Czech national team
Jiří Šmejkal has been the head trainer of the Czech national team since 2005; his assistant is Vladimír Sehnal. The current national team has been created progressively since the 2005 European Championships in Oradea, Romania with regard for changes in the international rules, which, unlike Czech rules, permit only one ball drop. This has produced certain changes in the game and higher demands on individual players with respect to technique and physical endurance. The realization team is lead by manager Kamil Kleník and also includes masseur Petr Lukáš and keeper Vlastimil Pabián. The current national team is composed of the following players:
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Petr Bubniak, TJ Sokol SDS EXMOST Modřice, team captain Czech football-tennis player of the year in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Participation at world championships: 1998 – silver in singles; 2000 – gold in singles; 2002 – gold in singles; 2004 – silver in singles; 2006 – silver in singles, gold in cross doubles. Participation at European championships: 2001 - silver in singles; 2005 – gold in singles; silver in cross doubles; 2007 – gold in doubles, silver in cross doubles and triplets. |
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Radek Pelikán, TJ Sokol SDS EXMOST Modřice Participation at world championships: 2004 – silver in triplets Participation at European championships: 2007 – gold in doubles, silver in cross doubles |
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Michal Plachý, TJ Sokol SDS EXMOST Modřice Participation at world championships: 2006 – gold in cross doubles Participation at European championships: 2005 – silver in doubles and cross doubles |
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Pavel Kop, TJ Sokol SDS EXMOST Modřice Participation at world championships: 2006 - silver in triplets Participation at European championships: 2007 – bronze in singles |
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František Kalas, Šacung VHS Benešov 1947 Czech football-tennis player of the year in 2003 Participation at world championships: 2000 – silver in triplets; 2004 – gold in doubles, silver in triplets; 2006 – silver in doubles and triplets. Participation at European championships: 1999 – gold in triplets; 2007 – silver in triplets |
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Josef Řehák, Šacung VHS Benešov 1947 Participation at world championships: 2006 - silver in triplets Participation at European championships: 2007 - silver in triplets |
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Jiří Doubrava, Šacung VHS Benešov 1947 Participation at European championships: 2007 - silver in triplets |
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Jiří Holub, Šacung VHS Benešov 1947 Participation at world championships: 2006 - silver in triplets Participation at European championships: 2005 – bronze in triplets |
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Jan Vanke, SK LIAPOR Karlovy Vary Participation at European championships: 2007 - silver in triplets |
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Jakub Mrákava, TJ AVIA Makovice Participation at world championships: 2006 - gold in cross doubles, silver in doubles and triplets Participation at European championships: 2007 - gold in doubles, silver in cross doubles |
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Libor Chytra, TJ SOKOL Břve Has not yet participated at world or European championships. |
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Jiří Šmejkal – head trainer National team accomplishments as trainer: EC 2005 - gold in singles, silver in doubles and cross doubles WC 2006 - gold in cross doubles, silver in singles, doubles and triplets EC 2007 - gold in doubles, silver in cross doubles and triplets Player accomplishments: 13-time Czech league champion + 4-time Czechoslovak team champion with TJ Slavoj Hloubětín 7-time Czech + 3-time Czechoslovak triplet champion 3-time Czech + 3-time Czechoslovak doubles champion |
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Vladimír Sehnal – assistant trainer National team accomplishments as assistant trainer: EC 2005 - gold in singles, silver in doubles and cross doubles EC 2007 - gold in doubles, silver in cross doubles and triplets Player accomplishments: 10-time Czech league champion + 3-time Czechoslovak team champion with TJ Slavoj Hloubětín 5-time Czech + 3-time Czechoslovak triplet champion 1-time Czech + 1-time Czechoslovak doubles champion |
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final national team line-up will be determined following the final
two training camps in Nymburk and is also contingent on the current
health status and playing form of each player.
The
trainer must officially announce the individual line-ups for all
disciplines on Thursday, 20 November 2008 at the technical meeting of
the heads of world championship teams.
Partners
of the men’s national team are:
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