Position: Associate Professor
Tel/fax: +30 210 7276 147
Section:Team sports
E-mail: emzach[at]phed.uoa[dot]gr
Scientific discipline
Coaching science of basketball
Teaching
- Didactics and Training Principles in Basketball
- Teaching Methods in Paraolympic Sportsl
Research interests
- Performance and coaching in basketball
- Applied exercise physiology and biomechanics in team sports
- Adapted physical activity
Degrees
- B.sc in Sports and Exercise science
- Ph.d in Exercise physiology
Indicative Publications
- Mitrousis, I., Bourdas, D.I., Kounalakis, S., Bekris, E., Mitrotasios, M.,Mitrotasios, M., Ktistakis, I.E., Zacharakis, E. (2024). The Effect of a Balance Training Program on the Balance and Technical Skills of Adolescent Soccer Players. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 22(4), pp. 645–657.
- Zacharakis, E., Souglis, A., Bourdas, D., Gioldasis, A.,Apostolidis, N., Kostopoulos, N. (2021). The relationship between physical and technical performance characteristics of young soccer and basketball players: A comparison between two sports. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 180(11), pp. 653–664.
- Bourdas, D.I., Zacharakis, E.D., Travlos, A.K., Souglis, A. (2021). Return to basketball play following COVID-19 lockdown. Sports, 9(6), 81.
- Rois, S., Zacharakis, E., Kounalakis, S., Soultanakis, H.N. (2021). Thermoregulatory responses during prolonged swimming with a Wetsuit at 25°C. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 21(5), pp.831–844.
- DI Bourdas, ED Zacharakis (2020). Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity in a sample of Greek adults Sports 8 (10), 139.
- N. Apostolidis., E. Zacharakis (2014). The Influence of the Anthropometric Characteristics and Handgrip Strength on Technical Skills of Young Basketball Players. Serb J Sports Sci, Vol 8 No 3, Journal of Physical Education and Sport ® (JPES), 15(2), Art 50, pp.330 - 337, 2015 online ISSN: 2247 - 806X; p-ISSN: 2247 – 8051; ISSN - L = 2247 - 8051
- Zacharakis, E., Kounalakis, S, Nassis, G., Geladas, N. (2013). Cardiovascular drift in trained paraplegic αnd able- bodied individuals during prolonged wheelchair exercise: effect of fluid replacement. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. Apr;38(4):375-81
- Zacharakis E., Apostolidis N., Kostopoulos N., Bolatoglou T.(2012). The Sport Journal. Technical Abilities of Elite Wheelchair Basketball Players. ISSN: 1543-9518