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Personal profile
Biography
I am a lecturer and researcher specialising in strength, conditioning, and rehabilitation. My research focuses on athlete development, with particular emphasis on training load management and maturation monitoring within professional football academies. I employ a mixed methods approach to explore the interplay between physiological development and performance outcomes. My academic interests lie in rehabilitation strategies and performance enhancement, aiming to bridge the gap between research and applied practice in elite sport settings.
Research Interests
I am actively engaged in research exploring training load and maturation monitoring within UK‑based professional youth soccer academies. My work focuses on understanding how growth and maturation influence performance, adaptation, and injury risk in elite young athletes.
I have a strong interest in interdisciplinary practice within sport, with particular emphasis on the integration of sport science, coaching, medicine, and performance staff to optimise athlete development. In addition, I have a keen research interest in strength and conditioning, especially as it relates to long‑term athletic development and performance enhancement in youth populations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The development, implementation and evaluation of a coach education training load and maturation monitoring framework for youth soccer academy coaches, University of Gloucestershire
1 Oct 2019 → 13 Feb 2025
Award Date: 13 Feb 2025
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PGCE, Post Graduate Degree in Research Methods, Coventry University
Award Date: 1 Oct 2018
Master, MSc Strength and Conditioning, Coventry University
1 Oct 2014 → 1 Oct 2015
Award Date: 1 Oct 2015
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northampton
1 Sept 2011 → 31 Jul 2014
Award Date: 1 Jul 2014
External positions
External Examiner - MSc Sport Analytics, University of East London
1 Feb 2026 → …
External Examiner - MSc Public Heath, Anglia Ruskin University
1 Oct 2025 → …
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Training Load and Maturation Monitoring: An investigation into the perceived knowledge, confidence, perceptions, and attitudes of UK-based youth academy soccer coaches
Thompson, N., Hughes, J., Roberts, W. & De Ste Croix, M., 28 Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of unstable load vs stable load on muscle activation and bar velocity during a bench press
Thompson, N., Langdon, D. & Crosbie, L., 7 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › peer-review
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Coach learning and club environment inform behaviour towards implementing training load and maturation monitoring practices in professional youth football academies
Thompson, N. (Creator), De Ste Croix, M. (Supervisor), Roberts, W. (Supervisor) & Hughes, J. (Supervisor), University of Northampton, 9 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.24339/da7089af-8d07-46ef-a597-50ae40953fa9, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Dataset: Data showing EMG muscle activity, bar velocity and muscle stiffness for unstable and stable resistance exercise
Thompson, N. (Creator), Langdon, D. (Creator) & Crosbie, L. (Creator), Journal of Athletic Training, 8 Sept 2026
DOI: 10.24339/5699ed09-2bfb-4438-9547-ec4ea6fd6c87
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Leicester College
Daly, M. (Academic), Skinner, B. (Academic), Smith, R. (Academic), Langdon, D. (Academic), Thompson, N. (Academic), Whewell, E. (Academic) & Woolley, K. (Academic)
16 Sept 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Schools Engagement › Knowledge Exchange
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The development and implementation of a Freirean-informed workshop on training load and maturation monitoring practices within academy-level soccer club environments
Thompson, N. (Author), De Ste Croix, M. (Author), Hughes, J. (Author) & Roberts, W. (Author)
2 Jul 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
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Training load and maturation monitoring in youth soccer: Does understanding the data impact coaching practice?
Thompson, N. (Author), Hughes, J. (Author), De Ste Croix, M. (Author) & Roberts, W. (Author)
14 Jul 2023Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
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