Tom Stevens, Phd Email & Phone Number

Zeist, Ut, Nl

Nijmegen Area, Netherlands

I work within the expertise team 'Talent Identification and Talent Development'2018-now:* Project BRxNL: implementing tactical analysis in football organisations* Development & coordination of UEFA C & B football trainer programs at HAN2018-2020:* lecturing 3rd-year course in 'Motor Learning, talent identification and development'* guiding 4th-year research internships* guiding 3rd- and 4th-year practical internships

Amsterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

Ik geef advies, ondersteuning en onderwijs op het gebied van sportwetenschap en sporttechnologie, lichamelijke opvoeding en fysieke training. Specifieke kennis m.b.t. inspanningsfysiologie en monitoring van teamsporten.I provide advice, support and education in sport science and sport technology, physical education and physical training. Specific knowledge regarding exercise physiology and monitoring of team sports.

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Tasks included:• Daily training and match (physical) performance analysis of first team, including training camps• Daily operation, maintenance and development of divers tracking systems• Supervision of team-monitoring and physiological testing of youth (U21-U16) and women’s team • Managing group of physical performance analysts and sports science internship students• Design and implementation of test protocols and applied soccer physiological procedures• Development of reports regarding feedback of training intensity, both for individuals and teams• Communication with coaches/athletes, explaining complex physiological principles in an easy way• Working in a multi-disciplinary team (coach, physician, strength coach, nutritionist, physiotherapists)

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

In my PhD project, which is a collaboration between VU University and AFC Ajax, we try to improve the quantification of training load and assessment of physical performance during football training. The supervisors of my PhD project are dr. Jo de Ruiter, prof. dr. Geert Savelsbergh and prof. dr. Peter Beek (Research Institute MOVE).In the past decade, there has been an increased interest in the estimation of workload and energy expenditure of football activities. Accurate assessment of workload in football training and matches is important in optimizing physical preparation and assessing physical performance of football players. Especially in elite football, with high physical match demands both in frequency and intensity, coaches and practitioners seek to optimally load their players in order to improve or at least maintain player’s physical fitness without getting injured.In the first part of the project we assessed the accuracy of a state-of-the-art electronic tracking system (Inmotio LPM) and aim to validate an equation for estimating the energy costs of accelerated and decelerated running. In the second part we assessed the training load (relative to match load) of a Dutch professional football team and evaluated the use of small-sided games locomotor performance to assess physical fitness of football players.Next to my research activities, as part of the collaboration, I worked as a sport scientist/exercise physiologist for AFC Ajax. My main tasks were daily training and match (physical) performance analysis of the first team and supervision of training and match analysis projects for the second team and youth academy.

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Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sport And Exercise

In my PhD project, which was a collaboration between VU University and AFC Ajax, we tried to improve the quantification of training load.

Msc, Specialisation Sports

• Sports track - Applied Exercise Physiology, 3D-Kinematics, Biomechanics, Analyzing Techniques in Sports, Anatomy • Including ‘Teacher.

Teacher Physical Education, Grade One (Full) Qualification For Teacher Physical Education

Activities and Societies: Tutor in Statistics, Problem-Based Learning

Gymnasium, Profile: Nature & Health