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CISM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2009
PRAGUE, Czech Republic

The CISM International Symposium “Sports science: fundamental tool of modern sports management” was held in Prague from 18 to 23 September 2009, organized by CISM Headquarters and the Sports Research Institute of Czech Armed Forces (CASRI) with tight cooperation of Military Department of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague.

70 participants from 27 countries have been there with this occasion. There were guests from Angola, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea Republic, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Sri Lanka, Slovenia, Sweden, Swaziland, Turkey, USA and Uzbekistan.

First of the symposiums’ aims “to identify the importance of science as an efficient supporting tool of sports management” was focusing on topics of symposium sessions. The second one “to create a favourable environment to re-launch the CISM Academy” was reached with excellent concept of symposium and high qualified speakers. Culmination of this goal has been achieved on 21st September with the Academy Re-birth Ceremony in Praha Hotel with the participation of CISM President General Gianni Gola and high authorities from Czech Republic, as Dean of Physical Education and Sport Faculty, Chairman of National Olympic Committee, Deputy Minister of Defence and other. They mark the historical moment with a signature in the Academy book.

Opening and closing ceremony attended also six top athletes, Olympic medalists from Check republic. Two of them received CISM merits: Maj.  Jan ŽELEZNÝ and Maj. Tomáš DVOŘÁK

The symposium began with Opening session speech of Capt Navy Bengt Nylander, Official CISM Representative and Vice president for Europe, followed by a speech given to the Symposium Director Lt-Col Suzana Tkavc, focusing on development of Sport and Science in CISM. Dean of Physical Education and Sport Faculty Prof. Vaclav Bunc continue with presentation, related to main goal of Symposium.

Sessions continues with 5 topics:

1st - Armed Forces as a stakeholder in the development of sports science;

    * 2 presentations by Retired Navy Capt. Lamartine DaCosta (Brazil) and Prof. Tušak Matej (Slovenia);

2nd - Training methods: science increasing performance;

    * 6 presentations by Prof. Damir Karpljuk (Slovenia), Lt. col. Mesud Cerit (Turkey), Col. Wenbin Yang (China), Col. Ciamak Amiri(Iran), Lt. Col. Herald Dobmeier (Germany) and Prof. Michael Spivock (Canada);

3rd - Physical test: armed forces, fertile universe for scientific researches;

    * 6 presentations by Prof. Heikki Kyröläinen (Finland), Prof. Damir Karpljuk (Slovenia), Dr. Med. Oliver Earley (Germany), Prof. Jean Marc Sene (France), Capt Rafael S. Pinheiro Cunha (Brazil) and Lt. Col. Suzana Tkavc (CISM HQ Brussels) (SLOVENKA!!!!!).

4th - Science: an efficient tool for sports administrators;

    * 6 presentations by Prof. Tušak Matej (Slovenia), Lt. Col. Gilvan Vasconcelos da Silva (Brazil), Prof. Cedric Laurent (Belgium), Mr. Kjell-Erik Kristiansen (Sweden), Prof. Michael Spivock (Canada) and Col. Lubomir Privetivy (Czech republic);

5th - Creating synergy between science and management;

    * 3 presentations by Prof. ing. Eva Časlavova (Czech Republic), Prof. Gary Amstrong (Great Britain) and Retired Navy Captain Lamartine DaCosta (Brazil).

After 5th session Symposium Director Lt-Col Suzana Tkavc and president of CISM General Gianni Gola concludes with their speeches in the Closing session. They express gratitude to organizer and to all of participants, focusing on goals we reached with presentations and fruitful discussions of audience during sessions. At the end they deliver a CISM gift to the speakers for their contribution.

Participants shared their point of view and experiences with 18 speakers (95% PhD and MSc) from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iran, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey that had presented their studies and researches in these fields of activities in overall 23 presentations. All the abstracts are published on CISM website.

It was a huge international CISM event with important historical moment of CISM Academy. CISM Headquarters would like to express once more gratitude and congratulations for excellent event done by the Czech Organizing Committee.





   

Prof. Damir Karpljuk, PhD (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEST, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEST, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE

DAMIR KARPLJUK, PHD¹
MAJA MEŠKO, PHD²
MATEJA VIDEMŠEK, PHD¹
LTC SUZANA TKAVC, MSC³

¹University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia
²Slovenia Control, Slovenian Air Navigation services, Limited, Ljubljana, Slovenia
³Ministry of Defence, Headquarters of Slovenian Armed Forces, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The human performance must make a variety of decisions regrading methods and interpretation of data collection in the mesurament process. A wide rang of instruments are used to assess abilities in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. It is very important how to determine the domanins in which we wish to have objectives, and than develop specific objectives and select tests that reflect objective, relevand, and valid measuremets of our objecives. When data are colected, evaluative decisions can be either norm  - referenced or criterion  - referenced.

Key words: test, measurement, evaluation, norm, criterion




   

Prof. Damir Karpljuk, PhD (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

MILITARY AVIATION PERSONNEL SELECTION

Military Aviation Personnel Selection

Damir Karpljuk, Mateja Vidern'Sek, Suzana Tkavc, & Maja Melco Faculty of sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The nature of work in military organizations involves a high degree of responsibility as it is to do with human lives. Therefore, the importance of an appropriate candidate selection is of utmost importance. In our study, we aimed to determine which tests differentiate Slovene military pilots from the control groups, and produced a profile of a military pilot. The sample consisted of 120 participants, 30 of whom were in the experimental group white the other 90 were in the control group. The experimental group included military pilots and the control groups included the general population, sport pilots and soldiers with no relationship with aviation. The participants in this research completed the personality inventory (BFQ) and Coping Responses Inventory (CRI) in a classroom, all motor tests and Complex Reactionmeter Drenovac (CRD) tests were performed in the gym. The statistical analysis, which was based on the discriminant analysis, identified statistically significant differences between the Slovene military pilots and the control groups. The results showed that military pilots use strategies focused on a problem and that they cope with problem situations effectively. Slovene military pilots are also very emotionally stable and outstandingly extraverted with a greater desire for achieving goals and a greater tendency towards activity.

Key words: slovene military pilots, stress-coping strategies, personality, motor abilities, personnel selection




   

Lt Col Suzana Tkavc, MSc., PhD candidate (CISM Sports Director, CISM HQ, Brussels, Belgium)

CONGRUENCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL FITNESS EVALUATION AND THE RESULTS OF MOTOR ABILITY TESTS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

CONGRUENCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL FITNESS EVALUATION AND THE RESULTS OF MOTOR ABILITY TESTS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES

SUZANA TKAVC, M.SC.

Lieutenant - Colonel of the Slovenian Armed Forces,
CISM Sports Director, CISM HQ, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

The study aimed to examine a test battery with the existing physical fitness evaluation and compare it with the results of the evaluation of motor abilities. The scores (depending on the result, age and gender) for each motor ability test were used to determine the types of statistical groups which were then compared with the existing physical fitness evaluation groups. The sample of subjects consisted of 83 members of a unit of the Slovenian Armed Forces who performed motor ability tests: push-ups, sit-ups and a 3,200-m run.  The subjects were divided into four age groups. The sample of variables included the number of points achieved in the push-up, sit-up and running tests. The classification in the groups was based on the K-means method, whereas Ward’s criterion function was used as a similarity measure in the classification. Three statistical groups were obtained and their typology was determined based on the characteristics of the centroids: ‘excellent’, ‘underperforming in terms of endurance’ and ‘underperforming in terms of strength’. The typology of statistical groups points to a combining of the strength and endurance tests with those subjects with poor motor abilities and an unequal distribution of motor abilities in the selected test battery. A bivariate analysis was conducted to compare the types of statistical groups with the physical fitness evaluations and to thus establish congruence. The finding was that a direct comparison was impossible due to the characteristics of the centroids, with the exception of subjects with a high level of physical readiness. The comparison revealed inequality in the tests of strength and endurance in terms of evaluating physical fitness, owing to which the evaluation could be misleading and might fail to yield realistic results of physical readiness. Moreover, it also raised the question of whether the structure of the evaluated motor abilities was sufficient for evaluating physical fitness where only two dimensions were being compared. The resulting incongruence puts into question the selected test battery and physical fitness evaluation criteria and therefore also the validity of the points system. Among other things, an examination of the distribution of subjects into age groups by type of statistical group and by physical fitness evaluation revealed that motor abilities diminished with age irrespective of the fact that age was taken into account in the points system. It was also established that the subjects’ physical readiness was very high; however, nearly half of them underperformed in terms of strength and endurance.

Key words: test, motor abilities, physical readiness, physical fitness, soldier





Prof. Tušak Matej, PhD (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia )

SPORT AS A MOTIVE AND VALUE IN SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES

SPORT AS A MOTIVE AND VALUE IN SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES

TKAVC, SUZANA, M.SC. 1,
TUŠAK  MATEJ, PHD2,
MASTEN, ROBERT., PH.D3.
DIMEC, TJAŠA4

1 Ministry of Defence, Headquaters of Slovenian Armed Forces, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2University of Ljubljana, Faculty of sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
4 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia



ABSTRACT

The aim of the research was to evaluate ranking of the sport activity values and motives among soldiers and officers in Slovenian Army. We were also interested in understanding the meaning of physical and sport activity for the employers in the Slovenian Army and how being physically fit influence on work efficiency. We also were interested in differences between soldiers and officers in Slovenia Army. 100 subjects were measured (70 soldiers and 30 officers) with Musek General Values Scale, Participation Motivation Scale and Attitudes Toward Sport Scale. The most important among all sport activity motives are those, conected to physical prepareness: good physical skills and abillities and to be fit and physically ready. The most important value is general health, which can be reached through sport and physical activities. There are also be found that the employers in Slovenian Army do not physically train because of the orders but because of their own benefits. Sport activity is important factor of work efficiency, because both soldiers and officers see it as healthy way of life and pleasure. They relate sport activity to efficient work in the Army. It was also found that good physical preparation is more important to officers than soldiers. Those results can be understand as a confirmation of good and right human resourse planning for military tasks and also confirmation of sport activities in Slovenian Army. Sport exercise with the purpose of remaining health can be understood as a basic condition for appropriate motor abbilities and efficiency of the soldiers anf officers in the Army.