Shaun is a sport scientist currently based in the North East of England, where he is completing a PhD under Dr Matthew Weston at Teesside University. He has experience in the physical preparation and development of football players, along with other intermittent, filed-based team sports. Prior to joining Pro Football Support, Shaun was Head of Sport Science and Medicine at Hartlepool United Football Club. He has also held positions as a sport scientist with Nottingham Rugby and Newcastle Falcons, and as strength and conditioning coach with Tees Valley Future Champions, the FA Girls’ Regional Talent Club, and Teesside University’s Elite Athlete Scheme. Shaun is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and a probationary Sport and Exercise Scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. He regularly publishes, presents and reviews research in the field of applied sport science, with primary interests in team sports, training load, ratings of perceived exertion, and athlete monitoring/evaluation.
