Dr. George F. Zarotis is a lecturer at the Faculty for Human Sciences of the Aegean University in Rhodes/Greece since 2004. He studied sports science at the German Sport University in Cologne as well as prevention and rehabilitation through sport at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Master Degree). Furthermore, he studied sports economics and sports management at the Open University Hagen. He achieved the Doctorate in the subjects of leisure science and rehabilitation at the German Sport University Cologne (PhD). He started his academic career as lecturer at the Institute for European Sports Development and Leisure Research of the German Sport University Cologne and at the University of Applied Sciences for Applied Management in Unna. Mr. Zarotis has published a number of books and scientific articles dealing with education, management, kinetic education, psychology of sports and health studies in Greece and internationally. In 2020 Mr. Zarotis received the International Research Leadership Award as “International Distinguished Researcher in Recreational Sport, Leisure and Health Studies”.

Organization and Management of recreational sport/fitness sport.