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Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing

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The Department of Sports Performance and Diagnostics specializes in comprehensive research and the application of knowledge related to sports performance, its management, diagnosis, and optimization in the context of elite and competitive sports. The department’s primary goal is to advance knowledge in the areas of sports training, load management, movement performance diagnostics, and the implementation of modern technological and analytical approaches into sports practice. Emphasis is placed on linking science, research, and application in the real-world environment of sports teams, associations, and organizations. Educational activities focus on the professional training of specialized coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, nutrition specialists, and sports managers, with an emphasis on an evidence-based approach and the use of modern diagnostic and analytical tools.

Research Focus of the Department
The department’s research activities are oriented toward an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from kinesiology, physiology, biomechanics, data analysis, and sports management. A key principle is the application of scientific knowledge to the environment of elite sports and its direct applicability in training and organizational practice.
1. Load management and sports performance management
Focus on the analysis, modeling and optimization of training loads for athletes at both individual and team levels, particularly in the context of elite sports. Research focuses on the relationship between training load, performance, fatigue, and recovery, including the use of advanced data analytics, monitoring systems, and predictive modeling.
2. Sports Performance Diagnostics
Focus on field diagnostics of sports performance using state-of-the-art technological approaches. This includes the analysis of speed-strength profiles, the use of devices such as the 1080 Sprint, GPS systems, and other tools for evaluating the mechanical and neuromuscular characteristics of performance. Emphasis is placed on the validity, reliability, and practical applicability of diagnostic methods.
3. Sports Nutrition and Recovery
Research in the field of nutritional strategies, supplementation, and recovery in relation to performance optimization and adaptation to physical stress. An important component is the integration of laboratory findings with real-world sports practice and the individualization of nutritional interventions.
4. Esports and the Digital Performance Environment
Focus on performance research in the context of esports and digital games, including cognitive, physiological, and behavioral aspects of performance. The research reflects the growing importance of esports and its specific characteristics in terms of physical stress, training, and performance optimization.
5. Sports Management and the Management of Sports Organizations
Focus on research into the management processes of sports clubs, associations, and organizations, with an emphasis on efficiency, strategic management, data-driven decision-making, and the implementation of modern approaches in the sports environment. The research bridges the gap between athletic performance and the organizational and managerial aspects of sports.
6. Para-sports and the Specifics of Athletic Performance
Focus on the diagnosis, classification, and optimization of performance in para-sports, including movement categorization and the specifics of the training process for athletes with disabilities.

Application and Transfer Activities
The department collaborates with sports federations, clubs, and other institutions at both the national and international levels. Research findings are systematically implemented into practice with the aim of improving the quality of the training process, the efficiency of sports organization management, and the overall level of athletic performance.

Employees
Publications



Total number of publications: 26

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Projects



Total number of projects: 4

Teaching

Courses taught

Autumn 2026 at Faculty of Sports Studies

  • Applied Sports nutrition (e054)
  • Artistic Gymnastics (bk4019, bp4019)
  • Basic mathematics for sports managers (b5302)
  • Basketball (e024)
  • Coaching Practice 1 (n4332)
  • Coaching Practice 2 (b4630)
  • Coaching Specialization 3 - Ice Hockey (b4628c)
  • Conditioning and sports training in winter conditions (b5106)
  • Cooking skills in health and sports performance promotion (v2067)
  • Didactics of Floorball and Nontraditional Sports (nk4119, np4119)
  • Floorball and Softball (bp4034)
  • food supplements (v2006)
  • Football (bp4028)
  • Football - Representation MU (v2058)
  • International Sport Development (ei006)
  • International Week in Sport Studies (e080)
  • Internship 2 (b5122)
  • Introduction to Sports Nutrition (b5114, b5114k)
  • Introduction to sports training 1 (b5101, b5101k)
  • Kettlebell Training (e062)
  • Limiting factors of human movement performance (dc4902)
  • Limiting Factors of Human Movement Performance (de4902)
  • Management Fundamentals in Sport (bk4024)
  • Methodology (nk4001, np4001)
  • Movement preparation 2 (b5133)
  • Nutrition (bk4062)
  • Nutrition for health and fitness (v2062)
  • Nutritional Counselling in Sport (bk4450, bp4450)
  • Olympic Weightlifting (bp4351)
  • Outdoor Activities (e013)
  • Physical Preparation in Security Bodies (nk4730)
  • Professional Practice (b4251)
  • Professional Practice 1 (b5317)
  • Qualitative Research Methodology (dc4003, de4003)
  • Skating (bk4021, bp4021)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Aikido (b4611c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Alpine Skiing (b4612c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Artistic Gymnastics (b4625c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Badminton (b4614c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Basketball (b4615c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Biathlon (b4617c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Boxing (b4618c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Cross-country Skiing (b4616c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Cycling (b4619c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Figure Skating (b4622c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Football (b4621c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Judo (b4620c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Rhythmic Gymnastics (b4623c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Swimming (b4624c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Track and Field (b4613c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Volleyball (b4626c)
  • Specialization Coaching 3 - Wrestling (b4627c)
  • Specific Strength Exercises (nk4312, np4312)
  • Sport disciplines 1 (b5211)
  • Sport Management (e026)
  • Sport Marketing (e043)
  • Sport training (dc4907)
  • Sport Training (de4907)
  • Sports education 1 (b5150k)
  • Sports education 3 (b5152k)
  • Sports Marketing (bp4250)
  • Sports Nutrition 1 (b5212)
  • Sports specialization 1 (b5104)
  • Sports training 1 (b5304)
  • Sports training 3 (b5314)
  • Strength & Conditioning Training 1 (b5103)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning (e022)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning 1 (nk4050, np4050)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning 3 (b5117)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning in Cold-Weather Conditions (n4054)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning in Individual Sports (bk4350, bp4350)
  • Strength Training and Conditioning in Security Bodies (nk4331)
  • Theory and Didactics of Basketball and Volleyball (nk4116, np4116)
  • Theory and Didactics of Football, Ice-Hockey and Figure Skating (np4127)
  • Theory of Sports Training (bp4032)
  • Thesis Writing Research (e055)
  • Track and Field 1 (bp4020)
  • Track and Field 2 (bp4026)

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