Really excited to announce two more fully funded PhD studentships with Brentford FC and Cardiff Metropolitan University focussing on psychological load and training load + physical development tinyurl.com/3rk69bmd and tinyurl.com/32en32wt

Fantastic effort to present the final piece of the PhD puzzle. The bonus was seeing Dan Lorenz using the Ecc framework in practice! Proud of how Dr Matthew J Handford has become an excellent researcher #ECSS2024

Delighted to have been given the opportunity to write a chapter on injury risk, screening and management in women’s football with Jon Hughes Francisco Ayala - really looking fwd to seeing this in print with the vast array of experts who have contributed chapters

Some fantastic work presented and only scratching the surface of the biomechanics of ECC training

Delighted to share our latest open access publication in Sports Biomechanics 🥳 In this paper we explore key considerations regarding CMJs with AEL 🚀 Massive thank you to my co-authors… John Harry, PhD Jason Lake Dr Peter Mundy Nicola Theis Jon Hughes 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

CALL FOR POSTERS! We're now accepting submissions for original research & applied case study abstracts for the UKSCA Annual Conference Submission Deadline: 6 August 2024 FOR MORE DETAILS ow.ly/q6LN50StAEq Submit your abstracts & be part of our conference success story!

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a great team here Cardiff Met SCRAM as a Technician in Sport Rehabilitation and Massage. Closing date 09/08/2024. tinyurl.com/swur7shx

Thrilled to announce that I've been invited to talk at this year's UKSCA Annual Conference! Looking forward to connecting with industry leaders and sharing some of the latest insights from our work in Eccentric Training.

Game week for our Three Dewar Shield teams. Central and West host Cynon Valley SRU in around robin and East visit Pontypool Schools U15 Talywain RFC . All games Friday night. A historic night for school rugby in Cardiff. Three teams, One identity, One aim #Born #Bred #🔵⚫️

Our team have now published 2 of 5 papers reviewing S&C higher education. 🗞️1: shorturl.at/dpaFY 🗞️2: shorturl.at/sWY0n We now need respondents to our survey for paper 3 (see below). If you could spare 10 minutes to participate that would be greatly appreciated.

From our latest paper in IUSCA a consolidated checklist of S&C higher education course recognitions and accreditations (NSCA IUSCA UKSCA CIMSPA) requirements and uptake. shorturl.at/WCv1S Prof Anthony Turner Prof. Kevin Till James Keenan Training Impulse Jon Hughes

Our latest paper reviewing S&C higher education in the UK 🇬🇧 provides a snapshot of course structure and content across UG and PG levels. shorturl.at/AKFEG Prof Anthony Turner Jon Hughes Training Impulse Prof. Kevin Till James Keenan

Data of every S&C degree course in the UK 🇬🇧 (e.g., course information and modules) can be accessed here: shorturl.at/lc4Hc or find a consolidated analysis in our paper shorturl.at/AKFEG Prof Anthony Turner Prof. Kevin Till Jon Hughes James Keenan Training Impulse

An interactive geolocation map of every UG and PG S&C degree course in the UK 🇬🇧from our latest paper in IUSCA can be accessed here: : rb.gy/lbrcje Paper Link: shorturl.at/AKFEG Prof Anthony Turner Prof. Kevin Till Jon Hughes Training Impulse James Keenan

Looking forward to heading to Lisbon tomorrow for the SL Benfica congress. I’ll be sharing some of the research from the team Youth Physical Development Centre and how we implement it with Cardiff Met FC Academy

Thank you UKSCA for the opportunity to present our group’s research on eccentric training! Honoured to receive the S&C Coach of the Year for Education & Research. Grateful for the support of my amazing team—let’s keep pushing the field forward! 💪 #UKSCA2024

Throughly deserved for our very own YPD member Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences 👏👏

Congratulations, Dr. Dr Matthew J Handford! 🎉 Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. What an incredible achievement! here's to the start of an amazing journey ahead! 🌟 Massive thanks to Lee Bridgeman & Dr Jason Pedley for the amazing viva!

Dr Matthew J Handford Thanks to all those who helped me get here Jon Hughes Tommy Bright Dr Peter Mundy Nicola Theis Jason Lake

Your support towards Cardiff Schools Rugby is very much appreciated Carbon Conditioning#🟦⬛️