2026
Sport Academy is stronger than ever – our team now includes 50 tutors. We have launched new projects Mimo lavice and Swimming for schools, and we organise induction courses as well as a wide range of outdoor schools.
History
Since 2006
History of Sport Academy – since 2006
2025
Sport Academy is connecting with FTVS UK, where a significant number of our coaches are educated. Our lessons are attended by both Czech and international students as part of their didactic placements, where they discuss with our senior coaches and gain experience.
2024
Sport Academy is growing and currently has 6 people in management, 40 coaches and 15 physiotherapists and masseurs. With great enthusiasm, we are launching an outdoor school of competencies, a programme with huge potential for schools and sports clubs. Our coaches and specialists are ready to inspire the next generation of athletes and healthy individuals.
2023
We have enthusiastically embarked on new projects with schools, including outdoor swimming schools, induction courses and school trips. This experience inspired us to found the outdoor school of competencies, where children acquire not only sports skills but also key life abilities.
2022
We have expanded our corporate fitness activities and welcomed two large companies into our family, each with 3,000 employees. We provide sports activities for them and support their healthy lifestyle. Our coaches have become indispensable partners for corporate wellness.
2021
We took on the challenge and became physical education coaches for primary schools across Prague 2. We won the tender and enthusiastically led PE lessons for pupils from various schools. Our coaches have become an inspiration for hundreds of children.
2020
We managed the COVID period with online lessons and Sport Academy overcame it successfully. Despite all the challenges, we expanded our online offering and strengthened the community, allowing us to stay in touch with our clients and continue their training.
2018
We are introducing triathlon training camps and leading clients towards achieving their dream goals.
2017
We have established partnerships with partners such as Garmin, Nutrend, Mizuno, Sportex and Krabcycles. We have expanded the offer for adults to include health and fitness courses in swimming, gymnastics and smart running. Coaches regularly receive education in the field of emotional intelligence.
2016
We are celebrating our 10th season and bringing new family activities, such as parent and child climbing and joint gymnastics.
2015
We launched the BALANCE & PERFORMANCE project, which we apply in the youth categories of HC Slavia Praha. We won the tender to organise a holiday camp for children from primary schools in Prague 11.
2013
We began leading health exercise seminars for corporate employees and experiential workshops for Česká pojišťovna.
2012
Honza Hnilička founded a new company, Sport Academy Czech Republic, s.r.o., and expanded the offer with new sports and services such as athletics, inline skating, judo, street dance, children's birthday parties and summer camps.
2011
We opened Studio Vinohrady, which we closed after a few months to focus on offering tailor-made lessons according to the wishes and needs of clients. We organise teambuilding events for companies.
2010
15 coaches and instructors work regularly at Sport Academy. We started organising family sports weekends in Karlovy Vary and Špindlerův Mlýn.
2009
We added gymnastics and wall climbing to our sports portfolio. We established cooperation with international schools and kindergartens in Prague.
2008
We launched the operation of a corporate fitness centre in the centre of Prague, which we successfully operate to this day. We became contractual partners of Fitness Company, the official distributor of Technogym fitness equipment.
2006
Sport Academy was founded thanks to the collaboration between Honza Hnilička and Libor with the aim of focusing on sports for children and adults. At that time, we provided consulting services for newly emerging fitness projects, designed strategies, trained staff and operated individual and group swimming and judo lessons for children.
