CARSAMBA SOHBETLERI CONTINUE WITH ACADEMIC EXCHANGES

The “Carsamba Sohbetleri” academic seminar series, organized by Istanbul Gedik University Faculty of Sport Sciences to support academic exchange, discussion, and interdisciplinary interaction, continued with a new session.

Held on August 26, 2026, the session featured Assist. Prof. Şeval Kayğusuz Çakır from the Department of Sports Management, who presented on “Psychological Recovery in Sport – An Overview from Overtraining to Performance Optimization.”

In her presentation, Assist. Prof. Şeval Kayğusuz Çakır addressed the psychological demands experienced by athletes following intensive training and competition processes, the impact of psychological recovery on performance, and the relationship between overtraining and performance optimization. The importance of maintaining a balance between training load and recovery for sustainable athletic performance was also discussed.

Following the theoretical framework, the discussion session provided an opportunity to examine different dimensions of psychological recovery, the sustainability of athletic performance, and approaches to evaluating recovery processes, with contributions from academic staff.