L’OGC Nice en 2003 et le Stade Brestois 29 en 2004, clubs de football professionnel, ont accédé à la division supérieure. En scindant le concept de performance en deux processus (le compétitif et le performatif), il est possible de déterminer si le social a influencé leurs résultats. Dans les deux cas, la série d’entretiens thématiques semi-directifs s’appuyant sur le discours journalistique de leur parcours sportif montre la prédominance de l’identité locale lors d’un événement déclencheur de la performance au cours duquel l’équipe se transcende. Le Kairos reçu des dieux est ce moment particulier qui marque le début de leurs performances. Les matches deviennent des rites sportifs dont le but est d’accéder au sacré. Ce rite a son origine dans le rite sacrificiel mais la mimésis ne sert pas à transférer la violence vers une victime émissaire. Elle devient le support d’une accession au sacré. La puissance qui passerait de la société à l’équipe n’est que la prise de conscience du joueur qu’il peut mobiliser sa propre puissance de concert avec ses partenaires. La saison sportive est ainsi une perpétuelle reconstitution de la société avec, semble-t-il, comme canevas les contes et les mythes. Elle devient l’incarnation d’un imaginaire qui s’appuie sur l’affectivité humaine pour exister. L’homme est en quelque sorte un territoire ou l’imaginaire se lie au réel : il est un champion qui s’ignore et qui ne le découvre qu’en saisissant le Kairos. / Two professional football clubs, OGC Nice and Stade Brestois 29 reached the upper division in 2003 and 2004 respectively (Ligue 1 for OGC Nice and Ligue 2 for Stade Brestois 29). In order to determine whether their results were influenced by social issues or not, the concept of performance will be split into two processes (competitive and performative). In both cases, the series of semi-structured thematic interviews based on journalists’ speeches on their sports career shows the predominance of local identity during an event triggering their performance and during which the team transcends itself. The Kairos received from the gods stands for this particular moment when their performances begin. Matches are becoming sports rites aiming the sacred. Such rite originates in the sacrificial rites but mimesis is not use for transferring violence onto a scapegoat. It becomes the medium to get to the sacred. The strength which is supposed to go from society to the team is nothing but the player’s awareness of his ability to mobilize his own strength together with his team mates. Sport season is therefore a perpetual reconstruction of society with seemingly tales and myths as its framework. It becomes the embodiment of a fantasy based on human emotions. Man is somehow a territory where imaginary is linked to reality: he is an unconscious champion who only discovers it thanks to the Kairos.

Title: The dependence of the amount of revenue of the highest ranking football leagues based on the ranking of countries according to the UEFA club coefficient. Objectives: In its work, the main aim was to examine the correlation between the amount of income of the highest football leagues and the countries' rankings on the UEFA club coefficient ladder. Shall the correlation be proven, further aims of its work would be description and quantification of the correlation. One of the side aims is the analysis of the nowadays football phenomena and proving its worldwide significance. Methods: In its work, publicly available data (professional literature, annual reports, statistical yearbooks) was analysed. On the basis of the data collection and analysis, the data was compiled and compared with each other in order to follow trends and create thorough conclusions. On the basis of the correlation between the monitored indicators, these correlations were measured. For the purposes of the correlation measurement, the statistical method of regression analysis was used. Results: The main finding of this work is that the correlation between the amount of income of the highest football leagues and the contries' rankings on the UEFA club coefficient ladder was proven. This finding is based on the results of the...

M.Tech. (Chiropractic) / Objective: To determine the effect of chiropractic adjustive therapy to the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints on performance indicators such as sprint times and vertical jump height in asymptomatic, moderate-to-highly-active rugby players. Any dysfunction in the spine can affect biomechanics; neurological functioning of the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints, as well as the surrounding muscles, and can therefore decrease performance. Methods: The study involved 60 asymptomatic male participants who were moderate-to-highly-active individuals as determined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The 60 participants were divided equally into two groups: the experimental group (n=30) received chiropractic adjustments to the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints, and the control group (n=30) rested for five minutes. The study design was based on the once-off model. The objective data used in the study was obtained by the vertical jump height test and the 30-metre sprint speed test. These tests were used to test the participants‟ explosive power and speed, and were obtained before and after the intervention. The immediate effect was obtained by comparing the measurements of the performance indicators before and after the intervention. Results: The objective results showed that there were improvements in vertical jump height for both the forwards and the backs (rugby players) in the experimental group. Following the chiropractic adjustment, the forwards increased their vertical jump heights by 0.007m (0.5050m-0.4980m) and the backs by 0.017m (0.5245m-0.5075m). In the control group, the forwards jumped 0.01m (0.5071m-0.4971m) lower than before the five-minute rest, and the backs jumped 0.0053m higher (0.5396m-0.5343m). In the sprint speed test, both the forwards and the backs in both the experimental and the control groups performed better when they completed the indicators after the interventions. The forwards in the experimental group ran 0.146s (4.8050s-4.6590s) faster, while the backs ran 0.1055s (4.6040s-4.4985s) faster. In the control group, the forwards ran 0.1358s (5.0329s-4.8971s) faster, while the backs ran 0.0474s (4.6961s-4.6487s) faster. vii Conclusion: In the experimental group, the results demonstrated performance improvements in both the vertical jump height test and the sprint speed test for the forwards as well as the backs. In the control group, the backs performed better in the vertical jump height and the sprint speed test, while the forwards in the control group performed better in the vertical jump height test and worse in the sprint speed test. The improvements in the experimental group occurred for both the forwards and the backs, and were greater than for the control group. It can therefore be suggested that the improvements noted were as a result of the chiropractic adjustments having provided a biomechanical advantage.

The Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR) board election triggered speculations about the governance of the association last year. Specifically, principles of transparency and democracy in the association were remarked. The aim of the thesis was to assess the level of transparency and democracy in the governance of the FACR and to compare the evaluation of the FACR governance by different stakeholders. A case study research design was chosen. Multiple sources of data collection were combined such as document analysis, media coverage analysis, interviews and a questionnaire survey. Results reveal low democracy of the FACR governance in spite of democratic governance design. Stakeholders do not feel to be involved in governance of FACR and they do not have the oportunity to take part in this process. Stakeholders' perception of transparency was better than the objective assessment of transparency. In particular, the financial transparency was the lowest. Thus, results provide new evidence to assumption that transparency is not enrooted in the society of CEE countries and the perception of transparency is biased.

Le but principal de cette étude est de traiter le progrès du droit du sport et des efforts de transformer le sport turc en instrumentalisant ce droit, et par conséquent, la société se trouvant sous son influence en Turquie et dans les terres Ottomanes qui la précèdent. L’ensemble des législations sur le football et le sport apparues dans cette période en Turquie ont été examinées, compte tenu de l'atmosphère politique régnant aux différentes époques. D’autre part, les effets de ces réglementations sur les supporters ont été analysés. / The main purpose of this study is to examine the progress of sports law in Turkey and its predecessor Ottoman and also instrumentalisation of law to transform of Turkish sport  and  the society under sports' influence. All legislations about football and sports in Turkey have been tried to examine as well as considering the political atmosphere in this duration. On the other hand, the impact of these regulations on the fans has been studied.

The theme of my diplom thesis is to create the architectural study of a football stadium in Brno behind Lužánky. The proposed stadium is to create facilities for football , athletes and fans. Stadium capacity is 22 thousands audience. The football stadium is part of a sports complex, which dominates the area. The project responds to the sloping ground and is creating a single complex. Foyer (football stadium) is one open space, where the exterior continuously changes the interior. It was created direct view from the foyer on the playing surface.

The focus of this thesis is design and production of a robotic table football. The aim of the thesis is to select a camera and a lens and to devise lighting. The data from the camera require proper processing to assess the location of the ball, based on which the game algorithm controls the movement of the robotic players. Inherent part of the thesis is testing the player control algorithm using a simple simulation.

Title: Organization and management of football academies Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to create a general model for the organization and management of football academies by exploring key areas in work with youth in football club 1. FC Slovácko. The next object is to propose measures that would lead to the improvement of the conditions of preparation and education of young players in the club. Methods: The basic method in processing this thesis was "case study". I focused on a detailed examination of the case, Football academy in 1. FC Slovácko club. I used method "document analysis" and method "interview with the instructions" to collected necessary data and information relating to the football academy. Results: Using these methods I achieved goals that I had set. I created a generic model for the organization and management of football academies. I found out how works Football academy in Uherské Hradiště and I suggested measures, that could lead to the improvement of conditions and work with youth. Keywords: football, football academy, organization, children and youth

Le rôle des entraîneurs pendant le match au sein du football de jeunes de haut niveau fait débat. En effet, au sein de la littérature scientifique, le sens, les procédures et les processus psychologiques sous-jacents, ainsi que l’efficacité des communications des entraîneurs en situation de match ne sont pas clairement analysés dans toute leur richesse. Notre travail questionne l’intersubjectivité au sein des communications entraîneurs joueurs pendant les matchs. Nous avons dégagé les savoirs d’action mis en œuvre par les entraîneurs pour communiquer et transformer la pratique des joueurs. Nous avons étudié deux types de phases de jeu à savoir, les phases de jeu en mouvement de transition et les phases arrêtées, à travers une approche multiméthodes (observations et entretiens) lors d’études de cas. Notre étude est centrée sur une méthode de triangulation de données qui met en avant le vécu subjectif des acteurs. Les résultats montrent que plusieurs niveaux de contexte structurent la subjectivité des acteurs et le processus d’intersubjectivité lors des communications entraîneurs joueurs. Dans ces deux types de phases de jeu, des styles de communications se sont dégagés et nous avons pu déterminer des indicateurs pertinents relevés par les entraîneurs à propos de l’intersubjectivité, ainsi que des récurrences de fonctionnement. Nous avons mis en exergue les processus psychologiques mis en œuvre par les joueurs pour mieux comprendre comment ils perçoivent les consignes et leur sens. Nos résultats catégorisent trois temporalités de construction de l’intersubjectivité au regard des communications entraîneurs joueurs en situation de match de football. / The role of coaches during top youth league football games is an issue which is discussed.Indeed, through the scientific literature that we have examined, the sense, the procedures and the underlying psychological processes, as well as the efficiency of coaches ' communications during a game has not been clearly analyzed in all their wealth.Our work questions intersubjectivity within the communications between players and coaches during high-level youth games. We cleared the implemented knowledges of action by the coahes to communicate and improve the players' practice. We have studied two types of game phases, namely the phases when players perform transition moves, and phases when they are not in movement, through an approach multimethods (observations and interviews) during case studies. Our study is centered on data triangulation that highlights the subjective perception of the actors. The results show that several levels of context structure the subjectivity of the actors and intersubjectivity process during communicative exchanges between coaches and players. In these two types of game phases, distinctive communication styles have emerged and we were able to identify relevant indicators reported by coaches regarding intersubjectivity, also we determined réccurences of functioning. We highlighted the players' psychological processes so as to better understand how they perceive instructions and how these make sense to them. Our results categorize three temporalities of construction of intersubjectivity in relation to communications in a football game situation between coaches and players.

This study is based on first-league football teams from England, Spain and Russia. It demonstrates that football tourism has a big potential because the attendance on football stadiums has a positive effect over the number of visitors in the city, and this influence is stronger among teams that are historically more popular. Football trips can also contribute to decreasing the seasonality and the centralization of tourism. The questionnaire designed for supporters demonstrates that a higher percentage of fans of currently less competitive teams tend to visit away games, but it is explained through the fact that more successful clubs have supporters located far away, for whom performing such a thing is more troublesome. English supporters spend less money in their football visiting trips, but their journeys are also shorter and without many activities, which makes their habits different from the ones of a typical tourist. At the same time, Spanish football tourists spend more time and money while travelling. The respondents from both countries face similar problems while visiting a match, and the majority of them are infrastructural. Russian football tourists spend the most time and money in their journeys, visiting many places except for the football match itself, which makes their behaviour the closest to a typical tourist. However, during matches they also suffer from more serious issues related to the unfriendliness of police and of hosts.