Medical and Sports Science Challenges in Academy Football
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB - SPORTS MEDICINE CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 2020
Dr Steve McNally, Manchester United Football Club Head of Football Medicine and Science and Professor Michael Callaghan, Head of Physical Therapies, are pleased to confirm that the Fourth Manchester United Sports Medicine Conference will take place on Friday 13th November 2020. As you can imagine, the pandemic has made us rethink how we can deliver safely the Manchester United FC Sports Medicine Conference. The UK Government guidelines still encourage social distancing and there may be travel restrictions. There may also be local lockdowns enforced.
Despite these uncertainties we have decided to plan ahead with a virtual version of the conference. This will be open to medical, sports science and healthcare professionals working across all sports.
The theme of this year's conference is the medical, rehabilitation problems and sports science issues for Academy football. We are focusing on rehabilitation, cardiac issues, adolescent concussion, sports and conditioning, psychology, and maturation.
DR. SEAN CUMMING PhD, MSc, BSc Hons
READER IN SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF BATH. INSTITUTIONAL LEAD FOR THE SOUTH WEST DOCTORAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP.
Dr Sean Cumming is a Reader in Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Bath. His research focusses upon the impact of growth and maturation upon children's participation and development in the contexts of sport and exercise. He has worked in research and consultancy roles with a number of National governing bodies and professional sport teams including The Premier League, Football Association and Lawn Tennis Association. In his presentation Dr Cumming will discuss how the assessment and monitoring for growth and maturation in young athletes is being used to inform the processes of talent identification and development, reduce injury risk and burden through the pubertal growth spurt, and optimise learning challenges and opportunities for early and late developers.
DR. RHODRI S. LLOYD, PhD, ASCC, CSCS*D
READER IN PAEDIATRIC STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING GRADUATE STUDIES LEAD IN SPORT AT CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD is a Reader in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning and Chair of the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research interests surround the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and the neuromuscular mechanisms underpinning training adaptations in youth. To date, he has published three books and more than 110 peer-reviewed manuscripts on the topic of strength and conditioning for children and adolescents. His presentation will examine the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and, through his combination of research findings and practical experiences, will discuss the key factors for practitioners to consider when designing and delivering strength and conditioning programmes for young athletes.
PROFESSOR GUIDO PIELES MD (Marb) PhD (Han) DPhil (Oxon) MScHE (LSE) MRCPCH
CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC AND ADULT CONGENITAL AND SPORTS CARDIOLOGIST HONOARARY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON AND INSTITUTE OF SPORT, EXERCISE AND HEALTH (ISEH) LONDON HONORARY SENIOR LECTURER IN CONGENITAL CARDIOLOGY/ BRISTOL HEART INSTITUTE
Professor Guido Pieles is a Consultant Adult and Paediatric Sports and Congenital Cardiologist with a special clinical interest in inherited cardiac conditions, advanced imaging and sports cardiology. He shares his working week between the Bristol Heart Institute/ Bristol Congenital Heart Centre and the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) London. He is Consulting Sports Cardiologist at Manchester United FC and visiting Sports Cardiologist at Aspetar and Aspire Academy Doha. He is Director of the Sports Cardiology Consulting Company Cardiac Health & Performance Ltd. (https://www.cardiac-hp.com)
He is part of the English FA sports cardiology expert group, the Association of European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) Sports Cardiology working group, and acts as Paediatric liaison officer at the ESC Sports cardiology Nucleus.
Prof Pieles’ passion for research focuses on developing innovative imaging methods to monitor cardiac performance in elite athletes and young people with inherited heart disease and improve the exercise and sports participation of children and adults suffering from congenital heart disease.
DIANE RYDING BSc (Hons), MSc
HEAD PHYSIOTHERAPIST FOR THE FOUNDATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PHASES AT MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB VISITING SENIOR LECTURER AT MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FA AFFILIATE MEDICAL TUTOR FOR THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Diane Ryding is Head Physiotherapist for the Foundation and Youth Development Phases at Manchester United Football Club (MUFC). She received her BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from Manchester University in 2000 and worked in the NHS for the next decade. In 2010, she received her MSc in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Diane has been involved in academy football since 2004, initially working as a Casual Academy Physiotherapist at MUFC, progressing to her current role in 2010. During her time with MUFC, Diane has seen a significant expansion in the Academy system, managing the increasing medical requirements of an evolving Academy programme. Her role is to ensure that paediatric injuries are managed appropriately whilst considering growth and maturation and ensuring that the long term athletic development of the player takes precedent over short-term gains.
Diane is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is an FA Affiliate Medical Tutor for the English Football Association and has taught on international sports trauma management courses for SPORTS ER. Diane is currently involved in supporting research around Cardiac Profiling in Academy footballers.
DANIEL RANSOM BSc, MSc
ACADEMY PSYCHOLOGY LEAD, MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LECTURER IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Daniel is now in his fifth season working at Manchester United, responsible for providing sports psychology support to players, parents and academy staff. A key part of his role is to work alongside coaches and the wider staff team to create an environment that supports the development of psychological skills and qualities, and ultimately promotes the development of talent. His interests include the application and practice of sports psychology in professional sport. More specifically, how sports psychologists work alongside, and as part of a wider staff team to support talent development and performance. His doctoral research focuses on understanding how the talent development environment influences the development of young people and performers.
DR. JULIE WILSON MD, FAAP, CAQSM
PAEDIATRIC SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO CO-DIRECTOR – CONCUSSION CLINIC MEDICAL DIRECTOR – REAL COLORADO SOCCER
Dr. Julie Wilson is a pediatric sports medicine physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and an assistant professor of orthopedics and pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is the Co-director of the Concussion program at Children’s Colorado, and a co-author of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement on concussion in sport. Dr. Wilson also serves as the outreach club medical director for the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Colorado, overseeing all community partnerships, including 6 youth soccer clubs. She has served as a team physician for the US U-16 women’s national team. Her clinical and research interests include improving outcomes in pediatric concussion, including the role of physical activity during recovery and reducing injury following return to play.
6 Key Talks... 6 Key Speakers
THE 4TH SPORTS MEDICINE CONFERENCE FEATURES INSPIRING, INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATIONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS PROVIDING VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND LEARNINGS WITHIN ELITE SPORT WITH A FOCUS ON ACADEMY FOOTBALL.
Advances in the study and consideration of growth and maturation in young athletes
Dr Sean Cumming
Dr Cumming will discuss how the assessment and monitoring for growth and maturation in young athletes is being used to inform the processes of talent identification and development, reduce injury risk and burden through the pubertal growth spurt, and optimise learning challenges and opportunities for early and late developers.
Strength & Condition the adolescent footballer
Dr Rhodri Lloyd
Dr Rhodri Lloyd’s presentation will examine the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and, through his combination of research findings and practical experiences, will discuss the key factors for practitioners to consider when designing and delivering strength and conditioning programmes for young athletes.
Cardiology for Academy Players
Professor Guido Pieles
Dr Pieles will lecture on the cardiac changes seen in an adolescent and academy level footballer and how these changes may manifest and what clinicians looking after these players must look for.
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation of the Academy Footballer
Diane Ryding
Diane’s presentation discusses how physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation considerations alter within the paediatric sports setting, as do the pathologies that must be considered. She discusses avoiding over-medicalisation and shares ideas of how to engage the young players throughout the rehabilitation process by encouraging ownership and an active approach to rehabilitation.
Psychology support for the adolescent player; working in a multi-disciplinary team
Mr Dan Ransom
The presentation will outline some considerations for providing sport psychology support to developing players in professional football academies. Applied reflections and a case study will be used to bring to life the realities of providing psychology support in professional football. Multi-disciplinary and systemic approaches to service delivery will be presented as an effective way to operate in one of the most recent sports science related roles to enter professional football, and in particular when working with adolescents.
Optimizing Recovery and Return to Play after Paediatric Concussion
Dr Julie Wilson
Dr. Wilson’s talk will discuss various factors that impact recovery from sport-related concussion, and methods of facilitating recovery in the setting of prolonged symptoms. She will also outline the use of aerobic exercise during concussion recovery and highlight risk of re-injury following return to play after concussion.
Our ‘live’ virtual conference will take place on Friday 13th November using the WebEx Events platform. There will be no fee for this year’s event. To access our event, you will need to register your details below. Subsequently, you will be sent a confirmation of registration. Joining instructions will be sent week commencing Monday 9th November.
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