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5th International Conference of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

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The International Conference of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise is taking place at the University of Chichester from the 30th August-1st September. It’s dedicated to providing cutting edge advancements in qualitative research methods. The areas covered at the event include sports psychology, sociology of sport and physical culture, sport history, physical education and pedagogy, sports medicine and sport management and policy.

Biomechanics of Human Movement: Mechanisms and Methods

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The 17th International Symposium on Biomechanics of Human Movement will take place in Jyvaskyla, Finland from the 21st-23rd September. It includes the most current research from leading scientists in the field. The theme of the symposium is Biomechanics of Human Movement: Mechanisms and Methods. Provisional session titles include Biomechanics of Human Locomotion, Sports & Technology, Eccentric Exercise, ‘Should You Be Stiff or Flexible?’, Motor Control and Learning.

New study uses GPS technology to predict football injuries

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With the Premier League opener just under a week away, and with the likes of Liverpool’s James Milner, Everton’s Muhamed Besic and Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere likely to miss their first games, injuries have been something of a talking point. But what if there was a way to predict and stop a player from getting injured before it even happened? Impossible? Well, researchers from the University of Birmingham and Southampton Football Club have been trying to achieve just that.

They’ve been busy analysing the performance of youth players and observing the links between their training and injury. Their findings have recently been published and hint that footballers’ injuries could be predicted by assessing their workloads during training and competitive matches.