Boyan Zlatev

Boyan Zlatev is an Associate Professor at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Faculty of Sport, Department of Theory of Sport Training. His work focuses on measuring and controlling motor skills in sports and school physical education, with over 30 publications (15 in English) in areas like agility testing, sports metrology, and training process control.

• Doctoral Dissertation (2017): Theory and Applied Aspects of Motor Skill Control: Agility
• 2023 Guide: Fundamentals of Testing Motor Skills in Sports

Research Interests: His research spans motor skill assessment, sports testing protocols, and quantitative methodologies in youth sports and school physical education. He has developed standardized tests like the Compass-2 and Illinois Agility Test for adolescent performance evaluation.

Scientific Recognition:

• Best Thesis in Metrology (2015) - Union of Metrologists in Bulgaria
• Member of Union of Metrologists (2016) and TC-88 (2023) - Bulgarian Institute for Standardization

Professional Roles: He transitioned from part-time lecturer (2014) to senior assistant professor (2021) and associate professor (2024) at the National Sports Academy, while also coaching football teams to competitive success.