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Sport Research Rundown12. Advances in human body measurements and sports engineering with Dr Mike ThelwellThis week Will, Andy and special guest Dr Mike Thelwell discuss all things related to innovation in human body measurement. We also celebrate Mike's new job role appointment.
Mike is a research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University who specialises in advancing how we measure the human body. Their work has the potential to revolutionise how applied practitioners measure and categorise the human body, as well as provide bespoke body compositional support.
You can read some of Mike's latest work HERE and find out more about the sports engineering group via their blog. Also, check out t...
2024-06-2418 min
Sport Research Rundown11. Artificial intelligence and computer vision for marginal gains in olympic sports with Shaun BarrattThis week Will, Andy and special guest Shaun Barratt discuss how machine learning can be paired with computer vision analysis techniques in sports to benefit performance and athlete welfare.
Shaun is a software engineer currently studying for a PhD in the Sports Engineering Research Group at Sheffield Hallam University. His expertise in programming has resulted in apps that can quantify activity without the need for invasive instrumentation. The potential of the work can advise coaches and legislative bodies to benefit and protect athletes. You can find out more about Shaun and his work HERE.
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2024-06-1718 min
Sport Research Rundown10. Physical activity as a complementary approach to advanced cancer care with Niall FinneganThis week Will, Andy and special guest Niall Finnegan discuss healthcare professionals perspectives of physical activity as a tool for supporting advanced cancer patients.
Niall is a first year PhD Sheffield Hallam University. His research looks to provide a collaborative overview of professional practices and to differentiate any opinions between healthcare roles. Niall's work could be the early process towards benefitting the physical function and quality of life of advanced cancer patients.
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2024-06-1017 min
Sport Research Rundown09. Can machine learning help forecast symptoms of ill-being in sport coaching populations with Oliver RogersonThis week Will, Andy and special guest Oliver Rogerson discuss 'ill-being' and how machine learning can be used to identify burnout within sports coaching contexts.
Oli is a first year PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University. His methods involve building awareness of ill-being and is looking at what metrics can be used in a computational model to identify risks and levels of burnout.
Oli is active on LinkedIn so make sure to get in touch if you're interested.
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2024-06-0312 min
Sport Research Rundown08. Applying skill acquisition in sporting contexts with Dr Ben StraffordThis week Will, Andy and special guest Dr Ben Strafford discuss all things related to movement science, skill acquisition and the ‘Delphi’ method.
Dr Ben Strafford works for the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University. Ben's research investigates topics in human movement science guided by the theoretical framework of ecological dynamics.
You can read Ben's work HERE.
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2024-05-2715 min
Sport Research Rundown07. AI as a tool to support sport coaches with Cavan AultonThis week Will, Andy and special guest Cavan Aulton discuss Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and how they can impact sports practitioners. Will it help them or will it just replace them? Cavan goes into interesting detail on what machine learning is and how it is being used across sport.
Cavan is a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Sheffield Hallam University. When available, Cavan's latest work will be communicated via his socials on LinkedIn. Make sure to give him a follow!
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2024-05-2017 min
Sport Research Rundown06. Making sense of coaches’ well-being within football contexts with Andy HighamThis week, host of the podcast Andy Higham discusses all things related to football coaches’ well-being, as well as how his PhD tries to explore well-being in novel ways.
The aim of Andy’s PhD work is to explore how football coaches experience and make sense of well-being. Andy is particularly interested in how socio-contextual systems shape sensemaking over time. He explores such contextual interactions by using a variety of qualitative research approaches.
You can connect with Andy and read some of his work HERE.
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2024-05-1211 min
Sport Research Rundown05. Helmet design and concussion prevention with Will DawberThis week, host of the podcast Will Dawber discusses helmets, concussions, and how other sectors can learn from sports engineering.
Will's PhD work focusses on the methods for testing helmets and how they influence their design. Will is particularly interested in transferring knowledge from the sports industry to other sectors with less innovation.
You can read some of Will’s work HERE. You can learn more about traumatic brain injuries HERE.
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2024-05-0611 min
Sport Research Rundown04. A health and well-being survey of the Australian parkrun population with Charlotte BenkowitzThis week Will, Andy and special guest Charlotte Benkowitz discuss how parkrun in Australia shapes the population's health and well-being.
Charlotte is part of the joint PhD programme at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK and La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Their work has the potential to illuminate the benefits of partaking in parkrun for general health and well-being.
When available, Charlotte's latest work will be communicated via her socials: X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Make sure to give them a follow!
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2024-04-2812 min
Sport Research Rundown03. The state of psychological flow in sporting contexts with David FarrokhThis week Will, Andy and special guest David Farrokh discuss the state of psychological flow in sport.
David is a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University. His
work is the first to adopt an ecological dynamics perspective of flow in sport and has the potential to change the way that we understand the interaction between player and environment.
You can read some of David’s work HERE.
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2024-04-2213 min
Sport Research Rundown02. Pysical activity to support women after gestational diabetes with Elysa IoannouThis week Will, Andy, and special guest Elysa Ioannou discuss optimising physical activity as a means to support women with/after gestational diabetes.
Elysa is a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University. Their work has the potential to support women with unconventional barriers to activity and could reduce the burden diabetes brings on national healthcare systems.
You can read some of Elysa’s work HERE and HERE.
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2024-04-1516 min
Sport Research Rundown01. Welcome to Sport Research Rundown!Welcome to Sport Research Rundown, the podcast for bitesize sport research insights!
In episode 1, Andy and Will discuss what you can expect from the podcast, such as: format, future plans, how SRR has come to be, and a little introduction to your hosts.
Tune in next week for more research overviews that drive the future of sport!
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