Hodnotenie rýchlostno-silových schopností profesionálnych hokejistov v trojročnom časovom intervale
The assessment of speed and strength in professional hockey players over athree-year time period

Summary/Abstract: Speed and strength may be referred to as a factor determining success in ice hockey. These abilities are developed mainly during the summer preparatory period. Upon its completion players underwent testing aimed to determine body composition, strength and anaerobic alactic abilities by performing the Wingate test. The reference sample consisted of 11 senior category ice hockey players playing for the hockey teams in NHL, KHL, and Czech and Slovak national leagues. The evaluation of changes in speed and strength between 2013 and 2015 showed gains in lower-body explosive power after a one- -year period. Compared to players playing for hockey clubs abroad, Slovak players achieved higher level of explosive power and jump height as indicated by performances in lower-body explosive power test performed both with and without countermovement. Statistical analysis showed that power increases during the initial five-second interval at lower pedaling rate on the bicycle ergometer.

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