In 2009, the Swedish Basketball Federation started a Region U15 development project in order to change the structure of the regional organization to get into a more transparent and similar operations throughout the country. My purpose is to study the attitudes to the change among the region leaders in the regional operations and evaluate the change from an organizational perspective. The study is primarily based on the following questions: What are the experiences of the change process among the region leaders in the regional organization? How involved have region leaders been in the changing process? Which are the positive and negative aspects with the regional operation today? What can be done further to develop the regional operation and to what extent do the organizational change follow general organizational theories? In my study, a qualitative method was used in terms of interviews with 8 regional leaders to understand their attitude to the project and the changing process. To analyze the results of the region leaders ‘responses, a transcription have been made. One of the main results of the study is that the organizational change to some extent mean bureaucratization and centralization, in order to structure the activities in the regions. One example is the development of a policy document for all regions to follow. The results also show that the attitudes to the change are overall very positive among the region leaders.

Title: Identification and comparison of selected motor skills in elite U14 and U15 football players Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to objectify and compare selected indicators of motor skills in young elite football players category U14 and U15. Methods: 26 probands at age 14 and 15 were tested. Testing took place in one training unit. In the thesis are used the methods of observation and testing. In the result section we use a comparison method where the results of individual players were compared using statistical methods. During the testing Brower timing system, Optojump, sports radar and Fitt light cones were used. Results: The results of our thesis showed the differences in the physical abilities in terms of player posts as well as individual players. We divided our test file into defenders, midfielders and attackers. The highest level of endurance capability was shown by younger defenders and midfielder, strength capabilities of older defenders and attackers, speed acceleration capabilities and agility of younger invaders. Key words: football, testing, mobility skills, agility, endurance, strength, speed, category U14 and U15

Title: Sports training assessment of the Czech record holder in the sprint events in the youth categories Objectives: The main objective of the thesis is monitoring and assessment of selected general training indicators, special training indicators and control tests during the four-year sports training period of a young sprinter in the category of 15 years and the category of 17 years. Results of the selected training indicators and the control tests were compared. Methods: In the present thesis the method of observation and the content analysis of training documents are used. The training documents are obtained from the coach of the observed individual. The general training indicators, the special training indicators and the control tests are selected from the training documents, which are evaluated by the basic statistical procedures and subsequently they are composed to the tables, charts and comments. Results: Due to the set plan of the thesis, we recorded during the four-year period an annual increase in the volume of the general training indicators of M.B. The volume of load is increasing in all the selected special training indicators. The interesting fact is that in 2010/2011 the observed individual has had a lower number of run kilometres in the special training indicators, lower maximal...