The START project 2017 and on

The Albanian Sports Science Association (ASSA) has noticed that there is a significant lack of standardized measurements of athletes in Albania. Due to the lack of evidence, it is not possible to carry out even a genuine scientific analysis or study of Albanian sports.

Since 2017, the ASSA team has evaluated and undertaken an initiative to collect data on the general and specific bio-motor skills of athletes in various sports disciplines. ASSA specialists have compiled a set of measurements to assess these parameters of athletes.

The new initiative is a project called “START– SporT Assesment ReporT” which will serve to conduct scientific research with data on Albanian sports. This data will be made available to the respective teams and federations. The athletes’ data will be part of a long-term multi-year study led by the “ASSA” team and relevant federations aiming at cooperation and partnership with the Albanian National Olympic Committee (NOC) as well as with other partners. 

ASSA will lead this project as part of studies and research in the field of sports. The long-term multi-year study allows ASSA and related federations to collect data on a wide range of athletes from different sports disciplines and to help establish bio-motor skills norms and athlete profiles.

Testing and evaluation of biomotoric parameters

Individual & Team periodic testing

Evaluation of anthropometric parameters

Evaluation of aerobic / anaerobic capacity parameters

Evaluation of acceleration and speed parameters

Evaluation of agility and flexibility parameters

Evaluation of muscle strength and endurance parameters

Evaluation of explosive power parameters

For each evaluation, the final individual, team report and comparison with the norms are provided.