Background and experience
Vladislav Bespomoshchnov is the PhD research fellow at the Department of Sport and Social Sciences working on the project 'Visual Perception and Scanning in Elite Ice Hockey'.
In this poject, Vladislav aims to get a better understanding of how elite ice hockey players scan and explore their environment on the ice in games, and the extent to which scanning is related to performance and player safety. More specifically, he is interested in exploring the detailed characteristics of scanning in ice hockey, study how it varies with different contexts, and examine its impact is on performance and injury incidence.
Vladislav completed Bachelor's degree (2018) in Sports Coaching and Management and Masters degree in Physical Education and Sports Coaching (2023) from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Vierumäki, Finland). Furthermore, he completed a one-year post-graduate degree in Teaching and Pedagogy from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Helsinki, Finland). Prior to taking the position at NIH, Vladislav was a Learning and Development Coordinator at the Sports Institute of Finland and a Lecturer in the Degree Programme in Sports Coaching and Management at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. His areas of interest and research include coach and athlete development, leadership, skill acquisition, concussion prevention, and the socio-historic context surrounding sports. He has a background in ice hockey coaching, coach development and strength and conditioning.
Research
Ice hockey, visual perception, skill acquisition, coaching