Editor-in-Chief @jiips_journalโSenior Lecturer, Course Leader MSc Sports Therapy @UniofGlosโHead of SSM @Sport_SGS
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2 Jul 2025
๐จ Extremely proud to be Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport.
๐ Anyone who has published academically knows a new model is needed. #JiiPS is here to provide it for the sport science & medicine community.
๐ jiips.co.uk/index.php/jiips/โฆ
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We're excited to announce the official launch of the Journal of Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport (#JiiPS).
Our mission is to accelerate evidence into practice, support authors and reviewers with a fairer publishing model, and disseminate research fast so it can have impact.
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๐ New in @jiips_journal
"Injury epidemiology and surveillance in basketball: a systematic review of reporting methods and meta-analysis of injury rates"
๐ค119 studies, >125,000 injuries, 10 injury definitions
๐ jiips.co.uk/index.php/jiips/โฆ
#JiiPS #Basketball #SportsMedicine
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๐จ Injury risk & prevention in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ basketball: Knowledge, perceptions & behaviours of players and coaches
Some alarming statistics including 18% of players had had surgery from ๐ injury
๐ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.โฆ
#Basketball #InjuryPrevention #SportsScience #SportsMedicine
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22 Nov 2025
BIG CONGRATS to all our grads walking across the stage at Cheltenham Racecourse yesterday! The culmination of years of hard work with just a little bit of guidance from the team here. We hope you had a great day! #TeamGlos @uniofglos ๐๐ฉต๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐
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๐จNew Publication
"FROM METRICS TO MEANING: REFRAMING THE USE OF PERFORMANCE DATA IN HIGH-STAKES ENVIRONMENTS"
๐If youโre into turning numbers into real-world insight, this oneโs for you.
๐jiips.co.uk/index.php/jiips/โฆ
#JiiPS #Data #SportScience #Monitoring #AI #Technology
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28 Oct 2025
๐จLowering the legal height (shoulderโก๏ธarmpit) of the tackle in boys schoolboy rugby๐จ
๐ฏNo diff in tackles to head/neck (U15/U18); 38% (U15) and 23% (U18)โฌ๏ธ@ shoulder
๐คNo significant diff in all injury, concussion, or tackle-related concussion rates
๐shorturl.at/uzIxp
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1 Nov 2025
๐จ We are recruiting a Lecturer in Sports Therapy to join us at @uniofglos.
Come a join a wonderful team, teaching over 120 across our UG and PG Sports Therapy programmes.
12 months maternity cover, 0.8 FTE, starting in January 2026
๐ jobs.glos.ac.uk/wrl/pages/vaโฆ
@TheSSTofficial
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17 Sep 2025
๐๐ผโโ๏ธ S&C coach?
Weโre hiring an S&C coach at @Sport_SGS.
๐Youโll be part of a (great) team delivering to over 400 students across 10 academies.
๐ฐ 18.5 hour per week, ยฃ16.22 per hour.
Mon, Wed, Fri.
๐ sgscol.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/โฆ
๐ RT
@SGSCollegeRugby
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7 Sep 2025
๐๐ผ Clocking out after 11 season.
๐ Iโll always be extremely proud to have worked for the @BristolFlyers and all we achieved in this time. Crazy to think how much the club has developed on and off the court.
๐ Will be cheering you on @CoachKapoulas. Good luck @DomWil10 ๐ค
6 Sep 2025
Always a part of the Flyers Family. โค๏ธ
Flyers announce the departure of Head of Medical Craig Barden and S&C Coach Rich Clarke.
Read more. โคต๏ธ
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We have published an editorial to explain the need for better publishing models, the aims of the journal and a call for the scientific community to support us on this journey.
๐ Editorial: jiips.co.uk/index.php/jiips/โฆ
๐ jiips.co.uk
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Craig Barden retweeted
26 Aug 2025
๐ข MSc Sports Therapy: New Course Map
We have updated our course map to include 3 brand new modules for 2025/26.
Students can study full or part-time with all sessions on a Wednesday and Thursday.
Accredited by @TheSSTofficial
๐ glos.ac.uk/courses/course/stโฆ
#sportstherapy
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4 Aug 2025
ITV pulling zero punches in this incredible footage - "This landscape of destruction looks otherworldy, but it's not, it's this world - What is happening may come to define one of its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity, which will endure for generations" #Gaza
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4 Jul 2025
Am amazing ending to ECSS 2025 closing ceremony - some great novel presentations and a chance to catch up with friends and coworkers from around the world- looking fwd to Lausanne 2026 - 6 excellent presentations from @uniofglos @UoGSportScience staff
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2 Jul 2025
@E_C_S_S 2025 in Rimini presentation โ๏ธ big thanks to lead @cigney and co authors @destecroixmark @KSBouncingBack Charlotte and Matt for letting me share the work thus far. Craig has also launched @jiips_journal today, give it a look!
#ecss2025 #research @uniofglos
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Craig Barden retweeted
9 Jun 2025
Two new fully funded masters by research places with @CTFCYofficial ๐ค@uniofglos โฝ๐ฉโ๐ป
irecruit.efl.com/vacancies/1โฆ
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Craig Barden retweeted
25 May 2025
๐ SENIOR CUP WINNERS!! ๐
Matson RFC 7 - 31 Longlevens Rugby
๐ Kingsholm
๐ NGC Senior Cup Final
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20 Apr 2025
Great to welcome @sgs_college to Ashton Gate today to fundraise for their trip to the Sanix World Youth Games in Japan next week ๐ฏ๐ต
They will be bucket collecting around the stadium so please give generously ๐ค
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16 Apr 2025
๐ฌ โTo be invited to such a big tournament is a huge honour and an amazing opportunity for our young players."
@sgs_college are heading to the Sanex World Youth Games in Japan next week to take on some of the best rugby schools in the ๐
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13 Mar 2025
Brilliant research day @uniofglos hosted by @VALDPerformance and organised by @HSLegg who talked about fall prevention with aging - talks also by visiting ass prof @paulread1010 on ACL rehab and RTP, @cigney on neck strength and concussion - 70 practitioners in attendance
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21 Feb 2025
Football never seems to come home.
Maybe basketball will?
Great Britain have QUALIFIED for #EuroBasket 2025! ๐ฌ๐ง
๐๏ธ Pre-register for tickets: bit.ly/Tickets_EB
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bit.ly/Qualified_GBR
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