Scientific Support and Guidance of Athletes
During the period 1998-2000 the Laboratory cooperated with the Special Secretariat for Sports and the Departments of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and those of Serres and Trikala to support the project entitled 'Scientific Support of elite athletes and regional sports club athletes'. During this period the Democritus University of Thrace DPESS Laboratory evaluated two hundred and eleven (211) athletes overall from various sports (Figure 1).
Since it began operations, the Laboratory has cooperated with other research centres in Greece and abroad such as the National Centre of Sport Research, the Sport Research Centre of Cyprus, the Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research of Manchester Metropolitan University, the Institute for Biomechanics of the German Sport University, the Exercise Physiology Laboratory of McGill University Montreal, the University of Central Florida. It also cooperates with other organisations such as the Sport Organisation of Cyprus, the Greek Cardiology Society, the General Prefectural Hospital of Komotini, the University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, engaging in research activity and implementing organised exercise projects.
The Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory places great emphasis on research which it supports and promotes at undergraduate as well as postgraduate and Ph.D. level. It offers laboratory-based courses whose content is in accordance with the specialised needs of modern science, and integrates the latest developments in physical education in Greece and abroad. In addition, members of the Department's teaching and research staff conduct training and research projects, whether independently or in cooperation with other universities and organisations, promoting academic research and providing modern sport science with new data.
