ADDRESS
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WORKING HOURS
Mon-Fri 9.00-16.00
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Program ICASS 2025
PROGRAM OF THE CONGRESS
Thursday, 20 November 2025
14:00 –
16:00
Registration (rooms 110, 112, 114)
Friday, 21 November 2025
8:00
Registration (rooms 110, 112, 114)
10:00
Ceremony Celebrating the Day of the National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski” – November 15
10.45
Opening ceremony of the ІV International Scientific Congress “Applied Sports Sciences “.
Hall A1
Plenary session
Hall A1
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Hristo Andonov
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Stephen Seiler
Becoming, Being, Returning: The BioPsychoSocial journey of an athlete
Marko Zunic
Students Sport – An Impetus for _______ Change
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13.00
Welcome cocktail
14.00
Parallel Symposiums and Workshops
Symposiums
Innovations in Kinesitherapy for Back Pain
Main organizers: Prof. Nikolay Popov & Prof. Daniela Lubenova
Place: Hall A2
Psychological Load in Sport
Main organizers: Prof. Tatiana Iancheva
Place: Hall A3
Prevention of Sports Injuries During High-Performance Training in Rhythmic Gymnastics
Main organizers: Departments “Gymnastics” and “Theory and methodology of kinesitherapy”, Assoc. Prof. Maria Gateva, Assoc. Prof. Tanya Grueva, Ch. Assist. Prof. Borislav Chongov, Assist. Prof. Mariana Pamukova
Place: Hall A4
14.00
Workshops
Strength and Conditioning in Team Sports (Synergetic Approach)
Main organizers: Department “Track and field athletics”, Prof. Marin Gadev, Assoc. Prof. Petar Peev, Assoc. Prof. Grigor Gutev
Place: Handball Sports Hall
Physical Education and Competences
Main organizers:Department “Theory of Physical Education”, Assoc. Prof. Korneliya Naydenova, Chief Assist. Andrey Shalev, Assist. Petar Mihaylov
Place: Multifunctional Sports Hall
15.30
Coffee Break
15.45
Parallel Sessions
Training and Performance Development in Sport
Moderator:
Prof. Daniela Dasheva
Hall A4
Health, Recovery and Inclusive Approaches In Sport
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Tanya Grueva
Hall A2
Physical Education and Teaching Methodology
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Korneliya Naydenova
Hall A5
Psychological, Social, and Cultural
Dimensions of Sport
Moderator:
Prof. Tatiana Iancheva
Hall A3
Sports Management, Governance and Sustainable Development
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Ivan Slavchev
Library
Impact and Visibility: The Power of European Projects
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Stefka Djobova
Hall 110
19.30
Gala Dinner (Joy Station, Studentski grad) for the congress participants
Saturday, 22 November 2025
9.00
Poster session (and coffee at the location)
Basketball Hall
11.00
Discussion Forum
Artificial Intelligence and Sport – Beyond the Algorithm, Beyond the Score
Assembly Hall, 3rd floor
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Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Ivan Slavchev
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Daniel Memmert
Machine Learning in Elite Soccer
Ilario Corna
Inside the Olympic AI Agenda: A Blue Print for Transformation
Panelists:
Prof. Michail Konchev
Yordan Ginev
Sportal Media Group – Martin Petrov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Martin Tomanov
13.00
Closing Ceremony and Awards for Young Scientists, and Best Poster