Cultural mission

Promotes research on the assessment and monitoring of sports performance during training and competition, the development of training methods, the study related to the maintenance and improvement of health in relation to the age and sex of the athlete, the social impact of sport, and the determinants of physical activity.

Main lines of research

Assessment of fitness, motor performance, and competition strategies and determinants of physical activity in relation to an individual’s gender, age, sport, athletic level, and work activity. Development of models of determinants of physical activity behaviors. Social impact of sport. Dual Career of the student-athlete. Physical exercise and cognitive aspects in relation to the individual’s gender, age, athletic level and work activity. Inter-segmental coordination and rhythmic ability. Motivation for sport. Monitoring training and race conduct of endurance and ultraendurance sports nonfunctional overreaching prevention (validation of algortims). Analysis of best race strategies during official races and relationship of adopted conduct to neuromuscular fatigue status and perceived fatigue. Study of best strategies to optimize velocity-based training and perception of barbell velocity during strength exercises. Study of optimal power load for athletes of different disciplines. Validation of RPE breakpoints in endurance athletes based on mode of locomotion. Analysis of reasons for dropout rates in youth category winning athletes in individual sports disciplines. Impact of mental fatigue on performance aspects of power sports and endurance sports Methods of analysis of anaerobic capacity. Methods of analysis of performance capacity in swimming. Analysis of trajectories in starts and turns. Analysis of performance in water sports water polo, artistic swimming and diving. Analysis of functional ability of young riders of different disciplines. Functional assessment of elite all-around riders. Functional assessment of elite pentathletes. Analysis of performance in rowing sports. Study of motor and sport skills for functional motor development and/or recovery and for the development and application of diversified methodological strategies. Performance assessment in technical and combinatorial sports.