Ivana is a Managing Director of the HERC- Health, Exercise & Research Center. She is looking after HERC's Research department. Aside from a bachelor's degree in Sports and Physical Education, she holds a Master’s Degree in Sports Science with a specialization in Youth Development, as well as a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine with Physicotherapy. Ivana has received multiple awards from the UAE Government entities and the public sector for her contributions. She is a professional athlete in the UAE's Basketball Federation and a doctoral student in Sports Science. While she works as a Lecturer in the field of Strength and Conditioning, she is focused on improving and further developing women’s sports in the region. Furthermore, as a Sports Medicine practitioner, she concentrates on the 'Return to Sport' concept.
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Appropriate youth development presents the foundation of sports performance in the later stages. In the period of growth, motor abilities, skills, and performance can be significantly affected by intra-limb asymmetry. How the minimizing of asymmetry would impact further development, what are the strategies to decrease intra-limb asymmetry, and whether it is always recommended to work on asymmetry reduction are some of the questions that will be answered during the lecture. In addition, findings from an unpublished study that we recently conducted on youth basketball players will be presented.
Ivana Banićević, Ph.D. student, M.Sc, B.Sc.,
Dragan Stankić, Ph.D. student, M.Sc, B.Sc.
