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I am an accredited sports and exercise scientist (BASES), chartered scientist, and strength and conditioning coach (UKSCA) and have worked with elite and aspiring athletes for more than a decade (including Olympic and Paralympic athletes). I have a particular interest in the assessment and development of movement skills and physical performance in children and young people. My PhD focused on the physical development of girls football players and I’ve published guidelines for coaches to help them develop physical characteristics in this group. As a lecturer in biomechanics and strength and conditioning I use my experience as an applied practitioner to inform my teaching and prepare students for the workplace. My current research spans the spectrum of health and performance sport from the use of strength training to develop movement skill in primary school children to collaborations with professional sports teams. For example, I supervise a PhD student at the Major League Soccer team, Philadelphia Union.
As a strength and conditioning coach, I have led the physical development programme for Teesside Sports FA Girls’ Regional Talent Club since 2011 and enjoy applying my research directly to my practice.
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How does Temperature and Altitude Effect Elite Team Sport Athlete Physical Outputs in Match Conditions: A Systematic Review 2021
Draper, G., Wright, M., Chesterton, P. & Atkinson, G.
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A socio-ecological examination of the primary school playground: Primary school pupil and staff perceived barriers and facilitators to a physically active playground during break and lunch-times
Graham, M., Dixon, K., Azevedo, L. B., Wright, M. & Innerd, A., 2 Feb 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 2, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do environmental temperatures and altitudes affect physical outputs of elite football athletes in match conditions? A systematic review of the ‘real world’ studies
Draper, G., Wright, M., Ishida, A., Chesterton, P., Portas, M. & Atkinson, G., 1 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science and Medicine in Football.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between-week reliability of motion tracking screening: A preliminary study with youth male football players
Laas, M-M., Wright, M., McLaren, S. J., Portas, M., Parkin, G. & Eaves, D., 30 Jun 2021, In: European Journal of Human Movement.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fitness testing in soccer revisited: Developing a contemporary testing battery
Taylor, J., Madden, J., Cunningham, L. & Wright, M., 28 Dec 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Strength and Conditioning Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of Lumbar Mobilizations During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Measures of Knee Flexor Strength, Failure Point, and Muscle Activity: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Chesterton, P., Evans, W., Wright, M., Lolli, L., Richardson, M. & Atkinson, G., 1 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 44, 1, p. 1-13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Three reasons runners should start lifting weights
Jonathan Taylor & Matthew Wright
8/03/22
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Physical development of youth athletes, a focus on girls' association football players: movement analysis, physical testing and training prescription
Author: Wright, M., 25 Oct 2018Supervisor: Atkinson, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis