Hands-on Workshop: Assessing Strength Qualities with Force Plates
Praktický workshop: Diagnostika silových schopností pomocou silových platní (22.11.2025 - Bratislava)
Diagnostika silových schopností pomocou silových platní
Tento workshop sa začne zhrnutím toho, prečo je na zvýšenie športového výkonu potrebná maximálna aj rýchla sila. Potom preskúmame celý rad metód testovania maximálnej produkcie izometrickej sily vo viac-kĺbových cvičeniach, produkcie balistickej sily (t. j. pomalé SSC) a produkcie reaktívnej/plyometrickej sily (t. j. rýchle SSC).
Ďalej preskúmame výhody a nevýhody rôznych metód vrátane diskusie o tom, ako by sa tieto rôzne metódy hodnotenia mali kombinovať, aby sa atlétovi poskytol holistický silový profil. Workshop bude praktický, aby účastníci mohli získať cenné skúsenosti a prehľad o konkrétnych testovacích postupoch. Vďaka partnerstvu na tomto workshop s Hawking Dynamics si búdú môcť všetci účastníci, vyskúšať jednotlivé testy aj priamo na sebe!
Assessing Strength Qualities
This workshop will commence with a summary of why both maximal and rapid force production are required for enhanced sports performance. We will then explore a range of methods of assessing maximal multi-joint isometric force production, ballistic force production (i.e., slow stretch shortening cycle) and reactive / plyometric force production (i.e., fast stretch shortening cycle).
Advantages and disadvantages of different methods will be explored, including a discussion of how these different assessment methods should be combined to provide a holistic force profile for the athlete. The workshop will be hands on so that attendees can gain valuable experience and insight into specific testing procedures.
Basic infos
- Workshop will be held in English
(Workshop bude prebiehať v anglickom jazyku). - 8 teaching hours (from 9:00 to 17:00)
- Date: 22.11.2025 (Saturday)
- Venue: FTVŠ UK, Bratislava
- Workshop consist of theoretical, practical „hands-on“ part.
- The workshop is supported by Hawking Dynamics with their Force Plates!
The aims and schedule of the HANDS-ON workshop
Therefore, the aims of the workshop are to:
- Discuss why both maximal and rapid force production and essential for sports performance.
- Discuss specific methods to assess different force production characteristics.
- Perform a range of methods of assessing different force production characteristics.
- Critique the selection of specific metrics evaluated using the different assessment methods.
- Evaluate some case studies to illustrate how to interpret specific metrics from the tests performed.
Price of the workshop
Price for whole day hands-on workshop: Early bird – 249 € (until 1.9.2025), regular price 299 €.
Maximal capacity 20 attendees.
The invoice will be send after registration and confirmation will be send after payment.
With any questions you can contact us on mail info@akademiatelocviku.sk or by phone +421 910 272 863.
Lector of the workshop
Prof. Paul Comfort, Ph.D, CSCS*D, ASCC
Paul Comfort is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford (UK) and an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University (Australia). Paul is a founder member and accredited member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). Professor Comfort is certified strength and conditioning coach (recertified with distinction [CSCS*D]) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and was a board member of the NSCA from 2020-2023. He regularly consults with numerous team sports in the UK and USA, and provides educational courses across Europe. Paul has authored / co-authored ~200 peer reviewed journal articles and is also co-editor of the textbooks, ‘Advanced Strength and Conditioning: an evidence-based approach’, ‘Performance Assessment for strength and Conditioning’, ‘Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning’ and recently edited the 2nd edition of the ‘Developing Power’ for the NSCA.
