Darko Paspalj

• University of Banja Luka

Background: This study assessed the effects of two distinct RAMP (Raise, Activate, Mobilize, Potentiate) protocols, mobility-focused and reactiveness-focused, on change of direction speed in police students (i.e., tactical athletes). Methods: A longitudinal design with two experimental and one control group was employed. The study sample consisted...

Objective: This review explores the complex relationship between physical activity, mental health, and specific challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to analyze changes in physical activity patterns, psychological effects of restrictions, and explore innovative approaches to maintaining an active lifestyle during the pandemic. A...

Na uzorku od 305 ispitanika, studenata Fakulteta bezbjednosnih nauka Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, kao predstavnika populacije policajaca uzrasta od 19 do 20 godina, izvršeno istraživanje sa ciljem da se utvrde razlike u motoričkim sposobnostima u zavisnosti od vrijednosti indeksa tjelesne mase. Dijagnostifikovanje stanja Indeksa mase tijela (BMI), k...

A study was conducted on a sample of 305 participants, students of the Faculty of Security Sciences of the University of Banja Luka, representing the population of 19- to 20-year-old police trainees, to determine differences in motor skills based on body mass index (BMI). The diagnosis of body mass index (BMI) status as a basic measure for the asse...

The aim of the work was to determine the connection between morphological characteristics and the effectiveness of the throwing technique by kicking the legs from behind from the program of Special Physical Education (SPE). The sample of respondents consisted of 84 students (male), first year of the Faculty of Security Sciences from Banja Luka. The...

This study was conducted on a sample of 564 male participants, aged 19 ± 0.6 years, who successfully passed the selection process for admission to the Higher School of Internal Affairs (305 participants) and the Faculty of Security Sciences (259 participants). The study used seven tests to assess motor skills, with the aim of determining difference...

On a sample of 147 students (78 male and 69 female), in the first year of the Faculty of Security Studies from Banja Luka, research was conducted with the aim of determining the differences between the achieved grade and the selfassessment of motor skills between male and female students, based on the results obtained by applying adequate tests for...

Na uzorku od 147 studenata (78 muškog i 69 ženskog pola), prve godine Fakulteta bezbjednosnih nauka iz Banjaluke, provedeno je istraživanje sa ciljem utvrđivanja razlika između ostvarene ocjene i samoprocjene ocjene motoričkih sposobnosti između studenata i studentica, a na osnovu rezultata dobijenih primjenom adekvatnih testova za procjenu i samop...

Law enforcement officers may experience unique physical demands while on duty, including pursuing a suspect on foot, clearing obstacles, rapidly moving between covers, and engaging in physical confrontations with violent offenders. Several different change of direction speed (CODS) assessments are routinely used to simulate these demands. However,...

The research sample consisted of 43 first-year male students at the Faculty of Security Studies Banja Luka. This study was conducted to with the aim of determining the relationship between student self-assessment of motor skill performance and the results of the same obtained based on the application of appropriate tests for the assessment of stude...

This paper examines the relationship between general coordination ability and the acquisition of falling techniques envisaged in the Special Physical Education program on a sample of 84 second-year male students aged 19 ± 0.6 years at the Faculty of Security Studies. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of general coordination on th...

On a sample of 31 first-year students of the Faculty of Security Sciences, a research was conducted with the aim of determining the connection of motor skills and swimming knowledge based on the result of swimming the 100-meter freestyle. The results of regression analysis showed that a successful the 100-meter freestyle swimming can be predicted t...

The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-r...

Na uzorku od 84 studenta prve godine Fakulteta bezbjednosnih nauka Univerzitetau Banjoj Luci primijenjen je skup od 17 morfoloških mjera sa ciljem utvrđivanja latentnestrukture morfoloških karakteristika. Faktorskom analizom izdvojena su tri faktorakoji su interpretirani kao: faktor volumena i mase tijela, faktor longitudinalne i transferzalnedimen...

Set of 17 morphological measures was applied in order to determine the latentstructure of morphological characteristics on a sample of 84 students of the fi rst year ofthe Faculty of Security Sciences at the University of Banja Luka. Using factor analysis,we identifi ed three factors that were interpreted as: volume and body mass factor, thefactor...

Contemporary civilization courses and urgency of situations make the job of aworker of security affairs very stressful, risky and complex, and it requires their completemental and physical fi tness. Accordingly, the teaching process within the course of SpecialPhysical Education also needs to be adjusted, modernised, rationalised and broughtcloser...

Savremeni civilizacijski tokovi i urgentnost situacija posao radnika bezbjednosnihposlova čini veoma stresnim, rizičnim i složenim, i od njega traži potpunu mentalnui tjelesnu spremnost. Shodno tome, potrebno je i nastavni proces iz predmeta Specijalnofi zičko obrazovanje uskladiti, osavremeniti, racionalizovati i što je moguće više približitirealn...

Businesses, government and public institutions have long been facing a great challenge. The use of modern information technology in business requires the introduction of integrated measures for the protection of information. Recommendations and the use of the international standard ISO / IEC 27001 enabled the successful planning and implementation...

In this paper, the time of performing 15 motor tests that consisted of different modalities of punches and kicks was measured on a sample of 44 subjects (24 men and 20 women), as well as the speed of performing cognitive test S1, from a battery of KOG3 tests. The results were obtained using appropriate statistical procedures, and they indicate that...

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of motor abilities on mastering an obstacle course and define quantitative differences in basic motor abilities between the students awarded poor grades and the students awarded higher grades based on the result achieved on the obstacle course designed to test motor skills. The results of regression...

A system of 16 motor variables was used to determine thestructure of motor skills in a sample of 84 students at the Faculty of SecuritySciences in Banja Luka. By using factor analysis according to the Kaiser-Guttmanrule, 6 latent motor dimensions were determined. The first factor is defined asthe factor for the structuring movement mechanism, becau...

This paper mainly refers to attitudes about the reasons for the avoidance of sports and sports activities of young people who have never been involved in these activities. In this survey involving 226 university and high school students, 110 stated that they had never been involved in sport or any sporting activities. They are surely the most reput...

Cilj istraživanja je da se utvrdi povezanost ravnoteže kao motoričke sposobnosti sa izvođenjem tehnike bacanja izbijanjem noge otpozadi (prema programu Specijalnog fizičkog obrazovanja - SFO) radi eventualne izmjene obučavanja navedene tehnike i odabira adekvatnih sredstava u poboljšanju iste. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 67 ispitanika mu...

The aim of the research is to determine the relation of balance as a motor ability with the performance of the major outer reap throw technique (according to the program of special physical education-SPE), for a possible modification of mentioned training technique and selection of appropriate resources to improve the same. The study was conducted...

Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 27 studenata prve godine Fakulteta bezbjednosnih nauka muškog pola sa ciljem utvrđivanja vrijednosti funkcionalnih sposobnosti studenata postignutih prilikom izvedbe Kuperovog testa i Beep testa, radi razmatranja mogućnosti primjene Beep testa u procjeni funkcionalnih sposobnosti studenata prilikom provođenja...

The research was conducted on a sample of 27 male students of the first year of the Faculty of Security Studies in order to determine the value of the functional capabilities of the students of the Faculty of Security Sciences achieved during the Cooper test and the Beep test, in order to consider the possibility of applying the Beep test in the pr...

Based on the fact that psychological characteristics play a significant role in the training of special physical education, both for programming of selection diagnostics and programming methods and means to overcome specific curriculum, a study conducted aimed to determine the effect of cognitive and conative characteristics of students of the Inte...

Polazeći od činjenice da psihološke karakteristike imaju značajnu ulogu u obuci iz Specijalnog fizičkog obrazovanja, kako za programiranje selekcione dijagnostike tako i za programiranje metoda i sredstava u savladavanju specifičnog nastavnog plana i programa, obavljeno je istraživanje koje je imalo za cilj utvrđivanje uticaja kognitivnih sposobnos...