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SASO focuses on the study of developmental, societal and policy-related issues regarding sport involvement of various segments of the population (e.g., youth, elderly, people with disabilities, elite athletes). These issues relate to sport participation within different contexts (i.e., organised, informal and alternatively organised sport) and levels (i.e., grass root and elite sport). SASO has advanced theories and methodologies with regard ...

The Center for Sports Psychology and mental counseling supports and coaches individual athletes, teams and sports organizations. Through mental training, mental skills are enhanced and improved so that they, together with technical, tactical and physical skills, can lead to optimal performance during matches. Mental skills include motivation, self-control, concentration, self-confidence, relationships and team skills, communication and ...

The department of Movement and Sport Sciences is one of two departments in the Faculty LK and conducts education and carries out research into sports policy and sports sciences.

MISSION

The general mission of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group is to conduct and provide high quality research and education in the field of human kinesiology, including sports economics, sports history, sports management, sports marketing, sports policy, sports politics and sports sociology.

The research group strives to understand the relation between human movement and society both from a ...

Mission statement: SBMA is an expertise centre for policy and management in sport. Vision : - acquiring knowledge through applied and fundamental scientific research - use and communicate our expertise in the (inter)national sports world on all levels through: 1) formation 2) guidance and counseling 3) publications on national and international level

The research group MFYS explores the interaction of exercise on neurochemistry and neurophysiology. The research is concentrated at several levels: Fundamental – Physiological research; Applied – Clinical research and Benchmarking – Policy making research.
Most of the research projects progress through these 3 levels, starting from fundamental studies (e.g. animal studies) through applied, clinical trials, which could lead to ...

Research within BSVB is to be put down to the activities of the research unit Social Movement Agogics (SOBA) and the research unit Leisure, Future and Policy Planning (VTBP) which are described in detail on the following pages. SOBA is conducting research that is aimed at describing, explaining, intervening and predicting the actions of individuals and groups in relation to policy and guidance related aspects as well as the functioning of ...

The Physical Activity, Sports & Health research group conducts research with societal impact on the health, physical fitness and sports performance of individuals and groups across the lifespan. Two research lines can be identified:

1) Physical Activity for Fitness and Health research line

Research topics within the Physical Activity for Fitness and Health research line are guided by the Behavioural Epidemiology ...