Analysis and possibilities of training of selected offensive individual hockey skill in ice hockey in youth categories

Title: Analysis and possibilities of training of selected offensive individual hockey skill in ice hockey in youth categories Objectives: The first objective was to define the nodal points of the execution of a given movement of a selected offensive individual hockey skill, namely, protecting the puck in ice hockey. The second objective of this thesis was to create skill acqusition program of training of the offensive individual hockey skill of protecting the puck for individual youth category. Methods: The indirect observation method of video was used to obtain the data. A binary yes / no system was used to evaluate the results. Results: The thesis was divided into two parts. The first part was to determine the nodal points of the execution of the selected offensive individual hockey skill protecting the puck in ice hockey using video analysis. A total of nine videos were selected for the video analysis. Three of them contained successful situations of protecting the puck with the body in space, three successful situations of protecting the puck with the body in personal contact and three successful situations of protecting the puck near the boards. First, the nodal points of execution were determined, namely skating, stickhandling and positioning of the puck, and last but not least, body position..