Associate Professor Georgi Brestnichki, Ph.D.

Work experience:

2016 – to Date Associate professor in basketball at National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Giving lectures, teaching practical classes, teaching students in theory and practice of basketball game, also methodology of teaching, mentoring students and being their scientific advisor

2010 – 2016 Head Assistantin basketball at National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Teaching the student in theoretical and practical methods of teaching basketball game; giving practical classes, mentoring students and being their scientific advisor

2009 – 2010 Assistant in basketball at National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Teaching the student in theoretical and practical methods of teaching basketball game; giving practical classes, mentoring students and being their scientific advisor

2009 Physical education teacher at language school “Zlatarski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Teaching students from high school to sports games and sports activities

2003 – 2008 Instructor and safety auditor at American Pool Enterprises, MD, USA

Training students on how to conduct water safety, perform CPR, rescue breathing, and first aid

Coaching career

2009 – 2018 Basketball coach at National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Coaching the student team age 18 and over in the national student championship

2009 – 2014 Basketball coach BC NSA, Sofia, Bulgaria

Coaching male athletes age 19 and over and playing in the 3d league

2004 – 2005 Basketball coach at 119 Elementary School, Sofia, Bulgaria

Train female children at the age of 11-12 to the basketball game

2003 – 2004 Basketball coach at BC “Septemvri”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Train male children at the age of 10-12 and 12-14 to the basketball game

2000 - 2002 Basketball coach at BC “NSA”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Train male children at the age of 10-12 to the basketball game

EDUCATION

2004 – 2007 Doctor degree (PhD) in sports with a defended thesis in front of the High Attestation Commission on the subject “Methods of improving the teaching in basketball techniques of female basketball athletes (at the age of 10 – 11) by improving their conditional and coordination abilities” – NSA “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2002 – 2003 Master's degree in Sports for High Performance – NSA “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998 – 2001 Bachelor's degree in Sports, Physical Education and Sports Journalistic – NSA “Vasil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

1993 – 1998 English Language High School “Dr. Petar Beron”, Kyustendil, Bulgaria

Research Interests

• Coordination abilities in youth athletes
• Methods of development basketball technique
• Basketball team efficiency in-game