Title: HC Slavia Praha ice hockey benefits Objectives: The aim of this paper is to identify and describe individual benefits of product ice hockey match HC Slavia Praha. There is also the aim to find out viewers satisfaction with partial benefits that come out from observing the home match of HC Slavia Praha. The accumulated data is used to create recommendation which might help to increase satisfaction and viewers audience as well. Methods: Marketing research that was used to find out viewers satisfaction with partial benefits of HC Slavia product was realized via quantitative method. Data was collected by observing as well as questioning. Techniques of personal, written, and electronical questioning of a great deal of respondents were used to reach satisfying amount of data that showed viewers satisfaction with partial benefits of matches. Results: It was found out from collected data that HC Slavia Praha home match viewers are mostly satisfied. For viewers, the most important part of a match is sport performance as well as atmosphere on the stadium. Accompanying program is also the important part. Based on the data from the research, there were specific suggestions and recommendations for increasing viewers satisfaction made. The recommendations were mostly about food, viewers' comfort, and...

Introduction: Sports consumption is a unique human experience in which consumers invest both money and emotions where the game becomes the main focus of the event and constitutes what is known to be a sporting event. Sports organizations are required to track how their service quality is perceived during these events in order to understand the values of their spectators and to evaluate levels of satisfaction. As prior seasons in the SHL has shown an average decreasing number of attendances at the arenas, a possible issue may exist, suggesting that further understanding about how the service is perceived becomes useful.  Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to examine how sporadic spectators experience the service quality offered by HV71 at Kinnarps Arena. Moreover, five dimensions within service quality are implemented to distinguish the perceived service quality among sporadic spectators in various areas, and how it relates to the intention to attend more games. Based on that, two research questions and six hypotheses were formulated for this thesis. Method: To fulfill the purpose of the study, a quantitative method was conducted. The data was collected through a survey distributed by HV71 to spectators attending at Kinnarps Arena during the 2019/2020 SHL season. Due to the quantitative method, a deductive approach became useful as hypotheses with a modified framework were developed based on an existing theory. The theoretical anchoring includes prior research in the field of service quality and how it is associated with sporting events, which has been incorporated when analyzing the empirical findings.  Conclusion: The empirical findings in this study presents how the sporadic spectator perceives the service offered at Kinnarps Arena, whereas some differences between the dimensions exist. Moreover, the findings showed that each dimension are positively related with the perceived service quality, while identifying that there is not a strong relationship between the perceived service quality and intention to attend more games. Some findings suggested that other factors contribute to the intention to attend more, and not solely the perceived service quality.

Au hockey sur glace, les évaluations physiques utilisées jusqu’à présent sont peu spécifiques à la tâche des joueurs et elles comprennent plusieurs limitations pour la prédiction de performance. La capacité d’accélération et de vitesse maximale en patinage sont grandement liées à la performance des joueurs et seulement certaines évaluations physiques hors glace ont montré des associations avec ces variables. Peu d’études ont considéré l’implication musculaire spécifique de la hanche qui est particulièrement sollicitée pendant le cycle de patinage. La science des données et l’utilisation d’outils d’apprentissage automatique ont connu un essor ces dernières années dans le milieu sportif. Elles ont montré de bonnes capacités prédictives et permettent de reconnaître des relations complexes et non linéaires entre les variables, pouvant surpasser les modèles statistiques standards et l’intuition humaine. Notre objectif principal est de prédire la performance en patinage chez les joueurs de hockey sur glace avec des évaluations physiques hors glace au moyen de modèles d’apprentissage automatique. Nous avons utilisé les données d’évaluations physiques de 72 athlètes effectuées lors des évaluations combinées de la Ligue de Hockey Junior Majeur du Québec. Nous avons utilisé l’accélération et la vitesse de patinage avant et arrière comme variables cibles. Les évaluations physiques standards effectuées lors de cette journée ainsi que la force isométrique maximale développée à l’articulation de la hanche pour ses six degrés-de-liberté ont été les variables d’entrées pour un modèle linéaire (LassoCV) et un modèle non linéaire (xgboost). Nos modèles d’apprentissage automatique montrent de bonnes prédictions pour les variables de vitesse avant en montrant une erreur absolue moyenne en pourcentage (MAPE) inférieur à 2,96±2,15%, tandis que les erreurs de prédiction pour les variables d’accélération et de vitesse arrière demeurent élevées (MAPE : > 4,46±4,15%). Le saut en longueur et la force isométrique en flexion de la hanche ont montré le plus d’importance pour l’accélération sur 5 mètres (5F et 5B) et la vitesse sur 30 mètres en patinage dans les deux directions (30F et 30B). Suite à une validation des modèles, les entraîneurs pourraient donc utiliser les résultats obtenus aux évaluations physiques pour développer la performance en vitesse maximale avant des joueurs de hockey sur glace. / In ice hockey, the physical assessments used to date are not very specific to the task of ice hockey players and may have several limitations for predicting performance. Acceleration ability and maximum speed are highly related to player performance and only some off-ice physical assessments showed associations with these variables. Few studies have considered involvement of specific hip muscles, which are particularly solicited during the skating cycle. The data science and the use of machine learning tools have grown in recent years in the sports community. It has shown to improve prediction and has the ability to recognize complex and non-linear relationships between variables, and thus, can outperform standard statistical models and human intuition. Our main objective is the prediction of skating performance of ice hockey players with physical assessments and the use of machine learning models. We used data from physical assessment of 72 athletes who attended at the combine of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. We used acceleration and speed in forward and backward direction as target variables. The standard physical assessment performed on that day and isometric hip joint strength developed on its six degrees of freedom were input variables for a linear (LassoCV) and a non-linear (xgboost) model. Our machine learning models show good prediction errors by showing a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of less than 2.96±2.15% for the forward speed variables, while the prediction errors for acceleration and backward speed variables remain high (MAPE: > 4.46±4.15%). The broad jump and the isometric strength developed in hip flexion showed the most importance for acceleration over 5 meters (5F and 5B) and sprint over 30 meters (30F and 30B) in both skating directions. After validation of the models, coaches could use the results of these physical assessments to develop maximum forward speed performance of ice hockey players.

The thesis focuses on the research event, the World Para Ice Hockey Championships, which took place in 2019 in Ostrava, and on its media representation in online news media (Aktuálně.cz, iDnes.cz, Deník.cz and iSport.cz), in live broadcasts of ČT sport and in the TV reportage Machři from the 168 hodin TV programme. The basic theoretical concept of the thesis is the media representation of reality and the semiotic perception of the construction of reality on the general level and on the level of sport discourse and the discourse of sport of athlethes with disabilities. The thesis also briefly discusses the context of sport of athlethes with disabilities and para ice hockey in the Czech Republic. The qualitative research method is a semiotic analysis based primarily on the semiotics of Roland Barthes. The main research question asks what was the media image of the Czech para ice hockey team during the aforementioned event, and is answered through subsidiary research questions that focus on the media image of spectator attendance, on narrativisation and narratives, that the media told in relation to the championship, on modern myths, on the semiotic construction of stereotypes, their reinforcement, breaking down or creation, and on the difference in these media constructions between written and...

The thesis deals with the transformation and the new proposal of the functional use of the area Za Lužánkami in the cadastral area Ponava of the Královo Pole district in Brno. The area is defined by the streets Sportovní, Drobného a Tř. Generála Píky. The aim of the thesis is the urban design of the sports and multifunctional complex in Brno for Lužánky and demonstrate the viability and sustainability of the sports complex in the 21st century and the proposal of the contemporary structure of the municipal sports and multifunctional complex including related functions and public space.

The project of the Sports and Leisure Centre Brno is dealing with the issue of creating a well functioning sports and recreational complex in Brno. The main subject of this thesis is a modern multifunctional arena with a capacity of 9 800, which is a part of the complex. The multifunctional arena is located alongside the main composition axis, which stretches from West to East through the Rybníček street to the football stadium. The arena contains dressing rooms for the ice hockey home team and visiting team as well as the youth ice hockey teams. The arena can serve multiple purposes and can be used for other sport and cultural events and as a result it also contains backstage areas and large storage rooms.

Not all goals in the game of ice hockey are created equal: some goals increase the chances of winning more than others. This thesis investigates the result of constructing and using a reward function that takes this fact into consideration, instead of the common binary reward function. The two reward functions are used in a Markov Game model with value iteration. The data used to evaluate the hockey players is play-by-play data from the 2013-2014 season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Furthermore, overtime events, goalkeepers, and playoff games are excluded from the dataset. This study finds that the constructed reward, in general, is less correlated than the binary reward to the metrics: points, time on ice and, star points. However, an increased correlation was found between the evaluated impact and time on ice for center players. Much of the discussion is devoted to the difficulty of validating the results from a player evaluation due to the lack of ground truth. One conclusion from this discussion is that future efforts must be made to establish consensus regarding how the success of a hockey player should be defined.

Introduction : Les joueurs de hockey sur glace effectuent des mouvements asymétriques en utilisant la rotation du torse et des hanches lors des passes et des tirs. Les asymétries entre les segments corporels peuvent avoir un impact sur la capacité de sprints répétés, la puissance verticale lors de sauts à contre-bas et les performances sportives générales. La force isométrique de la hanche et le saut à contre-bas sont couramment évalués chez les joueurs de hockey sur glace en raison de leurs relations avec les performances en patinage et l'incidence des blessures à l'aine, respectivement. Objectif : Cette étude vise explorer si les asymétries obtenues lors des évaluations des forces isométriques de la hanche et des sauts à contre-bas sont associées à celles observées lors du patinage. Méthodes : Trente-sept joueurs professionnels de l'hockey sur glace ont effectué des évaluations hebdomadaires de force et de saut de la hanche et ont porté des centrales inertielles pendant les séances sur glace tout au long des saisons pré et compétitives. Les accélérations sont mesurées pour les deux jambes et ont été utilisées pour calculer les asymétries inter-membres, en pourcentage. Résultats : Parmi tous les paramètres mesurés, seule l'asymétrie dans le pic de la force de l’attérissage du saut à contre-bas a dépassé 10% pour toutes les positions (22,1%) et par position (21,3% - 22,6%). Les joueurs de centre et à la défense ont mené à plusieurs relations modérées à grandes entre différentes asymétries lors des évaluations hors-glace (r: -0,67 - 0,38, p <0,01). Toutes les positions ont montré des relations modérées à grandes entre la résistance à la hanche et la charge de patinage sur la glace et la force moyenne par foulée (r: -0,32 - 0,56, p <0,05). Les joueurs de centre ont montré des relations modérées entre le saut à contre-bas et des asymétries sur la glace (r: -0,31 - 0,43, p <0,01). Conclusion Cette étude a révélé qu'il existe des relations significatives entre les asymétries sur- et hors glace dans le hockey professionnel masculin. Les résultats de cette étude fournissent également aux intervenants auprès de cette population des valeurs de référence pour les asymétries sur glace et hors glace. / Introduction Ice-hockey players develop asymmetrical movement patterns by favoring rotation through the torso and hips while passing and shooting. Interlimb asymmetries have been shown to affect repeated sprint ability, vertical and horizontal countermovement jump power, and general athletic performance. Isometric hip strength and the countermovement jump are commonly assessed in ice-hockey players because of their relationships with skating performance and incidence of groin injuries, respectively. Purpose: This study explored whether asymmetries returned during isometric hip strength and countermovement jump assessments relate to those from stride-by-stride analyses. Methods: Thirty-seven professional ice-hockey players performed weekly hip strength and jump assessments and wore inertial momentum units during on-ice sessions throughout the pre- and competitive seasons. Data were either available for both limbs and were utilized to calculate inter-limb asymmetries, or as an asymmetry percentage. Results: Among all parameters measured, only the CMJ peak landing force asymmetry exceeded 10% for all positions (22.1%) and by position (21.3% - 22.6%). Centers and Defense positions returned several moderate to large relationships between fitness assessment asymmetries (r: -0.67 – 0.38, p < 0.01). All positions returned moderate to large relationships between hip strength and on-ice skating load and average force per stride (r: -0.32 – 0.56, p < 0.05). Centers returned moderate countermovement jump and on-ice asymmetries (r: -0.31 – 0.43, p < 0.01). Conclusion: This study revealed that significant relationships exist between on- and off-ice asymmetries in men’s professional ice-hockey. The results from this study also provide practitioners with reference values for on- and off-ice asymmetries.

RÉSUMÉ Les joueuses de hockey professionnelles au Canada ne sont pas intégrées dans un circuit professionnel conférant les statuts, privilèges et protections similaires à leurs homologues masculins évoluant dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Malgré que ces joueuses dédient une quantité énorme de temps et de ressources à leur emploi de hockeyeuse, il demeure un emploi d’appoint faiblement rémunéré, sans possibilité de filet social et comptant une multitude de facteurs propices à l’émergence d’atteintes à la santé physique et mentale. Ceci pose des enjeux importants pour ces femmes en termes d’interface entre leur emploi principal, leur emploi de hockeyeuse et leur vie personnelle. En adoptant une approche écologique dans l’analyse de ce phénomène, ce mémoire vise à comprendre comment les joueuses professionnelles de hockey se représentent leur interface travail-vie personnelle (ITVP) en marge des atteintes potentielles à la santé mentale et physique connues dans le sport professionnel. Partant de l’analyse de contenu de dix entrevues semi-dirigées menées en 2022, nos résultats montrent que l’ITVP des joueuses s’avère essentiellement conflictuelle puisqu’elles ne sont pas munies des ressources nécessaires pour répondre aux demandes environnementales (p. ex. : nécessité d’avoir un emploi principal, manque de financement, etc.), sont soumises à plusieurs facteurs de risque organisationnels (p. ex. : salaires insuffisants, installations sportives inadéquates, etc.) et qu’elles n’évoluent pas nécessairement dans un environnement qui les protège de ces risques. Cependant, des facteurs de protection importants atténuent aussi cette relation conflictuelle pour les joueuses (p. ex. : « l’effet de la chambre de hockey », motivation accrue, etc.). L’approche qualitative mise de l’avant permet de brosser un portrait encore inédit de la réalité de ces joueuses à l’égard de leur interface travail-vie personnelle. Cette recherche contribue à l’avancement des connaissances chez ces travailleuses au statut particulier notamment par l’identification des antécédents à leur ITVP, tant dans son expression conflictuelle que d’enrichissement, le tout en précisant leurs fonctions respectives (stresseurs ou ressources). / ABSTRACT Professional women hockey players are not integrated into a professional circuit that provides similar status, privileges and protections as their male counterparts in the National Hockey League. Although these players dedicate an enormous amount of time and resources to their job as professional hockey players, it remains an underpaid side job with no social safety net and they encounter a multitude of risk factors that contribute to the emergence of physical and mental health issues. This poses a significant challenge for these women in terms of the interface between their main job, their professional hockey career and their personal life. Using the ecological approach in the analysis of this phenomenon, this thesis aims to understand how professional women hockey players experience their work-life interface (WLI) with regards to the potential mental and physical health problems known in professional sport. Based on the content analysis from ten semi-structured interviews conducted in 2022, our study shows that women hockey players' interface is mostly conflictual. This primarily due to the lack of resources they possess to meet environmental demands (e.g., need to have a primary job, lack of funding, etc.), multiple organizational risk factors (e.g., insufficient salaries, inadequate sports facilities, etc.), and they do not operate in an environment that protects them from these risks. However, we note that there are protective factors that mitigate the conflictual dyad for the players (e.g., the "the locker room effect", increased motivation, etc.). The qualitative approach used in this study provides an unprecedented picture of the reality of these players with respect to their work-life interface. This research contributes to the advancement of knowledge about these workers with a special status, in particular by identifying the antecedents of the players' WLI and by the fact that we were able to specify the function (stressors or resources) of the antecedents identified.

Une stratégie utilisée auprès des entraîneurs pour rendre le hockey sur glace plus sécuritaire est l'éducation sur les commotions cérébrales liées au sport (CCS). Cependant, l'apport de connaissances aux entraîneurs n'est pas associé à une modification des comportements liés aux CCS. L'objectif de cette étude était d'utiliser la Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) pour élaborer des vignettes axées sur les aspects clés de cette théorie et basées sur les expériences d’entraîneurs de hockey sur glace avec la CCS. Douze entraîneurs de hockey sur glace (n = 2 femmes, n = 10 hommes) d'équipes AA et AAA du Canada ont parlé de leurs expériences avec les CCS de leurs athlètes dans le cadre d'entrevues semi-structurées (M = 69,25 minutes). Les données ont été analysées en deux phases. Tout d'abord, nous avons effectué une analyse de contenu dirigée en utilisant trois thèmes dérivés du BCW (c.-à-d. capacité, opportunité et motivation). Ensuite, nous avons suivi les suggestions pour « creative non-fiction », menant à la création de deux vignettes. La première vignette dépeint un entraîneur expérimenté dans une situation de commotion complexe, où iel prend la décision de retirer un joueur vedette soupçonné de CCS, contre l’avis des parents d’autres joueurs. À l'inverse, la deuxième vignette met en scène un bénévole qui débute comme entraîneur de hockey sur glace. En se remémorant sa première saison, iel frémit de la façon dont il a géré la CCS d’une athlète et décrit comment iel aurait aimé gérer cette situation. Prises ensemble, ces deux vignettes constituent une nouvelle stratégie de diffusion pour l’enseignement des CCs. Ces résultats suggèrent qu'il est nécessaire de traduire l'information sur les CCS de manière efficace pour faciliter la formation d’entraîneurs de hockey sur glace sur les CCS. / Sport-related concussion (SRC) education is one strategy that has been used to make ice hockey safer, and coaches have been seen as key members of the sport environment who influence athlete safety. Unfortunately, providing coaches with knowledge has not been associated with changing SRC management behaviors. The objective of this study was to use the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) to develop theory-driven vignettes based on ice hockey coaches experiences with SRC. Twelve youth ice hockey coaches (n = 2 females, n = 10 males) of AA and AAA teams across Canada talked about their experiences dealing with their athletes SRCs through semi-structured interviews (M = 69.25 minutes). The data were analyzed as part of a two phase process. First, we conducted a directed content analysis using three themes directly derived from the BCW (i.e., capability, opportunity and motivation). Second, we followed recommendations for creative non-fiction writing, leading to the creation of two vignettes. Coach Jodie’s vignette depicts an experienced coach in a complex SRC situation, whereby they made the decision to sit out a star athlete suspected of concussion against the wishes of other players’ parents. Coach Ollie’s vignette depicts a volunteer who is new to coaching ice hockey. In reflecting back on their first season as a coach, Ollie shudders at the way they managed one athlete’s concussion and describes how they wish they would have handled that situation. Taken together, these two vignettes are a new dissemination strategy for SRC education. Results of the present study suggest a need to translate information on SRCs in a more efficient manner through the use of more captivating methods, such as theory based vignettes, to facilitate the education of ice hockey coaches on SRCs.