Training Load Monitoring: The Athlete Adaptation Conundrum in Soccer

The advancement of sports technology in both the elite and amateur setting had led to an increased interest in how to best utilize such technology in order to appropriately monitor athletes. Whilst athlete monitoring is now routine practice for professional athletes, questions still remain around which variables are best placed to monitor ‘load’ and how they are interlinked with the athlete adaptation pathways. This talk will aim to discuss the current technology and practice that is used within the sector for athlete monitoring, with a focus on the gaps that still remain within the athlete monitoring conundrum.

About James Malone:

Dr. James Malone is currently a senior lecturer in coaching science at Liverpool Hope University and acts as a consultant for a number of sporting teams. Dr. Malone gained his PhD in 2013 whilst working as a sport scientist at Liverpool FC, being responsible for the daily monitoring of the 1st team squad. Following this, he spent 3 years working at sports tech firm Catapult Sports, as an applied sport scientist and education manager across the European region. Since 2015, Dr. Malone took up his current position at Liverpool Hope University, in which he continues to research into the latest developments around athlete monitoring, alongside his teaching duties at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.