Associate Professor Boyan Zlatev, Ph.D.

Born on 13.02.1990. In 2013, he graduated from NSA "Vasil Levski" with a Bachelor's degree in "Physical Education and Sports" and a second specialty in "Sports Animation". In 2014, he completed his Master's degree at NSA "Vasil Levski" in "Physical Education and Sports – School and Leisure Sports".

Pedagogical and Administrative Activity

• 2014 – Part-time lecturer at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Department of "Sports Theory", "ONIS" sector.
• 2015 – Won a Ph.D. position in Sports, program "Theory and Methodology of Sports Training".
• 2016 – Appointed as a physical education and sports teacher at 21 SU "Hristo Botev".
• 2017 – Defended a dissertation on "Theory and Applied Aspects of Motor Skill Control: Agility".
• 2019 – Appointed as an assistant professor at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Department of "Sports Theory", "ONIS" sector, following a competitive selection.
• 2021 – Promoted to senior assistant professor at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Department of "Sports Theory", "ONIS" sector, following a competitive selection.
• 2024 – Promoted to associate professor at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Department of "Sports Theory", "ONIS" sector, following a competitive selection.

Sports Competition and Coaching Activity

• 2005-2007 – Trained football at several clubs in Sofia.
• 2016-2019 – As coach of the school football team of 21 SU "Hristo Botev", achieved 3rd place in the city championship of Sofia.

Scientific Research and Applied Activities

This work is entirely dedicated to issues related to measuring and controlling motor skills in sports and school physical education. Includes methodology and metrology in sports, sports testing, and control of the training process for adolescents. Documented in over 30 scientific and educational publications, with 15 of them in English.

Significant Works

• Zlatev, B. /2017/ - "Theory and Applied Aspects of Motor Skill Control: Agility". Doctoral Dissertation, Sofia, NSA – 169 pages.
• Groshev, O., Yordanov, P., Zlatev, B. /2018/ - "Methodological Developments on Basics of Scientific Research in Sports", a guide for NSA students, Sofia, NSA – 113 pages.
• Zlatev, B. /2023/ - "Fundamentals of Testing Motor Skills in Sports", Sofia, NSA PRESS – 150 pages.

Other Publications

• Zlatev, B. /2016/ – Informative nature of two tests for agility quality control among students from 8th and 9th grade, Sport and Science journal, issue 1, 2016, published by Zona Art Print Ltd., (pp. 110-123), Sofia, ISSN 1310-3393.
• Zlatev, B. /2017/ – Metrological characteristics of the improved Compass-2 test for agility control, Sport and Science journal, special issue 1, 2017, published by BPS Ltd., (pp. 65-74), Sofia, ISSN 1310-3393.
• Zlatev B., Bachev, V. /2019/ – Agility Tests for Football Players, Medicine and Sports journal, issue 1-2, published by UNI-MM Ltd., (pp. 28-31), Sofia, ISSN 1312-5664.
• Zlatev, B., Bachev, V. /2019/ – Investigation on the "Agility" Skill in 14-16-Year-Old Students Using the Illinois Agility Test, International Scientific Congress “Applied Sports Sciences”, Balkan Scientific Congress "Physical Education, Sport, Health", (pp. 442-446), Sofia, ISBN (Print): 978-954-718-602-6, ISBN (Online): 978-954-718-601-9.
• Zlatev, B. /2020/ – Primary Model for Motor Skill Control: Agility, Sport and Science journal, issue 1-2, 2020, published by BAS "Prof. Marin Drinov" (pp. 129-140), Sofia, ISSN 1310-3393.
• Zlatev, B. /2020/ – Study on the Impact of Extracurricular Sports Activities on Speed and Agility in Boys Aged 14-16, Sport and Science journal, issue 1-2, 2020, published by BAS "Prof. Marin Drinov" (pp. 166-178), Sofia, ISSN 1310-3393.
• Zlatev, B. /2020/ – Theory and Trends in Agility Control for Adolescents, Yearbook of the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Vol. 1, E Sprint Ltd., (pp.109-118), Sofia, ISSN 2682-9908.
• Zlatev, V. /2022/ – A Study of Some Anthropometric Indicators and Their Interaction with Agility in 14-Year-Old Football Players. Series on Biomechanics, Vol.36 No.2 (2022), 94-99 DOI: 10.7546/SB.36.2022.02.09.

Membership and Honors

• 2015 – Awarded Best Thesis in Metrology by the Union of Metrologists in Bulgaria.
• 2016 – Became a member of the Union of Metrologists in Bulgaria (UMB).
• 2023 – Became a member of TC-88 (Sports, Sports Facilities and Leisure Activities) at the Bulgarian Institute for Standardization.