{"id":1312,"date":"2025-05-23T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/gsspp-blog\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:17:05","slug":"exploring-performance-enhancement-in-womens-football-a-visit-from-alek-gross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/gsspp-blog\/2025\/05\/23\/exploring-performance-enhancement-in-womens-football-a-visit-from-alek-gross\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Performance Enhancement in Women\u2019s Football: A Visit from Alek Gross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Dr Liam Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) play a vital role in focusing research efforts and fostering collaboration among staff and students. One such group, the Performance Enhancement SIG, includes several members of the GSSPP team, who are actively engaged in a broad network of collaborators across a variety of sports disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our quarterly SIG meetings, we were fortunate to welcome Alek Gross, Head of Performance & Medicine at Brighton & Hove Albion Women\u2019s FC. The session was organised by Dr Liam Anerson and open to both staff and postgraduate students, who were able to join either in person or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alek delivered an insightful presentation, offering a behind-the-scenes look into the daily operations and challenges faced by performance and medical teams in women\u2019s sport. His talk extended beyond conventional approaches to performance enhancement, shedding light on some of the unique and complex issues within female football. The depth and nuance of Alek\u2019s perspective were both thought-provoking and inspiring, prompting many of us to reflect on how we approach research in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session also highlighted the value of involving postgraduate students in discussions around current research and practical challenges. It\u2019s an excellent way to integrate students into active areas of academic inquiry and professional practice. As the lead for the Performance Enhancement SIG, this experience underscored the importance of bringing in external voices more regularly. Doing so not only expands our collective expertise but also encourages us to think beyond the boundaries of our immediate academic groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re reading this and would be interested in delivering a session for our SIG, we\u2019d love to hear from you. A huge thank you to Alek for his time and for sparking such valuable discussion. We truly appreciated the opportunity to learn from his experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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