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Elisavet Velentza

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Diploma, Sport and Exercise Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; MSc, Sport Science, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Technical University of Munich; MSc, Sport Science, Diagnosis and Intervention, University of Leipzig, Germany; MSc, European Master in Exercise and Sport Psychology, University of Leipzig, Germany; MPhil, Sport Science, University of Chester; Ph.D. candidate, Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Elisavet Velentza is a sports scientist with a specialization in talent identification and development in sport. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Kapodistrian University of Athens, investigating talent selection procedures and prerequisite environments for long-term athlete development. She has been teaching sport coaches at the General Secretariat of Sports (GSS) –in Chess, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Boxing and Triathlon. She also collaborates nationally and internationally with sports clubs and unions regarding talent identification and development in sports. She has been a member of the Greek national team in the 100m hurdles. She has achieved Panhellenic victories and has represented Greece in International Championships. She has been awarded a full scholarship for her Master’s studies from the Goethe Institute in Sport Science, Prevention and Rehabilitation at the Technical University of Munich. As a researcher, she received a full scholarship for her MPhil studies from the Gladstone Institute and Chester University in the United Kingdom in 2012 to collaborate with England’s Rugby Football Union and to investigate talent selection and promotion within England’s Rugby Football Union Elite Player Performance Pathway.

Selected Publications

  • Zacharakis, E. D., Bourdas, D. I., Kotsifa, M. I., Bekris, E. M., Velentza, T. E. & Kostopoulos, I. N. (2020). Effect of balance and proprioceptive training on balancing and technical skills in 13-14-year-old youth basketball players. Journal of Physical Education and Sport (JPES), Vol . 20 (5), 2487 – 2500.