EIS Host Physiology Workshop

 

by James Skitt - 23.11.09

Members of the English Institute of Sport (EIS) Physiology team hosted a British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) workshop on Applied Physiological Support to High Performance Athletes in Loughborough last weekend.

The workshop, which provided education and training for BASES and other Sport Science and Medicine association members, was led by EIS Head of Physiology, Dr Steve Ingham and also included presentations from EIS Physiologists Dr Jamie Pringle and Dr David Bailey, as well as Dr Barry Fudge from the Sport Scotland Institute of Sport.

“Physiological support has evolved from an applied research and testing service to a more focused performance enhancing service” Dr Ingham told eis2win.co.uk

“This workshop drew on the extensive and contemporary experiences of those charged with providing physiological support to Olympic athletes and acknowledged the need for practitioners to develop a sense of perspective in their work, whilst understanding the in pertinent and detailed demands of their sport” he added.

 The day featured a series of short presentations from each of the speakers covering a range of topics and included an outline of physiological support, event demands and quantification, integration and delivery to coach and athlete and the future direction of physiological support.

Karen Williams, BASES workshop representative for the Sports Performance Division, told eis2win.co.uk, “The workshop provided a valuable insight into some of the issues and challenges surrounding physiological support in high performance sport. The session included an excellent balance of application and theory which provided the delegate with an opportunity to reflect on their own experiences and to develop their skills as an applied practitioner.”

Dr Ingham added, “We hope to share more of our work at future domestic and international events as a part of legacy programme in the lead up to London 2012. Applied physiological support continues to evolve rapidly to the changing needs of sports and we should take the opportunity to disseminate practise for the future benefit of the discipline.”