Czech Republic
Land:78,866km2 Population:10,302,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
NA
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Football, Tennis, Ice Hockey, Volleyball, Skiing
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Football
2) Ice Hockey
3) Motor Sports
4) Track and Fields
5) Tennis
Source: Survey of the faculty of P.E. and sports
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Law of Subsidy of Sport (2001)
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Name: Czech Association of P.E. and Sport
Established in 1986
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
AMASIA Prague conducted a survey "the attitude of the Czech Republic to
the sport" in November 1994 taking 1,426 samples.
According to the survey, 12% answered they participated in sport once a
week.
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
NA
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
Conducted by individually sports civic associations
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Czech Sokol (Falcon) Organization (COS)
Address: COS Ujezd 450-Tyrsuv dum 118 01 Prahal
Tel: (420)2.57007254 Fax: (420)2.57320580
e-mail: post@sokol-cos.cz
1. FOUNDED YEAR
February, 1862
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Miloslav Pleskac
Title: President
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
COS is registered with the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic. At
present Czech Sokol has 183,000 members in 1101 Sokol Units/ clubs.
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
COS is organization guiding its members to physical and moral health,
good citizenship.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:1,860
Part-time staff:1,400
Others: 10,000
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
NA
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Regular activities :
All Sokol Slet: Festival held every 6 years
Terry Fx Rub: Fundraising campaign for cancer research worldwide
Sokolgymn: Gymnastic Show
Different conferences and activities at national and international level
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
Programs available for the following target groups:
Infant and Pre-school children (Age 0 to 5), School children (Age 6 to 12), Adolescents (Age 13 to 16), Adult women, Employees at work-sites, General people in the community, Aged people, People with disabilities.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Central Sokol of the COS
Type: Organizing over 80 courses, seminars and clinics in different sport
activities.
Level: National
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
Czech Association of Sport for All
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Charles University
Club of Czech Tourists
Association of School Sport Clubs
Junak: Union of Boy and Girl Scouts of the Czech Republic
Orel
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA
ISCA: International Sport and Culture Association
International Institute for Mental Promotion
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
NA
OTHER ORGANIZATION
Czech Sport for All Assocaiton (CASPV)
Address: P.O.Box 1 160 17 Praha 6-Strahov
Tel: (420)2.33351247 Fax: (420)2.33358476
