The benefits and challenges of conducting research within professional sport and how to feed back scientific investigations
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DR WILL ABBOTT, ACADEMY PERFORMANCE MANAGER AT BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB
Will is the Academy Performance Manager at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club having previously gained experience working as a strength & conditioning and sport science practitioner at the club. Will’s current role is to lead a team of S&C, sport science, nutrition and medical practitioners towards achieving a common objective. He also has a PhD in the monitoring and prescription of GPS training load in elite academy soccer athletes.