College contact persons: prof. Laura Capranica, prof. Maria Francesca Piacentini

Study of the theoretical and applied aspects in sports, exercise and ergonomics in the different phases of the individual’s life, with special reference to the study of determinants, performance patterns, training methodology and dissemination of motor and sports practice.

Research topics include:

1. biological, motor, cognitive, technical, and tactical aspects of analyzing and improving sports performance and preventing overtraining;
2. training methods for maintaining-improving the health of athletes and the general population, in relation to age, gender and activity level;
3. The evaluation of sports development, its principles and and policies;
4. Study of the determinants of endurance performance;
5. Study of strength training (with special emphasis on VBT).

These themes are developed through the identification of key factors for sports performance, functional assessment of different populations (athletes, women, the elderly, children), and sports policies. Specific study topics will be carried out under both controlled environmental (laboratory) and ecological (field) conditions.
Methods: multi-disciplinary field and laboratory measurement approaches including individual, inter-individual and environmental variables. Analysis of motor and technical-tactical performance patterns of official and simulated competitions and in training, with particular reference to the level of motor/sports competence, gender, and age of the individual. Analysis of national, European, and international sports policies.

Methods: multi-disciplinary field and laboratory measurement approaches including individual, inter-individual and environmental variables. Analysis of motor and technical-tactical performance patterns of official and simulated competition and in training, with particular reference to the level of motor/sports competence, gender and age of the individual.