My pathway into high-performance sport began as an athlete in cycling, competing nationally with a few years also spent in Europe before progressing to coaching within high performance cycling for several years and building experience […]
Tag: Sports Performance
Book Chapter: Distinguishing the truths from the myths: The Dual Axis Framework
Chapter Summary: When attempting to improve performance or to accelerate rehabilitation, coaches and applied practitioners must make recommendations on which interventions to pursue or reject. Effective decision making requires an openness to new ideas balanced […]
Publication: Profiling Bilateral Skills in High-Performance Male and Female Gaelic Footballers
Research Impact: Nacsport was used to code all skill executions during 121 games by both male and female participants (76 male, 45 female), classified as Tier 1 (n=181, 134) and Tier 2 (n=238, 115) high performance, […]
Publication: The Use of Recovery Strategies in Gaelic Games: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Research Impact: This study investigated Gaelic players’ (i) use of recovery strategies following exercise; (ii) recovery strategy use according to sport, biological sex, and playing standard; and (ii) the possible periodization. The results demonstrate that […]
UL to the UK; MSc Sports Performance to Academy Sport Scientist West Bromwich Albion Football Club – Dean morgan.
What were your main reasons for studying the MSc Sports Performance programme? I decided to study on the MSc Sports Performance programme because I had always wanted to advance my career and this programme fit […]
An International Perspective on the MSc Sports Performance Programme – joseph DELeo.
Pathways to the MSc Sports Performance Programme Individuals who aspire to have a career in sports performance, sport science, and related fields must stand out from their colleagues. Strong candidates will have a clear […]
Bridging the gap between sports performance researchers and practitioners – Alan Griffin
In the area of sports performance, researchers and practitioners are two vital cogs in achieving the most productive and safest environment for athletes to develop and perform. They should go together like a horse and […]
Scanning Your Body for Health Risk and Sports Performance – Phil Jakeman
Most are aware of the obesity epidemic and associate obesity to be the result of an increase in body fat. The World Health Organisation monitors population trends in obesity by body mass index or BMI […]
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