Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Tibor Balga, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Balga
I.2 - Name
Tibor
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1987
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu 9, 814 69 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Assistant Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
tibor.balga@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25007?do=filterForm-submit&name=Tibor&surname=Balga&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Sport Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0009-0000-8826-0728

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical education and Sport
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Sport Sciences, Coaching and Physical Education Teaching
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical education and Sport
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Sport Sciences, Coaching and Physical Education Teaching
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical education and Sport
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Sport Humanities
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport since 2015

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
professional qualification in the field of masseur of classic massage and sports massage UNIMAS Bratislava, s.r.o 2011
instructor of the 1st qualification level specializing in aquafitness Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Physical education and Sport 2012
UEFA B licence Slovak football association 2013
Healthy Lifestyle Promoter course New health 2023

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Didactics of school physical education Coaching and Physical Education Teaching, Physical Education Teaching in Combination 2 Sports science/teaching and pedagogical sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
17
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
25
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Teaching practice 1 (physical education) COACHING AND TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COMBINATION 1. Sports science/teaching and pedagogical sciences
Animation of physical recreation COACHING AND TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COMBINATION 1. Sports science/teaching and pedagogical sciences
Sociology of childhood and youth COACHING AND TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COMBINATION 2. Sports science/teaching and pedagogical sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
70
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
47
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
66
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
55
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
14
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Balga, Tibor - Antala, Branislav. 2022. Job satisfaction of physical education teachers in Slovakia. In Sport mont [elektronický dokument]. - vol.. 20, n. 2 (2022), p. 89-94 [online] - ISSN (tlač) 1451-7485.

2

Balga, Tibor : Physical and sport education in the views of its teachers : before the incipient coronavirus pandemic - 1. vyd. - Bratislava : Slovak Scientific Society for Physical Education and Sport 2020. - 148 p.

3

Balga, Tibor; Luptáková, Gabriela; Cihová, Iveta; Dovičák, Martin. 2024. Evaluating the impact of tandem teaching with coaches and generalist teachers on primary school students' perceptions in physical education In: Collegium antropologicum, Zagreb : Croatian anthropological society. – ISSN 0350-6134. – ISSN (online) 1848-9486. – vol. 48, n. 3 (2024), pp. 161-166

4

Luptáková, Gabriela, Balga, Tibor, Antala, Branislav a kol. 2025 Collaborative instruction with external providers in primary physical education. 2025. Collaborative instruction with external providers in primary physical education : a three-year comparative analysis of generalist teacher perspective In: Kinesiologia Slovenica. ISSN 1318-2269. – ISSN (online) 2232-4062. – suppl. Inspiring Excellence: Empowering the Future of Physical Education and Sport Roč. 31(1), p. 21-34

5

Luptáková, Gabriela; Popeska, Biljana; Ristevska, Hristina; Balga, Tibor et al. 2025. Tandem teaching for quality physical education : primary teachers' preparedness and professional growth in Slovakia and North Macedonia. In: Education sciences. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. – ISSN (online) 2227-7102. – 15(10 ), art. no. 1397, p. 1-27 [online]

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Balga, Tibor , Antala, Branislav 2022. Job satisfaction of physical education teachers in Slovakia. In Sport mont, vol-20, n. 2 (2022), p. 89-94 [online] - ISSN (print) 1451-7485.

2

Balga, Tibor; Luptáková, Gabriela; Cihová, Iveta; Dovičák, Martin. 2024. Evaluating the impact of tandem teaching with coaches and generalist teachers on primary school students' perceptions in physical education In: Collegium antropologicum, Zagreb : Croatian anthropological society. – ISSN 0350-6134. – ISSN (online) 1848-9486. – vol. 48, n. 3 (2024), pp. 161-166

3

Balga, Tibor : Physical and sport education in the views of its teachers : before the incipient coronavirus pandemic - 1. vyd. - Bratislava : Slovak Scientific Society for Physical Education and Sport 2020. - 148 p

4

Luptáková, Gabriela, Balga, Tibor, Antala, Branislav a kol. 2025 Collaborative instruction with external providers in primary physical education. 2025. Collaborative instruction with external providers in primary physical education : a three-year comparative analysis of generalist teacher perspective In: Kinesiologia Slovenica. ISSN 1318-2269. – ISSN (online) 2232-4062. – suppl. Inspiring Excellence: Empowering the Future of Physical Education and Sport Roč. 31(1), p. 21-34

5

Tandem teaching for quality physical education : primary teachers' preparedness and professional growth in Slovakia and North Macedonia / Luptáková, Gabriela; Popeska, Biljana; Ristevska, Hristina; Balga, Tibor et al. 2025. In: Education sciences. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. – ISSN (online) 2227-7102. – 15(10 ), art. no. 1397, p. 1-27 [online]

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Liu, X. - Keating, X.D.: A reexamination of pre-service physical education teacher attitudes toward school-based health-related fitness testing in the USA. In: European physical education review, roč. 27, č. 4, 2021, s. 981-999 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

2

Toprak, M., Avci, Y. E., & Cengiz, Ö. (2021). School physical education courses: A study on challenges and on restoring their functions. Pegem Egitim ve Ogretim Dergisi, 11(4), 306–315

3

Liu, X. - Keating, X.D.: A reexamination of pre-service physical education teacher attitudes toward school-based health-related fitness testing in the USA. In: European physical education review, roč. 27, č. 4, 2021, s. 981-999 -- SCI ; SCOPUS

4

Merica, M., Belešová, M., Oszláni, R., Petrikán, P., & Horváth, R. (2023). Changes in motor performance in early school-aged Roma children. Ad alta: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 13(2), 181–189.

5

Merica, M., Belešová, M., Oszláni, R., & Mošková, S. (2022). Stretching exercises and their influence on the development of children's coordination movement capabilities in primary education. Ad alta: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 12(1), 110–118.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Vega: Antala, B.: Tandem teaching of physical and sport education at primary school level 1 and its impact on motor, cognitive and affective development of pupils. Solved: 2023 - 2025. no. 1/0127/23. Co-researchers: Balga, Tománek, Cihová, Luptáková G., Seman, Popluhárová, Argajová.

2

Grant FTVŠ UK: Balga, T.: The level of physical activity of pupils in physical and sport education classes. Solved:2025, No. 03/2025. Co-researchers: Luptáková G., Argajová J., Luptáková M., Trulíková V., Mitašík, P.

3

VEGA Antala, B.: Physical and sport education and its quality and potential in promoting health from the perspective of pupils, teachers and parents. Telesná a športová výchova a jej kvalita a potenciál v podpore zdravia z pohľadu žiakov, učiteľov a rodičov. Riešené 2019 - 021, č. 1/0523/19. Co-researchers: Luptáková Gabriela, Tománek, Kaplánová, Medeková, Argaj, Balga, Luptáková Martina, Průžek, mimofakultná: Ružbarská.

4

ERASMUS + . Antala, B. "New Health 2022". Riešené: 2020 - 2022. Kaplánová, A., Šmela, P., Pačesová, P., Kraček, S., Kotyrová G., Balga T., Tománek Ľ., Belás M., Ryzková E., Grznár Ľ., Putala M. (FTVŠ UK)

5

ICSSPE Antala, B.: Health, Healthy Lifestyle and Inclusion as Physical Education Quality Component. Riešené: 2017 - 2018. Spoluriešitelia: Luptáková, G., Tománek, Ľ, Balga, T., Cihová, I., Novak, D. (Univerzita Záhreb, Chorvátsko), Vašíčková, J. (Palacky Univerzita, Olomouc, Česká republika).

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Coordinator of the Coaches at Schools programme The National Institute of Education and Youth 2021
Lector of innovative education The National Institute of Education and Youth since 2024

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
University of Galway Galway, Ireland 2 weeks ERASMUS+ STAFF MOBILITY PROGRAMME

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

study and career advisor for students in the study programme - TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COMBINATION

Date of last update
2026-03-22