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When it comes to Sport, we’ve got it covered

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AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
SPORT AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY - When it comes to Sport, we've got it covered
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YOU DON’T JUST STUDY
SPORT AT LJMU, IT’S IN THE
AIR THAT YOU BREATHE

YOU
LIVE IT.
 ljmu.ac.uk
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                                                                                                                 THE
            LJMU sport courses cover the whole spectrum
            of sport – from grassroots level right through to
            elite, including all the elements that contribute
            to the sporting sector. LJMU courses cover the
            business of sport, the development of it, the
            science behind it and everything in between;
            when it comes to sport, we’ve got it covered.
                                                                                                                 ‘GODFATHER OF
            With internationally recognised sport research expertise, notable Olympic Alumni, excellent
            partnerships with sport organisations, award winning Football Exchange and Physical Activity
            Exchange programmes and the city’s proud history of developing elite athletes, it is no surprise
            that LJMU was selected to host the prestigious International Council for Coaching Excellence
                                                                                                                 SPORT SCIENCE’
            (ICCE) Global Coach Conference 2017 and will host the International Society of Biomechanics in     Professor Tom Reilly was a key            sport and exercise scientific study                      and exercise science*. The state-of-
            Sports (ISBS) Conference in 2022.                                                                  member of the team at Liverpool           at Liverpool Polytechnic, before it                      the-art Tom Reilly Building is home
                                                                                                               Polytechnic that set up the world’s       became known as LJMU.                                    to the School of Sport and Exercise
                                                                                                               first BSc (Hons) degree in sports                                                                  Sciences and contains a range of
                                                                                                                                                         Thanks to Professor Reilly’s vision and
                                  Our Athena Swan Bronze Award                                                 science in 1975. He was also the                                                                   world-leading facilities and equipment
                                  recognises the School’s commitment to
                                                                                                                                                         dedication, LJMU is now the UK’s
                                                                                                               UK’s first Professor of Sports Science,                                                            for training the next generation of sport
                                  gender equality, diversity and inclusion.                                                                              leading institution for research in sport
                                                                                                               and helped lay the foundations for                                                                 scientists.

LJMU is the perfect place to
study sport. Not only does it
have links to prestigious sport
clubs and organisations, it also
has over 30 sport clubs in the
Students’ Union, outstanding
sport research and access
to a whole range of sporting
facilities.
Leah Weaver, MSc Sport Coaching

                                                                                                                                                                           * Research Quality Index data provided by Research Professional and available via Research Fortnight
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           LIVERPOOL
         LOVES SPORT        Our passion for football runs deep; with three football teams in Merseyside
    – Liverpool FC, Everton FC and Tranmere Rovers – we love the game. However, world-class sport
         in the region goes far beyond football. Merseyside is the golfing capital of England – boasting
             more than 40 courses, seven of which are leading championship venues, while the City of
        Liverpool Gymnastics Club produces elite, international level athletes. It is also the UK home of
    the Grand National, the Liverpool International Horse Show, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon series and
      the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament. In 2021 Liverpool will host the Wheelchair Rugby
                League World Cup, followed by the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
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                                                                                     LJMU ON DEMAND
                                                                                                                                                  LJMU TO HOST
                             TOP RANKED
                             INSTITUTION IN THE
                                                                                     Watch on-demand videos and explore                           INTERNATIONAL
                             UK FOR RESEARCH IN
                                                                                     our courses, campus facilities,
                                                                                     accommodation, funding, life at LJMU                         SOCIETY OF
                                                                                                                                                  BIOMECHANICS
                                                                                     and more. Available 24/7.
                             SPORT AND EXERCISE
                             SCIENCES*                                                         www.ljmu.ac.uk/on-demand

                                                                                                                                                  IN SPORTS
                                                                                                                                                  CONFERENCE
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                                                                                     GLOBAL ONLINE

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                                                                                                                                                  LJMU has been selected
                                         TH FOR                                      SYMPOSIUM IN SPORT                                           to host the 38th
                                         SPORTS                                      AND EXERCISE
                                                                                                                                                  International Society of
                                                                                                                                                  Biomechanics in Sports
                                         SCIENCE                                                                                                  (ISBS) conference in 2022.
                             Complete University Guide 2021                          PSYCHOLOGY

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                                                 TH BEST                            The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences held
                                                                                    a Global Online Symposium in Sport and Exercise               The conference will bring around 500 sports
                                                                                                                                                  biomechanics experts to Liverpool and is the first time
                                                 DEPARTMENT
                                                                                    Psychology in February 2021, featuring speakers from
                                                                                    four continents across the world – including alumni and       the conference will be held in the UK, largely thanks to
                                                                                                                                                  LJMU’s reputation as a world leader for both research
                                                 IN THE WORLD
                                                                                    world leaders in their field.

                                                                                    LJMU alumni included: Philip Lew, Sports Psychology           and academic leadership in the field.
                                                                                    Officer at the National Sports Institute of Malaysia;         Professor Mark Lake said: “We are delighted to extend
                             The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences              Ellie Whittaker, North Yorkshire Public Health Team;
                             is ranked 12th best department in the world                                                                          a welcome to ISBS. The conference will offer a vibrant
                                                                                    Chris Lynch, Athlete Well-being and Engagement Lead
                             out of 450 institutions according to the Academic      with the Australian Cycling team; Dr Spencer Hayes,
                                                                                                                                                  environment for delegates who will be exposed to an
                             Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for the           Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology at            array of high-quality sport and exercise biomechanics.
                             Sports Sciences subject area 2020, highlighting        the Institute of Education and Centre for Educational         The School and Research Institute for Sport and
                             the School’s global research influence. The results    Neuroscience at University of London.                         Exercise Sciences are committed to the translation of
                             also show the school ranked as the second best                                                                       high level science in order to impact the end-user. This
                             department in the UK and the 9th best in Europe.       There were also guest speakers including: Professor
                                                                                    Dan Gould, Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth   conference allows us to bring world experts together in
                                                                                    Sports at Michigan State University and a Professor           order to share and enhance our commitment to having a
                                                                                    in the Department of Kinesiology; Professor Paddy             positive impact on our communities.”
                                                                                    Ekkekakis, Professor at Iowa State University; Dr Josie
                                                                                    Perry, Director of Sport Performance in Mind; Dr Emily
                                                                                    Oliver, Associate Professor, Department of Sport and
                                                                                    Exercise Sciences, Durham University.

Proud of our international reputation in

    SPORTING
    EXCELLENCE
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                                                                                                                              OUR
                                                                                                                              PANDEMIC
                                                                                                                              RESPONSE
                                                                                                                             SEIZING NEW OPPORTUNITIES
PARA-COACH                                                                                                                   FOR ONLINE LEARNING
                                                                                                                             LJMU’s School of Sport and
                                                                                                                             Exercise Sciences has delivered
                                                                                                                                                                      at the Aspire and Qatar FA project,
                                                                                                                                                                      which has been a long-term plan to

EUROPEAN PROJECT
                                                                                                                             innovative learning experiences          set up sports science structures for
                                                                                                                             during the Covid-19 pandemic             a range of teams and leagues. This
                                                                                                                             in a series of online workshops          has been a complex process with
                                                                                                                             and guest talks with various             the overarching goal to improve the
    The Erasmus+ funded ParaCoach project         coach education programmes, practice                                       successful figures in the                playing standard ahead of the Qatar
    led by Dr Tabo Huntley and supported
    by six EU partners – International Council
                                                  and coaching systems.                                                      sporting industry.                       World Cup in 2022, which pupils
                                                                                                                                                                      found particularly exciting to hear
                                                                                                                                                                                                               INSPIRATIONAL
    for Coaching Excellence, Netherlands
                                                  Over the past year, the ParaCoach team
                                                  has also been working in partnership
                                                                                                Follow us on social media:
                                                                                                                             Through the power of Zoom,
                                                                                                                             BSc (Hons) Science and Football
                                                                                                                                                                      about.                                   WOMEN IN
    Olympic Federation and National Sports
    Confederation, Institute of Sport Poland,
                                                  with Special Olympics International. A
                                                  workforce audit, including interviews
                                                                                                Twitter - @para_coaching
                                                                                                Facebook - ParaCoach
                                                                                                                             students logged in remotely for a
                                                                                                                             guest lecture with Lead Under 23
                                                                                                                                                                      Another guest speaker also included
                                                                                                                                                                      Mark Beaumont – an athlete, BAFTA        SPORT NUTRITION
    Hungarian Paralympic Committee and
    the European Paralympic Committee – is
                                                  with coaches across Special Olympics
                                                  international regions, has been
                                                                                                Instagram - @paracoach18
                                                                                                                             Fitness Coach for Liverpool Football
                                                                                                                             Club, Jack Ade. Jack gave students
                                                                                                                                                                      nominated broadcaster, author,
                                                                                                                                                                      business ambassador and multiple         SEMINARS
                                                                                                You Tube - ParaCoach EU      a superb overview of his journey to      world record holder. He gave an
    now in the final stages of completing its                                                                                                                                                                  World-leading academics and practitioners from
                                                  undertaken in an effort to understand                                      become a fitness coach at one of         interview for our BSc (Hons) Nutrition
    objectives.                                                                                                                                                                                                the field of sport nutrition featured in a series
                                                  coach learning, education and                                              the biggest football clubs in England.   and BSc (Hons) Sport and Nutrition
    The aim of the three-year project             development in this unique context.                                        He spoke of the skills needed – not      for Health students about fuelling his   of virtual seminars for MSc Sport Nutrition
    is to design, develop and provide                                                                                        just sportsmanship, but also the grit,   attempt to cycle around the world        students, entitled Inspirational Women in Sport
                                                  Similar to the ParaCoach process, the                                      determination and perseverance           in under 80 days. He also offered        Nutrition (I WIN).
    freely available educational resources
                                                  research findings have informed the                                        required in order to get to the top.     excellent career advice on how to
    to support learning, mobility and                                                                                                                                                                          Former Olympic rower, Carla Devlin, who now works
                                                  development of an eLearning course                                                                                  take ownership of your mind-set and
    employment of coaches working or                                                                                         Students also had the chance                                                      for Informed Sport and tackled SAS: Who Dares
                                                  to support the education of coaches                                                                                 respond to challenges in positive        Wins whilst going through chemotherapy for breast
    intending to work within the Paralympic                                                                                  to hear from Professor Warren
                                                  who coach children with intellectual                                                                                ways.                                    cancer, kicked off the sessions. She was followed by
    and disability sport setting. The resources                                                                              Gregson, Head Physiologist at Qatar
                                                  disability. This project, which is linked                                                                                                                    a host of inspirational women, including world-leading
    include the EU Para Coach Framework,                                                                                     FA. Warren elaborated on his roles
                                                  to ParaCoach, is significant because                                                                                                                         nutritionist and current Ireland Rugby International,
    Free Open Online Course and Study
                                                  400,000 coaches are working with SO                                                                                                                          Lauren Delaney. Also on hand were sport nutrition
    Guides, which are being underpinned by                                                                                                                                                                     practitioners Dana Lis and Rebecca Randell; Professor
                                                  sport across the globe and this will be the
    an extensive literature review, an executed                                                                                                                                                                Louise Burke; Professor Jo Bowtell; LJMU alumni
                                                  first coaching course to be created for
    EU workforce report and a published                                                                                                                                                                        Dr Kirsty Elliot Sale; and former LJMU MSc Sport
                                                  this group. The SO eLearning course is
    position paper on infusing disability into                                                                                                                                                                 Nutrition students Dr Jill Leckey and Angela Clucas.
                                                  available from July 2021.
    coach education. The projects will act as
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Professor Graeme Close, who organised the series,
    recognised reference points across the        Further information is available at:
                                                                                                                                                                                                               said: “Sport nutrition can sometimes be seen as
    European Union for the development of         www.paracoach.eu
                                                                                                                                                                                                               a male dominated industry and we therefore felt
                                                                                                                                                                                                               it was crucial that our students hear from female
                                                                                                                                                                                                               sport nutritionists who are extremely successful. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                               seminar series has been an unbelievable experience
                                                                                                                                                                                                               for our students and I really hope it has inspired our
                                                                                                                                                                                                               students to pursue this career knowing that there are
                                                                                                                                                                                                               many females who are having amazing careers.”
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A SPORTING CHANCE                                                                        WORLDWIDE

                                                                                                                                          INSPIRATIONAL
Professional Doctorate in Sport              strength and determination they have        HEALTH RESEARCH
and Exercise Psychology students             continued to demonstrate during all
Freddie Turner and Emily White               three occasions we have had to close.
                                                                                         Dr Tori Sprung’s research focuses on the
supported young athletes at                  This past year has hopefully taught

                                                                                                                                          HONORARY
                                                                                         influence that lifestyle has on chronic
Warrington Gymnastics Club with              our athletes that it is possible to turn
                                                                                         diseases such as obesity and type 2
sport psychology sessions and                negatives into positives, weaknesses
                                                                                         diabetes.
tasks held on Zoom throughout the            into strengths and adversity into
pandemic.                                    opportunities.”                             She was previously based at Liverpool NHS
                                                                                         Foundation Trust, which enabled her to gain
The club created an effective Zoom
                                                                                         insight into the health inequality affecting a

                                                                                                                                          FELLOWS
timetable to ensure personal coaches
                                                                                         large proportion of Liverpool’s population.
were able to interact and work with their
squads. This included sessions with                                                      Tori utilises these experiences and her
Freddie and Emily and helped keep the                                                    ongoing research to facilitate discussion and
relationships strong between the coach                                                   debate amongst her students. As a student
and athlete to keep things as close to                                                   and a research fellow, Tori won several
normality as possible.                                                                   young investigator and early career research
                                                                                         prizes.
Sophie Whelan, Head Coach at
Warrington Gymnastics Club, said:                                                        She said: “I noticed that I was often the
“Lockdown has been an extremely                                                          only woman in these environments and
challenging time for all our gymnasts                                                    this inspired me to work towards initiatives
and their families. We are amazed at the                                                 that promote equality and diversity in
                                                                                         science, a field where women and other
                                                                                         minority groups have been historically
                                                                                         underrepresented.”

GREG WHYTE SUPPORTS THE NATION’S
VIRTUAL PE TEACHER JOE WICKS
                                     Professor Greg Whyte OBE supported Joe
                                     Wicks MBE on his 24-hour PE challenge in
                                     November 2020. Joe took on the challenge
                                     following the success of his virtual workouts for
                                     children in 2020. Professor Whyte is no stranger
                                     himself to challenges, having helped to raise
                                     over £38 million for charity putting celebrities
                                     through their paces during Sport Relief and                                                          Rangers Football Club Manager and former Liverpool    The captain of Great Britain’s gold medal-
                                     Comic Relief.                                                                                        Football Club and England Captain Steven Gerrard      winning women’s hockey team in Rio 2016, Kate
                                                                                                                                          MBE was made an Honorary Fellow of LJMU for           Richardson-Walsh MBE, received an LJMU
                                                                                                                                          being an ambassador not only for Liverpool but also   Honorary Fellow in recognition of her outstanding
                                                                                                                                          for British Football.                                 contribution to sport.
LJMU PERFORMANCE SPORT CONTINUES
ELITE SPORT TRAINING AND COACHING
The LJMU Performance Sport team              with the same level of coaching and
have modified their approach to athletic
development during the pandemic
                                             support as we did pre-pandemic, which
                                             we are very proud of.”
                                                                                         PROFESSOR ZOE
so they can continue training and                                                        KNOWLES VOTED
                                                                                         FIRST FEMALE
coaching elite athletes from professional,
Paralympic, Olympic and elite sport
pathways.
This has included transitioning to a
                                                                                         BASES CHAIR
remote programming and planning
system using online strength and
                                                                                         Professor Zoe Knowles has been voted
conditioning platform Teambuildr, which
                                                                                         the first ever female Chair for the British
enables coaching to be provided via a
                                                                                         Association of Sport and Exercise
mobile application. Athletes were given
                                                                                         Sciences (BASES).
full access to all psychology, nutrition,
lifestyle and strength and conditioning                                                  Zoe took up the post in November 2020
support – either remotely via Zoom or                                                    and will hold office for a four-year period.
face to face where appropriate, as well
as joining performance sport webinars                                                    BASES Chair, Professor Richard Tong,
                                                                                         said: “I am delighted that Zoe has been
each month.                                                                                                                               Three-time Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE,          Paul Nolan OBE, Director of Mersey Forest, a growing
                                                                                         voted in by peers as Chair-Elect of BASES.
Conor Heeney, LJMU’s Head of Strength                                                    I have worked with Zoe over the years and        who studied BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science     network of woodlands and green spaces across
and Conditioning, said: “Through the                                                     know she will do a great job of chairing         at LJMU, was awarded an Honorary Fellow in            Cheshire and Merseyside, was honoured in recognition
hard work of LJMU staff and everyone in                                                  the Association once my current tenure           recognition of her outstanding achievements to both   of his personal commitment to outdoor learning and
the Performance Sport department, we                                                     concludes in November 2021.”                     sport and the university.                             physical activity interventions in the promotion of
have been able to provide our athletes
                                                                                                                                                                                                sustainable green spaces.
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                                                               All students in their first year of study will have an opportunity to engage with the CareerSmart
                                                               programme as an integral part of a core module of study. Once you have completed this, a wide
                                                               range of other career-related provision and services will be available to support your development
                                                               throughout your studies. The new CareerSmart e-learning tool will introduce you to the steps
                                                               involved in making informed choices about your career. It will enable you to consider your
                                                               strengths and development areas, your career motivators, the options available to you and the
                                                               necessary steps to take to achieve your career goals. By taking this approach we have seen a
                                                               steady improvement in LJMU graduates obtaining professional and managerial jobs.

                                                                                                                                            I was selected to work with Everton first team as
                                                                                                                                            a performance analysis intern. I have been able
                                                                                                                                            to apply the knowledge gained from my time at
                                                                                                                                            LJMU to an applied, elite setting. This has been
                                                                                                                                            an unbelievable experience so far, including
                                                                                                                                            pre-match opposition scouting and analysis
                                                                                                                                            and working at Goodison Park on a match day
                                                                                                                                            assisting the analysis team with live coding and
                                                                                                                                            video feedback.
                                                                                                                                            Oliver Maher, graduate, BSc (Hons)

     EXPERIENCE
                                                                                                                                            Science and Football

     THE WORKING                                                     Through my student placements, I have developed my
                                                                     sport business and marketing acumen, which have become
                                                                     key specialisms to progress my career. I really enjoyed my
                                                                     time as Social Marketing Assistant at Aintree Golf Course

     WORLD
                                                                     - building their Facebook profile and enhancing their
                                                                     marketing campaigns - and learning lots about the sports
                                                                     business industry. My advice for future LJMU students is
                                                                     to make the most of the opportunities that the University
                                                                     provides you, especially placements.
                                                                     Lucia Rodriguez, graduate, BA (Hons) Sports Business

 FIELD TRIP TO FINCH FARM,
 EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB                                                                                                                     Every year you have the chance to do a
 BSc (Hons) Science and Football students were                                                                                             different placement. I’m currently involved
                                                                                                                                           with the LJMU Strength and Conditioning
 given a once in a lifetime opportunity to go on
                                                                                                                                           Internship which is giving me a great
 a field trip to Everton Football Club’s training                                                                                          insight into how complex and variable
 ground, Finch Farm.                                                                                                                       strength and conditioning coaching can
                                                                                                                                           be. The course provides lots of practical
                                                                                                                                           experience that will allow me to choose the
                                                                                                                                           field of coaching I want to go into in future.
                                                                                                                                           Felix Tyson, graduate, BSc (Hons) Sport
 The experience and knowledge I gained for my future
                                                                                                                                           Coaching
 studies was priceless. I got a valuable insight into the
 intricate details of how a Premier League Club runs
 from a football science perspective, in particular the
 techniques, methods and styles used by the coaching
 staff and interns. As a collective, we were all hugely        Our sport students have undertaken work-related learning placements at a number of
 impressed and look forward to further opportunities
 like this in the future. Seeing current and former LJMU       organisations, such as...
 Science and Football students working at the club on          Aintree University Hospital | Alder Hey Children’s Hospital | Autism Together | Be Strong UK Ltd | Blackburn Rovers FC | Bolton
 a daily basis was very motivating and gives everyone          Arena | Bolton Wanderers FC | Centre for Health and Human Performance | City of Liverpool Trampolining Gymnastics Academy
 studying the Science and Football degree hope they will       | Clinical Sciences Centre | Countess of Chester Hospital | Crewe Alexandra FC | Ealing Trailfinders RFC | English Institute of
 one day be the people speaking to future students.            Sport | Everton FC (Men’s and Ladies) | Fleetwood Town FC | Fowler Education Football Academy | Healthiness Ltd | Liverpool
 Farhan Kharawala, graduate, BSc (Hons) Science and Football   County FA | Liverpool FC Women | Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital | Mersey Forest | Merseyside Nighthawks | Merseyside
                                                               Sport Partnership | Nutrition X | Sale Sharks RLFC | Sport Institute Scotland | Skills4Podium | Team Wiggins Cycling | The MMA
                                                               Academy | Tranmere Rovers Football Club | Warrington Rowing Club | Warrington Wolves and Warrington Wolves Ladies RLFC |
                                                               Widnes Vikings Rugby | Wirral Heart Support Centre
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SPORT COURSES AT LJMU
                                                                                                                                                        LJMU offers a range of sport courses. We’ve put together a summary of some of the key course features so that you can easily
                                                                                                                                                        compare the courses and find the one that is right for you. For further details, including campus location, start month, course duration
                                                                                                                                                        and additional costs associated with the course, please refer to the relevant subject cluster booklet.
                                                                                                                                                        Please note, all percentages in the table below are approximate and illustrate the breakdown of taught aspects of your course.
                                                                                                                                                        The overall number of taught hours may vary from course to course.

                                                                                                                                           WORKSHOP
                                                                                                                                            ACTIVITY                                                                           SANDWICH
                                                                                                                  PRACTICAL                (classroom                                                        INTERNATIONAL    PLACEMENT
  COURSE                             KEY FEATURES                                                                  ELEMENT      LECTURES      based)               WORK-BASED LEARNING                        STUDY OPTION      OPTION                             CAREER PROGRESSION

                                                                                                                                                          20% of the programme is associated with
                                     Prepares students for a career as a sport and exercise psychologist.
                                                                                                                                                          applied sport and exercise psychology work-                                             Graduates with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership
                                     Topics covered include: applied sport and exercise psychology; motor
                                                                                                                                                          based learning. At Level 6, each student will                                           (GBC) following completion of the British Psychology
                                     control and learning; skill acquisition; and experimental psychology. The
                                                                                                                                                          form a small group and complete a placement                                             Society (BPS) accredited Sport Psychology programme
  BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology*       programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and          20%          45%         35%                                                                 Yes              None
                                                                                                                                                          with an external partner in an associated sport                                         are able to pursue further accreditation on BPS stage 1
                                     confers eligibility of the BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership
                                                                                                                                                          and exercise psychology area of practice.                                               courses. Graduates may also pursue careers in sport and
                                     (GBC), which is the first step towards becoming a BPS Chartered Sport
                                                                                                                                                          Linked to this placement is a free field trip to                                        exercise settings relevant to their degree award.
                                     and Exercise Psychologist.
                                                                                                                                                          an elite sport environment.

                                     Combines practical and theoretical aspects of physical education.
                                     Covers topics including teaching methods, physical training concepts,                                                                                                                                        Graduates may pursue a career in teaching (Primary,
                                                                                                                                                          Increases each year. 15% of learning time
  BA (Hons) Physical Education*      psychological theories related to sport and exercise, social issues in          30%          30%         40%                                                                Yes               None           Secondary, FE), community work or enter roles within
                                                                                                                                                          is spent undertaking work-based learning.
                                     physical education such as gender, race and media, and historical and                                                                                                                                        armed or uniformed services.
                                     philosophical aspects related to PE.

                                     Designed for graduates who want to work supporting elite-level
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Typical graduate roles include performance analysis,
                                     professional football teams. Topics studied include: applied sport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  sports psychology, fitness and conditioning, education and
                                     and exercise principles; physiology, psychology and biomechanics                                                     15% of learning time is spent undertaking                           Between levels
  BSc (Hons) Science and Football*                                                                                   33%          44%         23%                                                                Yes                              welfare and nutritional advice. Many students are offered
                                     of football; and Performance Analysis of Football. The programme is                                                  work-based learning.                                                   5 and 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  permanent positions within professional football after they
                                     endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  graduate.
                                     (BASES) Undergraduate Endorsement Scheme.

                                     Offers excellent placement opportunities and graduate career prospects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Graduates may enter roles within professional sport clubs
                                     in the fast-paced and flourishing sports industry. Covers aspects of                                                 15% of learning time is spent undertaking
                                                                                                                     10%                                                                                                      Between levels      or National Governing Bodies. Roles may include sport
  BA (Hons) Sport Business*          sport business, including: commercial aspect of all levels of sport; sport                   10%         80%         work-based learning throughout the                     Yes
                                                                                                                   (Optional)                                                                                                    5 and 6          marketing, event sponsorship, sport management and
                                     media; sport sponsorship; sport management; events management;                                                       duration of the course.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  commercial management.
                                     sport entrepreneurship.

                                     Learn through a mix of academic and practical experiences to enhance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Graduates may coach sport at various levels, from
                                     your understanding of sport coaching, from elite through to community
                                                                                                                                                          10-12 week placement at all levels.                                                     grassroots to elite sport coaching, and may choose to
  BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching*         provision. Covers Sport Coaching pedagogy and process; psychology;              30%          30%         40%                                                                Yes               None
                                                                                                                                                          Completed with external agencies.                                                       coach abroad. Many graduate schemes and management
                                     strength and conditioning in coaching; employability and professional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  positions seek coaching skills.
                                     development.

                                     Prepares students to work in the sports industries with athletes,
                                     coaches and governing bodies to help improve elite performance or                                                                                                                                            Offers excellent employment prospects in elite performance
                                     in communities promoting healthy lifestyles. Covers a range of areas                                                                                                                                         or the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Graduates find work
                                                                                                                                                          6% of learning time is spent undertaking
  BSc (Hons) Sport                   including: applied sport and exercise, psychological and biomechanical                                                                                                                                       as managers, project co-ordinators and technical officers
                                                                                                                     20%          45%         35%         work-based learning. A work placement can              Yes               None
  and Exercise Science*              principles; research methods; physical activity, sedentary behaviour and                                                                                                                                     within the world of sport, as well as with national governing
                                                                                                                                                          be completed as optional level 6 module.
                                     health; physiological responses to acute exercise and exercise training.                                                                                                                                     bodies of sport, NHS rehabilitation units and in the
                                     The programme is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and                                                                                                                                            community promoting health and physical activity.
                                     Exercise Sciences (BASES) Undergraduate Endorsement Scheme.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The course covers a range of sectors meaning you will be
                                     Taught by research active staff who are professionally registered by the                                                                                                                                     well placed to secure employment in a number of different
                                     Association for Nutrition and/or Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register.                                              16% of the programme is dedicated to direct
  BSc (Hons) Sport Nutrition*                                                                                                                                                                                                 Between levels      roles. Successful completion of the programme will enable
                                                                                                                     20%          35%         45%         employability and work-related learning, with          Yes
                                     The course offers excellent employment opportunities in a wide field of                                                                                                                 5 and 6 (optional)   you to progress onto LJMU’s MSc Sport Nutrition, which is
                                                                                                                                                          a one month placement in the final year.
                                     careers associated with sports nutrition.                                                                                                                                                                    SENr accredited and has a track record of students gaining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  employment as sport nutritionists working in elite sport.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  As a Sports Journalism graduate you will possess all the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  practical skills required to enable you to work in a variety
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  of roles connected to the industry. LJMU journalism
                                     With access to Liverpool Screen School’s industry-standard broadcast                                                                                                                                         graduates have a good track record of employment, forging
                                     and journalism facilities, plus the inspiring sporting backdrop of                                                   Opportunities to undertake work placements                                              successful careers as reporters, writers, editors, specialist
  BA (Hons) Sports Journalism                                                                                        20%          30%         50%                                                                 Yes              None
                                     Merseyside, this degree will provide you with the practical training and                                             in the final year.                                                                      correspondents, freelance journalists and television
                                     know-how to become a professional journalist.                                                                                                                                                                presenters. As well as working in television and news
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  publishing, they can be found in broadcasting and news
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  agencies, public relations departments and consultancies,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  web-based media and local authority press departments.

* Foundation routes available.
SPORT AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY - When it comes to Sport, we've got it covered
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 STATE-OF-THE-ART
 FACILITIES
BYROM                                                                                           COPPERAS HILL
                                               TOM REILLY BUILDING FACILITIES:                                                                                          REDMONDS BUILDING

                                                                                                                                                                        MOUNT
                                               n   brain and behaviour lab
                                               n   biochemistry teaching lab

STREET
                                               n   biomechanics lab
                                                                                                CITY CENTRE
                                                                                                                                                                        PLEASANT
                                               n   biopsy lab
                                               n   cardiac assessment suite

CAMPUS
                                               n   chronobiology lab                            Our brand new Copperas Hill site features a two-storey
                                               n   dedicated match analysis suite               building with outstanding facilities, including:

                                                                                                                                                                        CAMPUS
                                               n   DEXA scanner for measuring body fat,
                                                   muscles and bone density                     n Eight courts sports hall to Sport England specification
                                               n   environmental chambers                         including: basketball, badminton, five-a-side, volleyball, netball,
CITY CENTRE                                    n   field-base testing suites                      futsal, handball and two multi-purpose sports halls
                                                                                                n A Technogym gym over two floors which will include
                                               n   high quality lecture theatres and
                                                   seminar rooms                                  approximately 120 workstations                                        CITY CENTRE
£38 million has recently been invested         n   high resolution ultrasound                   n The Student Life Building - a five-storey building housing a
into state-of-the-art laboratory facilities    n   indoor 70-metre running track                  range of student-facing services                                      You will have access to the Liverpool Screen
for our current and future sport scientists.   n   isolation unit for sleep research                                                                                    School’s industry-standard facilities, helping
The Tom Reilly building offers some of the     n   mobile eye tracking systems                  THOSE STUDYING:                                                         you secure the hands-on experience you will
best facilities in the world. LJMU named       n   motion capture and analysis of movement
                                                                                                                                                                        need in your day-to-day work as a journalist.
                                                   system and a life-size simulation
the building after the late Professor Tom                                                       BA (Hons) Physical Education*
Reilly, who was known as the ‘Godfather        n   movement function research lab – housing                                                                             Journalism students utilise and hone their
of the Science of Football’ and was also           one of a few CAREN (Computer Assisted        BA (Hons) Sport Business*                                               skills contributing to the Liverpool Life
                                                   Rehabilitation Environment) systems in the
the UK’s first Professor of Sports Science.
                                                   UK
                                                                                                BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching*                                              website and newspaper, writing features,
The Life Sciences Building houses                                                                                                                                       news reports and editing, under the
exceptional laboratories for biomolecular
                                               n   muscle strength lab                          BSc (Hons) Sport Nutrition*
                                               n   neuroscience lab                                                                                                     supervision of our experienced journalism
and stem cell biology.                         n   online metabolic carts                                                                                               teaching staff.
                                               n   normobaric hypoxic chambers
Those studying:
                                               n   physiology lab                                                                                                       THOSE STUDYING:
                                               n   proteomics
BSc (Hons)                                     n   respiratory clinic                                                                                                   BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
Sport Psychology*                              n   temperature chambers for acclimatisation
                                                                                                                                                                        FACILITIES:
BSc (Hons)                                     LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING FACILITIES:
Science and Football*                          n imaging suite                                                                                                          n   Editing suites
                                               n cell culture suite                                                                                                     n   Newsrooms
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise                  n molecular biology and biochemistry                                                                                     n   Radio studio
Science*                                         laboratories for mRNA, DNA and protein                                                                                 n   TV studio
                                                 analyses                                                                                                               n   Green screen
                                               n HTA-approved LJMU human tissue bank
                                               n HPLC suite
                                               n DNA/RNA suite with extensive PCR and
                                                 sequencing facilities

* Foundation routes available
                                                                                                * Foundation routes available
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     SPORTS
                 You might be an elite sporting
                 champion. You may never have
                 thrown a rugby ball in your life.

     CLUBS AND   Either way it doesn’t matter
                 because wherever you sit on the

     TEAMS
                 sporting spectrum there is a group
                 at LJMU to match your ambitions
                 and abilities – anything from
                 rowing to martial arts and plenty
                 in-between.
                 If you’re in it to win it, join one of the BUCS teams and
                 represent LJMU playing competitive sport against other
                 universities across the country. British Universities & Colleges
                 Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for university sport in the
                 United Kingdom and it gives you the chance to take your game
                 to the next level.
                 LJMU finished approximately 62 overall out of 147 institutions in
                 the BUCS table for season 2019/20, scoring 481 points, 238.5
                 league points and 154 points through individual knockout and
                 cup competitions.
                 JMSU currently supports upwards of 35 teams competing within
                 BUCS competitions, as well as 150 individual entries each year.
                 This equates to approximately 850 students competing in over
                 800 fixtures throughout the academic year.

                     n The BUCS league/knockout programme
                       had five promotions and eight relegations
                       across 35 teams in 2019/20
                     n In the Conference Cup competitions LJMU
                       had four finalists: Men’s Rugby League
                       1st, Netball 3rd, Netball 1st and Women’s
                       Football 1st. Men’s Rugby League were
                       1st and crowned champions for the fourth
                       consecutive year
                     n The Men’s Rugby League had the
                       strongest set of results in the BUCS
                       League and Conference Cup finishing first
                       in both competitions
                     n The Pool and Snooker team secured 21
                       points in the Eight-Ball Pool and Snooker
                       Championships, including Runner Up in
                       Team Shield and Semi-Finalists in the Eight
                       Ball Women’s Trophy title
                     n A significant achievement was the overall
                       domination at the Boxing Championships
                       held in November 2020. The scholarship
                       athletes had the best set of results with
                       three athletes taking gold, two silver and
                       one bronze – an increase of 37% since
                       2018/19
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                         SPORT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 LJMU’s Sport Scholarsh

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 LJMU’s SportScheme           is one of the lea

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Scholarship

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of the leading
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               helps      fulfil bo

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         SCHOLARSHIP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 talented students     fulfil both
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sporting     and their
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    academic p

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SCHOLARSHIP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sporting and academic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sport Scholarspotential.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      receive s

 PROFILES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sport Scholars     receive   specialist
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 guidance to enhance the

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 guidance to enhance their

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SCHEME
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sporting performance, in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sporting performance, including
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 fitness tests and profiling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 fitness tests and profiling,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 strength and conditionin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 strength and conditioning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 programmes, programmes,
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                          Postgraduate
                          Progression
                          Many of our Graduates progress onto postgraduate study at LJMU.
                          We offer a variety of programmes, including MSc, Postgraduate Certificate,
                          Postgraduate Diploma and Professional Doctorate.

                          n   MSc SPORT AND CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
                          n   MSc EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
                          n   MSc SPORT COACHING
                          n   MSc INTERNATIONAL SPORT COACHING
                          n   MSc CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
                          n   MSc SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
                          n   MSc SPORT NUTRITION
                          n   MSc STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
                          n   Professional Doctorate in SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
                          n   Professional Doctorate in APPLIED SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
                          n   MPhil and PhD research opportunities

For more information                                                              Go postgrad
please visit:
ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate
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                                                       CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE
                                                       CANCER ALLIANCE AND AINTREE
                                                       HOSPITAL JOINT STUDY
                                                       A cancer diagnosis can have a devastating effect upon
                                                       individuals and their families. Dr Dominic Doran, Dr James
                                                       Shelley and Dr Lynne Boddy, in conjunction with Cheshire and
                                                       Merseyside Cancer Alliance and Liverpool University Hospitals
                                                       NHS Foundation Trust, have recently undertaken a joint study
                                                       to examine the effectiveness and the provision of oncology
                                                       prehabilitation services across Cheshire and Merseyside regions.
                                                       The outcomes of the project suggest that implementing
                                                       prehabilitation programmes which are a mix of exercise,
                                                       physical activity, nutrition, education and psychological
                                                       interventions that start immediately after diagnosis and prior to
                                                       surgery can help make individuals ‘fitter for surgery’. This can
                                                       bring about positive outcomes such as reduced frequency of
                                                       complications, reduced length of hospital stay and improved
                                                       patient wellbeing.
                                                       The findings were used by the Cheshire and Merseyside
                                                       Cancer Alliance and the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS
                                                       Foundation Trust to provide evidence to begin a roll out
                                                       of prehabilitation services across the Liverpool University
                                                       Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral University NHS
                                                       Foundation Trust. The effectiveness of this new service will be
                                                       evaluated in due course.

                                                                                                                           MOVEMENT MATTER’S
                                                      PRIME MANOEUVRES                                                     PROJECT INVESTIGATES

RESEARCH AND
                                                      STUDY                                                                PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
                                                      The PRiME Manoeuvres (high PRotein Mediterranean diet and
                                                                                                                           AND MOVEMENT SKILLS
                                                      Resistance Exercise) study is a collaborative project currently
                                                      being led by staff from LJMU’s School of Sport and Exercise          Researchers from the Physical Activity Exchange have
                                                      Sciences and the School of Biological and Environmental              been working with special educational needs schools in

CONSULTANCY
                                                      Sciences, along with staff from the University of Chester.           Liverpool and the Wirral on a project to investigate the
                                                                                                                           physical development and movement skills of children
                                                      The study aims to investigate the effects of a specific diet and     with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum
                                                      exercise protocol on markers of cardiometabolic health in            conditions.
                                                      cardiac rehabilitation patients with sarcopenic obesity. It was
                                                      born out of the increased risk of cardiovascular disease from        LJMU’s undergraduate and postgraduate students
                                                      the ‘apple’ shaped phenotype, with lower lean body mass              supported the Movement Matter’s Project with data
                                                      and elevated fat mass (sarcopenic obesity) observed more             collection, gaining first-hand experience of ‘real world’
                                                      commonly in an older population.                                     research.

       Research and
       scholarship activities are   THE TRUTH ABOUT
       central to the student       GETTING FIT AT HOME
       experience, informing
       the curriculum at all        Experts from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences featured on
                                    prime-time BBC documentary The Truth About Getting Fit at Home.
       levels and ensuring          Our staff helped journalist and blogger Mehreen Baig in her bid to find
                                    answers to some of the more common questions about Britain’s new
       that we deliver an           home gym obsession.

       exceptional academic         Dr Matt Cocks and Dr Katie Hesketh spoke about their study to test
                                    whether using wearable fitness tech can help you stick to your workout
       experience positioned        plan. Volunteers were guided through a 12-week home exercise plan in
                                    research funded by the Medical Research Council and UKRI’s Global
       at the vanguard of           Challenges Research Fund. Professor Graeme Close also investigated
                                    whether popular supplements like ‘pre-trainers’ or protein shakes really
       developments in all          work. Graeme and Matt have appeared previously in the BBC’s Trust Me
                                    I’m A Doctor when they investigated the health benefits of food rich in
       disciplines.                 OMEGA-3 oils.
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                                                                                                                 Brett collects his Student Volunteer of the Year
                                                                                                                 Award at the LFC Foundation’s box at Anfield.

     FOOTBALL EXCHANGE
                                                                                                                                                                    In partnership with the              and families in the community,
                                                                                                                                                                    Liverpool FC Foundation,             helping to raise aspirations and
                                                                                                                                                                                                         build personal connections
                                                                                                                                                                    LJMU is offering an                  with people in the Liverpool
                                                                                                                                                                    innovative opportunity               community.
                                                                                                                                                                    for our students,

     LEADS THE WAY FOR ELITE
                                                                                                                                                                                                         BSc (Hons) Science and Football
                                                                                                                                                                    staff and alumni to                  student Brett Duffy received
                                                                                                                                                                    participate in community             a Student Volunteer of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Year Award for his work with
                                                                                                                                                                    volunteering projects
                                                                                                                                                                                                         the Foundation’s Open Goals
                                                                                                                                                                    across the city.                     programme, which encourages

     FOOTBALL RESEARCH
                                                                                                                                                                    These include football and           children and families to make use
                                                                                                                                                                    sports coaching, disability and      of local parks to become more

                                                                                                                   LIVERPOOL FC                                     inclusion activities, fundraising    active and develop new skills and
                                                                                                                                                                    and city-wide events. The LFC        spark friendships.
                                                                                                                                                                    Foundation’s team of volunteers
                                                                                                                   FOUNDATION
                                                                                                                                                                                                         For more information, visit
                                                                                                                                                                    engage children, young people        volunteer.liverpoolfc.com

 LJMU’s Football Exchange

                                                                                                                 EUREKA!
 supports the football industry
 through world-class research,
 high quality education and applied

                                                                                                                 MERSEY
 enterprise solutions.
                                                                DR MARTIN LITTLEWOOD
 The Exchange works with a
 wide range of clients, from clubs     Dr Martin Littlewood is Head of the Football Exchange and a
 and governing bodies through          Reader in Performance Psychology. He has a bachelors degree                                                                                                                ENGLAND WOMEN’S
                                                                                                                 The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  FOOTBALL STUDY
                                       and PhD in Sports Science, is a BASES accredited Sport and
 to commercial enterprises and         Exercise Scientist and experienced practitioner with previous
 community schemes in a number                                                                                   supporting the launch of brand new science and
                                       roles as a Performance Coach at Bolton Wanderers Football
 of areas, including: physiology       Club and an Applied Practitioner at Everton Football Club.                discovery centre Eureka! Mersey.                                                                Our MSc Sport Nutrition
 of preparation and performance;       Martins’ research areas include organisational structures and             The School is working with the Eureka! team to help co-create imaginative
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 team are working with the
 match and performance analysis;       working practices in elite European professional football clubs and       and stimulating content for the centre on the theme of ‘My Personal Best’.                      England Women’s football
 data analytics; psychology of         understanding the relationship between youth and professional             The exhibition space will look at how sport and exercise science can help elite                 teams on a PhD project
                                       domains; youth development in elite European football; and youth          athletes to achieve the marginal gains necessary to succeed at the highest level.               jointly funded by the
 human behaviour; performance          development structures, philosophy and working mechanisms of              It will also appeal to non-athletes, with a focus on nutrition, health and wellbeing.
 biomechanics; performance                                                                                                                                                                                       Football Association and
                                       top-level football clubs from a pan-European perspective.
                                                                                                                 Eureka! Mersey is a sister attraction to the hugely popular Eureka! in Halifax                  Science in Sport.
 nutrition; psychology of skill and                                                                              and is set to open at Seacombe Ferry Terminal in summer 2022. It will feature
 expertise and education. For more                                                                               exciting exhibits and activities for 6-14 year olds, based around science,                      This work is being led by LJMU PhD
 information, visit: www.ljmu.ac.uk/                                                                             technology, engineering, arts and maths. For more information, visit: www.                      student Sam McHaffie and former LJMU
                                                                                                                 eurekamersey.org.uk                                                                             student, Dr James Morehen who is now
 footballexchange or follow @                                                                                                                                                                                    Lead Nutritionist for the England Women’s
 ljmufootball on Twitter.                                                                                                                                                                                        teams and an Honorary Lecturer at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 LJMU.

                                                                DR SIGRID OLTHOF                                                                                                                                 This work aims to examine the energy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 requirements of female soccer players
                                       Dr Sigrid Olthof is a Lecturer in Performance Analysis and                                                                                                                so as to better fuel the England national
                                       Analytics and is part of the Football Exchange. Before joining LJMU,                                                                                                      teams at international tournaments. Dr
                                       she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and sport scientist at the                                                                                                        Morehen and Professor Morton have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 already completed a large-scale study
                                       University of Michigan (USA). This involved analysing and monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 that will help to inform the Lionesses’
                                       a player’s load in a range of team sports and working with teams on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 fuelling and recovery strategies during
                                       training programs, game reports and return to play protocols.                                                                                                             the 2021 Olympics. Sam’s PhD project
                                       Sigrid has research experience in the field of elite football, focusing                                                                                                   will follow on from this seminal work and
                                       on small-sided games, physical and team tactical performance and                                                                                                          inform the practical strategies for the
                                       player tracking devices. As part of her research activities, she has                                                                                                      European Championships in 2022 and
                                       investigated the tactical performance of elite youth soccer players in                                                                                                    beyond.
                                       small-sided games and official matches.
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                                                                                                                                   THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Global Active Cities is led by The Association for International
IMPROVING VASCULAR                                                                                                                                                                               Sport for All (TAFISA) and Evaleo (a Sustainable Health
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Organisation) and is supported by the International Olympic

HEALTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR                                                                                                          EXCHANGE GOES GLOBAL:                                         Committee and Liverpool Active City. We are long-term
                                                                                                                                                                                                 collaborators with Liverpool City Council and other partners in

                                                                                                                                   CREATING GLOBAL ACTIVE                                        Liverpool Active City – this is currently held up as a model of

DISEASE RISK                                                                                                                                                                                     good practice within this global project with Liverpool being the
                                                                                                                                                                                                 first city in the world to be accredited as a Global Active City.
                                                                                                                                   CITIES                                                        Global Active Cities has moved from a development project
Professor Helen Jones             Our staff are involved in the                       individuals with metabolic syndrome, Type                                                                  into the next phase of work and is constantly expanding the
                                  following projects:                                 2 Diabetes and obesity with interventions   The Physical Activity Exchange (PAEx) are working at
is currently involved in                                                                                                                                                                         number of cities involved. To date, over 5 million people are
                                                                                      such as exercise training.                  multiple levels to support the Global Active City project      already benefitting from the project across the world.
collaborations and research       Alder Hey Hospital                                                                              and were key partners in both the development phase of
studies at a number of local      Research focuses on understanding the               Liverpool Women’s Hospital and              this project and its subsequent implementation.                The PAEx are supporting the following programmes:
                                                                                      Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust
health-related organisations.     vascular health of children with Perthes                                                                                                                       n T he development and delivery of bespoke Active City Capacity
She is contributing directly      disease and how the impact of physical              Research understanding the impact of the                                                                     Building Workshops for individual cities (involving relevant local
                                  inactivity affects quality of life. Helen is also   menopause in healthy females and those                                                                       stakeholders) and for National Governing bodies of sport
into enhancing understanding      conducting research studies on children             with breast cancer. Examines the impact                                                                    nD
                                                                                                                                                                                                   elivering and supporting presentations, providing technical
of vascular physiology and        who had cardiac surgery for congenital              of exercise training on menopausal hot                                                                      expertise, writing reports and visiting candidate cities (virtually at
how interventions, such as        conditions as babies to promote physical            flushes.                                                                                                    present, pending the return of in-person visits)
exercise, can potentially         activity as part of everyday life and optimise
                                                                                      Merseyside Blind Football
                                                                                                                                                                                                 nD
                                                                                                                                                                                                   elivering and hosting international training workshops related
improve vascular health and       exercise programmes specific to children                                                                                                                        to evidence-based practice, technical skills and on specific
subsequent cardiovascular
                                  with congenital heart conditions.                   Supervising undergraduate placement on
                                                                                      fitness testing.                            PHYSICAL ACTIVITY                                               programmes such as TAFISA’s ‘Take Back your Streets’ and ‘Take
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Back you Future’ events
disease risk. She then uses the
knowledge gained from the
                                  Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
                                  and Alder Hey Hospital                              Sefton Council and Liverpool City           EXCHANGE SCOOPS                                                nD
                                                                                                                                                                                                   eveloping bespoke solutions to help cities reach accreditation and
                                                                                                                                                                                                  embed evidence based practice and research in cities involved in
studies in undergraduate and      Research understanding the impact of
                                  repairing congenital problems on vascular
                                                                                      Council
                                                                                      Conducting research projects to help
                                                                                                                                  TAFISA AWARD                                                    the project
                                                                                                                                                                                                 nS
                                                                                                                                                                                                   upporting TAFISA in the creation and delivery of its ‘Mission 2030’
postgraduate teaching and
                                  function, blood pressure and exercise               improve adherence to exercise referral                                                                      programmes to get more people, more active around the world
to inform the content of the      capacity in adults.                                                                                                                                            nS
                                                                                                                                                                                                   upporting EVALEO with the creation of standards relating to ‘Active
                                                                                      schemes.                                    The Physical Activity Exchange has been
curriculum for our courses.                                                                                                       honoured with an Association for International                  Workplaces’
                                  Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust
                                                                                                                                  Sport for All (TAFISA) Award for its contribution              nD
                                                                                                                                                                                                   elivering and supporting presentations at international
                                  Research attempting to improve                                                                                                                                  conferences, seminars, webinars, etc
                                                                                                                                  to the TAFISA Mission 2030: “For a Better World
                                  cardiovascular and metabolic health on                                                                                                                         nA
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ttending meetings to provide ongoing support to cities and
                                                                                                                                  Through Sport for All”, the guiding document for
                                                                                                                                  a global strategy to fight the worldwide physical               National Governing bodies of sport including helping them to find
                                                                                                                                  inactivity epidemic.                                            solutions to any specific Active City related challenges they face
                                                                                                                                                                                                 nA
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ttending meetings with a number of international organisations
                                                                                                                                  The Exchange received the award for its Global Active           who are involved in the International Active City work including

                                                                                          iCARDIO                                 City Programme, which focuses on the creation of key            TAFISA, EVALEO, IOC, WHO, UNESCO, etc. These meetings are
                                                                                                                                  development indicators to measure the contribution of           essential toward maintaining strong communication channels
                                                                                                                                  physical activity in Liverpool. The team were commended         between the partners and to help them decide on future policy/
                                                                                                                                  for their openness and readiness to share their expertise       planning
                                                                                        iCardio is a Research England             with the world and to train other stakeholders, universities   nW
                                                                                                                                                                                                   e are currently working on a collaborative research project with
                                                                                        funded grant to scope and                 and cities worldwide to promote physical activity.              the City Government of Buenos Aires and the Universidad Favaloro
                                                                                        explore a UK Clinical Exercise                                                                            to measure the physical activity levels of children and young people
                                                                                        Specialist workforce. The                                                                                 as the city recovers from the Covid-19 project will lead to a national
                                                                                        aim is to establish, promote                                                                              physical activity screening tool for use with children across
                                                                                        and defend career paths                                                                                   Argentina
                                                                                        for UK Clinical Exercise
                                                                                        Specialists. Helen is using the
                                                                                        Australian exercise allied health
                                                                                        professional system, which
                                                                                        has clear health and economic                                                                                Staff from the Physical Activity Exchange at
                                                                                        value as a gold standard                                                                                     Liverpool John Moores University have made an
                                                                                                                                                                                                     important contribution over many years to the
                                                                                        model. The project collaborates
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Active City Agenda in Liverpool. They are now a
                                                                                        with key stakeholders in health                                                                              crucial part of the support for the Global Active City
                                                                                        services, academia and the                                                                                   programme. Moving forward, this group at LJMU
                                                                                        fitness industry to develop                                                                                  can have a significant impact upon physical activity
                                                                                        accredited and formally                                                                                      in many cities across the globe.
                                                                                        recognised health professional
                                                                                                                                                                                                     John Marsden, International Active City Advocacy and
                                                                                        with the title of Clinical Exercise
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Development Co-ordinator
                                                                                        Physiologist.
                                                                                                                                       Professor Keith George collecting the TAFISA award from
                                                                                                                                       TAFISA Secretary, President Wolfgang Bauman.
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