Research

The University Athletics Center for Innovative Research in Sport has a Movement Analysis Laboratory, a Physiology and Biochemistry of Physical Effort Laboratory, and a Psychomotor Laboratory. The laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art research apparatuses that enable advanced research in the field of physical culture sciences.

The scientific activities of the University Athletics Center are primarily focused on implementing research and research projects, publishing scientific articles, and participating in scientific conferences. Among the main areas of scientific activity, we can include the assessment of motor and psychomotor abilities, biomechanical analysis of movement, and exercise physiology. The research consists of both elderly individuals and physically active children. Additionally, professional athletes in sports such as soccer, handball, rugby, and American football participate in the study.  Among the groups studied at the University Athletics Center, we can also include police officers of counter-terrorism units, candidates, and operators of special forces units. In addition, the University Athletics Center collaborates with international research centers, including the University of Madeira, the University of Coimbra, Charles University, and the University of Geneva, by conducting joint research projects and studies that culminate in collaborative scientific publications.

Among the most important scientific publications of the research team of the University Athletics Center, we can include:

  1. Dziadek, B., Paśko, W., Podgórski, R., Śliż, M., Krawczyk, G., Brożyna, M., Marszałek P., Iskra J., Maciejewski K., Gouveia E.R., & Przednowek, K. (2025). Postural stability of polish special forces operators. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 10749.
  2. Śliż, M., França, C., Martins, F., Marszałek, P., Gouveia, É. R., & Przednowek, K. (2024). Psychomotor Abilities, Body Composition and Training Experience of Elite and Sub-Elite Handball Players. Applied Sciences, 15(1), 176.
  3. Śliż, M., Paśko, W., Dziadek, B., Godek, Ł., Bliźniak, K., Gouveia, É. R., & Przednowek, K. (2023). The influence of selected anthropometric parameters on psychomotor abilities among professional Rugby Union players. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), 125.
  4. Śliż, M., Paśko, W., Dziadek, B., Ziajka, A., Południak, N., Marszałek, P., Krawczyk, G. & Przednowek, K. (2023). Relationship between body composition and cognitive abilities among young female handball players. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 23(7), 1650-1659.
  5. Śliż, M., Przednowek, K. H., Kapuściński, P., Dziadek, B., Godek, Ł., Warchoł, K., Zieliński, J. & Przednowek, K. (2022). Characteristics of the level of psychomotor abilities of female handball players. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 14(1), 83.
  6. Paśko, W., Zadarko, E., Krzeszowski, T., & Przednowek, K. (2022). Relationship between Eye Blink Frequency and Incremental Exercise among Young Healthy Men. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 4362.
  7. Paśko, W., Guła, P., Brożyna, M., Dziadek, B., Zadarko, E., Śliż, M., Polak, K. & Przednowek, K. (2022). Psychomotor abilities of candidates for Polish Special Forces. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 5075.

The research results obtained were also presented at numerous international scientific conferences, among others:

  1. 10th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON KINESIOLOGY, 12 – 15 września 2024, Opatija, Croatia
  2. ISC Diagnostics in Sport 2023, 5-6 września 2023, Presov, Slovakia
  3. 10th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support, 27-28 październik 2022, Valletta, Malta

Among the major research projects that were carried out at the University Athletics Center, we can include:

  1. Intergenerational dimensions of physical fitness after the Covid-19 pandemic, co-financed by the Ministry of Education and Science
  2. Identification and monitoring of health and physical parameters of soldiers of the Polish Army, co-financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
  3. Inclusive Youth Football, co-financed by Erasmus+Sport