JOSE FERNENDEZ
Topic: Advanced Player Monitoring for Injury Reduction
Jose Fernandez graduated with Honours in Physical Education and Sports Science at the University of Madrid prior to obtaining a PostGradDip in Strength and Conditioning Training as applied to Young and Professional Athletes.
In 2007, Jose left his homeland in Spain and moved to the UK, where he has been working as external consultant in the field of Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation with some of the most important teams and organizations in the country like Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC, Manchester City FC, Newcastle United FC, Liverpool FC, Inter Milan FC, UK Athletics, SportScotland-Scottish Institute of Sport and Think Fitness-Football Injury and Performance Clinic, among others.
During the 2010/11, Jose returned to work in Basketball after accepting a job as Director of Strength and Conditioning at Mersey Tigers, a Liverpool based club competing in the Professional British Basketball League who became the first team in the history of the competition to win a treble in the same season. Jose still continues to collaborate with the team on a part time basis while reconciling his work in the consulting field.
Jose´s main areas of interest are “S&C training for Team Sports”, “Monitoring Training Load in Professional Sports” and “Application of new technologies for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement”.