Coaching Science

Coaching is becoming increasingly scientific. The modern coach is more than just someone with a stop watch, shouting instructions and recording times. Modern coaches are applied scientists, drawing on interdisciplinary knowledge from biomechanics, physi

Dan Gordon is Programme Leader for Sport and Exercise Sciences and principle lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Anglia Ruskin University. He has vast experience of supporting athletes and coaches in a variety of sports, including track and field, swimming, cycling and team sports. Over the past 15 years Dan has represented Great Britain in three sports. As a cyclist he was a world record-holder. As a sport scientist he has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers.