Handball players at EHTIC
Representatives of the Handball Association in Poland visited the European HealthTech Innovation Centre (EHTIC) for the second time. Monday's meeting concerned the possibility of creating a research program for handball players by our scientists.
The meeting was attended by the director of EHTIC prof. Marek Gzik and Henryk Szczepański, president of the Handball Association in Poland, as well as Sławomir Szmal, a goalkeeper with 20 years of experience in the national team, multiple medallist of the World Championships and Polish Championships, responsible for sports training, Damian Drobik - Sports Director of ZPRP (Handball Association in Poland) and Dr. Mirosław Baum , chairman of the Board of Referees of the Handball Association in Poland.
During the meeting, the research capabilities of a team of scientists from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology in the field of engineering support for sports were presented.
- Looking at the scope of research and the possibilities offered by EHTIC laboratories, I am very impressed. I think that in the case of handball, the scope of research conducted here can be used already at the stage of selecting young players. The scope of its activities is really very wide. I am glad that I was able to see all this and find out about the methodology and practical application of this type of laboratories - stressed the President of ZPRP, Henryk Szczepański.