Sports Biomechanist
Congratulations to Vaibhav Shah (@Deku007) on the publication of a paper based on his MSc Sport Science dissertation. I have really enjoyed working with Vaibhav and Phil Dixon (@BiomechPhil) on developing this work. The article can be found here: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929024004792
I’m grateful to colleagues from @UoLCompSci and @MSKdoctors for the chance to make a small contribution to this really interesting project. Particular congratulations to Kai Armstrong for successfully pulling all the strands together! The article is Open Access at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1324511/full
Congratulations to Anthony Gorman on the publication in Journal of Sports Sciences of a second paper from his PhD on the effects of biofeedback on rowing performance; it was a pleasure to support his work. The paper is available Open Continue reading New Publication: The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on rowing performance at different stroke rates
I was recently reminded of a great day that students and staff spent working with the GB Freestyle Kayak squad last year, shortly before the pandemic. It was nice to welcome graduate Dennis Newton (Sweetwater Coaching, and the squad’s Performance Continue reading Strength & Conditioning for Freestyle Kayaking
An invitation from the University’s International Office to deliver a presentation for their International Masterclass series presented me with the opportunity to introduce colleagues with more experience of professional football than me: MSc Sport Science graduate Kristin Holm Geirsdottir, current Continue reading The Integration of Sport Science and Sports Therapy in Professional Football
I was delighted to be invited to lead a conversation with Danny and Nicky Cowley about the factors affecting performance in sport, and to hear how they have approached building a support staff at Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town. They Continue reading Talking Optimal Performance with the Cowleys
I’m delighted to see Amelia Dingley’s MSc Sport Science dissertation research published in the Optimization of Human Performance and Health special issue from Sports. Amelia’s work concluded that guided continuous or intermittent warm-ups were not better than a self-selected warm-up Continue reading New Publication: Self-Selected Versus Standardised Warm-Ups; Physiological Response on 500 m Sprint Kayak Performance
Congratulations to my former PhD student and colleague Joe Moore on the publication in the Journal of Biomechanics of the systematic review that underpinned and informed his dissertation project: Lower Limb Biomechanics Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Continue reading New Publication: Lower Limb Biomechanics Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: a Systematic Review.