlation between each other. Results: We received complete data from 2 530 athletes, which represent 73,78% of all 3 429 CAF SCs members in 2012. Physical parameters were reported by only 10 SCs (from the total of 36 SCs)...

TITLE: Possibilities of running technique training options at the lower primary level AUTHOR: Pavlína Kopáčiková DEPARTMENT: Department of Physical Education SUPERVISOR: Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeňka Engelthalerová ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the complex view to running technique training of children in middle childhood. Theoretical part attends to a child character and describes his/her motive skills. Teaching of athletics and its inclusion to the Physical Education lessons are described in the thesis. Attention is paid to the specification of the running characteristics, its structuring, history and technics. A methodical series was prepared for the purpose of this thesis. The effects of these methodical series have been verified by an experiment. KEYWORDS: running technique, training, middle childhood, athletics, methodology, physical education

TITLE: The development of nutritional practices in professional athletics AUTHOR: Bc. David Nováček DEPARTMENT: Department of physical education SUPERVISOR: PhDr. PaedDr. Ladislav Kašpar Ph.D. ABSTRACT: My thesis will be dealing with the theme of the development of nutritional practices through generations in one selected athletic discipline. In the theoretical part I will do various exploration works with similar themes. I will describe athletic nutrition for athletes and different types of classic nutrition and dietary supplements that have been used / are used. The practical part will be based on a questionnaire or interview, where I'll try to find out the nutritional practices of individual elite athletes through generations. I will compare these results and make appropriate conclusions. KEYWORDS: Nutrition, a dietary supplement, sports, athletics, generation

This diploma thesis investigates the extent to which athletes competing in 21st century world athletic competitions, ie OH and MS in athletics, violated anti-doping rules. The main aim is to find out which disciplines at the world's top athletics competitions, ie World Championships in Athletics and the Olympic Games, most frequently appeared in the 21st Century of Doping, and from which countries were athletes who contributed most to the use of doping. The secondary objective is to find out which prohibited substances or methods were most used in the athletic world competitions under study.

The diploma thesis studies performance of 14 and 15 year-old children in four selected athletics disciplines: 60 metres, long jump, shot put, running at 800 metres (girls), 1500 metres (boys). The goal is to compare the performance of students using statistical methods and comparative methods. Comparing the performance was held at selected schools in the distrikt of České Budějovice. Research was attended by a total of 88 pupils of which 44 girls and 44 boys. From the processed results showed that the schools are no different in terms of performance.

Title: Technique of Hurdle Clearing in 400 Meters Hurdles Authors: Jiří Jakoubek Supervisor: PhDr. Aleš Kaplan, Ph.D. Aims: The aim of this thesis is to describe technique of hurdle clearing in 400 meters hurdle race using study review and to examine this technique at particular athlete during training and racing sessions in 400 meters hurdles race. Methods: Technique was compared and examined at young athlete. Two kinograms were used for analysis, one from training and one from racing session. The comparison was made using third hurdle in second track. One hurdle clearance from each training and racing sessions with clearly visible individual phases of hurdle crossing were used. For better and well-arranged comparative analysis the same athlete was always examined. Technique of hurdle clearing is analysed thanks to using kinogram. The captured record was transmitted into appropriate format and elaborated in Kinovea program. For superior quality of presented snapshots program Corel photo-point 9.0 was used. Results: The goal of this thesis is to analyze technique of clearing the third hurdle in 400 meter race at particular athlete and to find differences and imperfections in applied technique. When comparing the technique of hurdle crossing at chosen athlete it was found that there are diferences...

In my thesis, I focused on the development of motor skills of preschool children through games with an athletic theme. The theoretical part specifies in detail the preschool age, physical abilities - coordination, strength, speed and endurance. This part deals with the specifics of sports training preschoolers and athletics as such. In the practical part I have created a set of games with an athletic theme. Games are focused on the development of motor abilities and skills - running, jumping and throwing. These games I verified in practice and evaluation of resulting in the practical part. The practical part of the thesis is also an experiment in which I find the level of motor performance of preschool children at the beginning and after the end of the experime

Title: Teachers opinions on athletics teaching at elementary schools in Prague Produced by: Barbora Brezíková Supervisor: PhDr. Aleš Kaplan, Ph.D. Aims: The aim of this diploma thesis was to find the opinions of physical education teachers on athletics teaching at elementary schools located in Prague. In the first place, we have created the questionnaire survey to get the teachers overview. These questionnaires were distributed to teachers of previously selected elementary schools. The questionnaire survey was aimed at determining the percentage of athletic lessons, using athletic disciplines in teaching, background and equipment of individual schools. The thesis also highlights the factors that affect an educational process based on teachers' opinion. In the conclusion of the result part we present a list of improvements that can be used for training athletic disciplines in elementary schools. Methods: In this thesis the questionnaire survey method was used. The teachers of physical education at elementary schools in Prague were the target group. The questionnaires were sent by email, the information was processed in Microsoft Excel. An informal personal interviews were conducted in order to create an overview of the subjects for the training of selected athletic disciplines. During these informal...

1 Annotation: The diploma thesis deals with the evaluation of performance in athletic disciplines in relation to educational concepts. The data set was obtained from long-term records of children's performance for a selected school and was further processed and evaluated. An interview with a teacher who manages documents also makes a significant contribution to the interpretation of the results of the work itself. The research sample in question consists of male probands attending the 2nd grade at Glowackého Primary School between 1987 - 2019. Key words: performance, athletics, didactics, history, educational concepts, elementary school, pupil

The thesis is focused on mapping of sport activities and physical education in Uherské Hradiště from its beginnings till present. The theoretical part deals with individual sport lines from historical perspective. Moreover, we concentrated on popular personalities of sport in Uherské Hradiště. Each personality is analyzed on the basis of his or her sporting development and achivements. The reasearch part of the thesis is focused on variety of sports that people do on regular and seasonal basis. Finally, the discussion emphasizes the benefits of this thesis in terms of its unique historical complete overview of sports in Uherské Hradiště. Keywords: sports mapping, Uherské Hradiště, popular personalities of sport, sport activities, historical overview