Philip Graham-Smith
@PhilipGrahamSm2
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Sports Biomechanist and co-founder of Forcedecks. PhD with 29 years experience with UK Athletics and Aspire Academy. formerly Head of Department at Salford Uni
Doha, Qatar
Joined March 2016
.....Coming soon in DOHA
What are the key factors that underpin a winning high-performance system? Matthew Favier, Director of Saudi Olympic Training Center, will address this question during his keynote session on Day 5. Secure your spot, Register before 23 Oct, 2025 at https://t.co/dSMkRpLi9j
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......Coming soon in DOHA
Biomechanics might save Baseball! Dr. Glenn Fleisig, Director of Biomechanics at the American Sports Medicine Institute & the winner of this year’s Geoffrey Dyson Award, will address this topic on Day 1 of #ISBS2025 Register now at https://t.co/dSMkRpLPYR Deadline: 23 Oct 2025
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.......Coming soon in DOHA
Biomechanical heuristics, the secret sauce in return to play decision. Dr. Lee Herrington, Senior Lecturer in Sports Rehabilitation at Salford University, will reveal the secret sauce during his keynote on Day 3 of #ISBS2025 Secure your spot, Register at https://t.co/dSMkRpLi9j
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Great news @DHMov, this will be a pivotal reference to anyone interested in one of the most overlooked physical attributes that has the potential to improve performance and reduce injuries
🚨 Delighted to see our latest paper has just been accepted in @SportsMedicineJ … ‘Assessing Deceleration Performance: Methodological and Practical Considerations’ Thanks to all the co-authors who have made amazing contributions to this topic 👏
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ISBS 2025 Annual conference details and Q&A 15:00-16:00 BST Tuesday 8th April Part of our free-for-members 2025 Online Symposium
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Great to see this sys review + meta-analysis published in @SportsMedicineJ after years of work by the team @paulread1010 @Thomas_W_Jones @Marco_Cardinale @PhilipGrahamSm2 Available to read now via this link: https://t.co/uCmkIHSuK9
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... practitioners need to think about what and why they're measuring force (e.g. if it's to relate to hamstring injury risk then test the eccentric strength of the hamstrings).... this is about understanding fundamental biomechanics principles of performance and injury!
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...the IMTP does not give you 'max strength'... an isometric squat gives you higher forces (leakage through multiple joints and grip?) ... you cannot get consistent joint angles in IMTP (force-length) to compare across the squad (just check google for variation in position). ...
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I could call out even more limitations of the IMTP, which I believe is being adopted with no real understanding why... Yes, it's a measure of strength (akin to lifting weights)..BUT.. it's a 'push-pull'... which bears minimal association with sports movements
Respect the work of these guys, but only @PhilipGrahamSm2 called out some limitations of CMJ. I get it as the cornerstone of jump testing, but we don’t recognize it’s limits enough. It’s a medium speed SSC. Not fast like 5/10. Not fast enough eccentric for many sports.
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Top three force plate metrics and what are they telling us: A view of 6 experts @paulread1010, @JordanStrength, @DrChrisBishop, @PhilipGrahamSm2, @leidersdorf & @Dr_DanielCohen
https://t.co/AFUiv2llsd
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Force plates generate hundreds of metrics. But which ones do we choose to analyse and report? We asked 6 experts
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“A forgotten art in sports science”👑 Catch a glimpse of the new Premium Video from the LTAD Conference 2024, where @PhilipGrahamSm2 introduces a “forgotten art” of sports science — Needs Analysis💡 Watch the full lecture in the Premium Video Library: 🔗 https://t.co/7iKUfvovpZ
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📢We're advertising for a Research Associate in Sports Biomechanics to support an @innovateuk funded project, working with @TomDosSantos91, @PhilipGrahamSm2, @NaomiDatson, @spswgreg and me at @McrInstSport 🇬🇧 🗓️Closing date 17th Dec, start Jan 2025 https://t.co/UVAvqicHsX
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A slight change to the day job helping to curate this exhibition at the @McrSciFest. Come down to see what @McrInstSport @ManMetUni are doing to help reduce ACL injuries in female football. Great to be able to show how @VALDPerformance @forcedecks are being used to monitor jumps
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Had a great time at the @McrSciFest launch event last night. Proud to support @PhilipGrahamSm2 interactive ‘K-nees’iology exhibit about understanding and preventing ACL injury in football on behalf of @McrInstSport @ManMetUni Go and visit if you can!
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I'd drop the 'S' and get coaches to focus more on the 'C'... start with a needs analysis of the sport/event, (key positions and movements in skills, mechanisms of main injuries) and focus on making them fit for purpose ... not just getting them strong on a lifting platform
I think a big US problem in S+C is that we see everything through an “American football lens”. Most of the athletes we deal with aren’t playing football but S+C is so heavily football influenced we see everything from a football view.
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Come join our team working on a great new tech that I reckon could be a game changer
🆕1 year Sports Biomechanics Research Associate position @McrInstSport 🧑🔬Delighted we can offer this opportunity to examine the validity and application of @movetru tech for lower-limb injury screening ⏲️Deadline June 11th, Sept Start 💰£33,966 🔗 https://t.co/QXaB3XGty5
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🆕1 year Sports Biomechanics Research Associate position @McrInstSport 🧑🔬Delighted we can offer this opportunity to examine the validity and application of @movetru tech for lower-limb injury screening ⏲️Deadline June 11th, Sept Start 💰£33,966 🔗 https://t.co/QXaB3XGty5
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Great opportunity here. Please get in touch if you have any questions 👇
🆕1 year Sports Biomechanics Research Associate position @McrInstSport 🧑🔬Delighted we can offer this opportunity to examine the validity and application of @movetru tech for lower-limb injury screening ⏲️Deadline June 11th, Sept Start 💰£33,966 🔗 https://t.co/QXaB3XGty5
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Excited to see this published! Thanks @DrJuanMAlonso & @PhysioDMSilvan for the invitation to contribute. If you work with developing athletes check out "Growth & Maturation in Adolescent Track & Field Athletics" w/ @paulread1010 @PhilipGrahamSm2 @Thomas_W_Jones @Marco_Cardinale
Spanning 160 pages ↘️ #OpenAccess 🆕 We are thrilled to unveil the much-anticipated ‘Olympic Special’ edition of the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal. 🎯 Titled ‘Sports Medicine in Athletics’ Under the expert guidance of our Guest Editors, @DrJuanMAlonso , @Jenny_Jacobsson ,
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