Dr. Richard Samuel Kwadwo Abieraba, a lecturer at the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (HPERS), University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has secured a TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visit grant to undertake a study stay at the Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, University of Münster, Germany. The research stay forms part of an international academic collaboration aimed at advancing interdisciplinary research in sports science and cognitive performance between the two institutions.
Dr. Abieraba’s project, titled “Investigating the Impact of Cognitive Small-Sided Games on Cognitive Flexibility in Young Footballers,” explores the intersection of cognitive science and football training. The study focuses on assessing how a structured twelve-week Cognitive Small-Sided Game (CSSG) intervention can influence the cognitive flexibility of adolescent footballers aged 16 to 18 years.