In partnership with the English Institute of Sport (EIS), we present ‘The Art Behind the Sports Science’. EIS have given us fascinating and unprecedented insight into the remarkable impact they have had on high performance since their inception 20 years ago, from shifting the perceptions of sports science by evolving the use of data, to being leaders of innovation and advocating for the 'Performance Lifestyle'.
Welcome to The Art Behind the Sports Science.
EIS have contributed to over 1,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals since launching in 2002, and this Special Report looks to discover how they have evolved to deliver those exceptional results.
“The perception has shifted from sports science as something done in a lab by people with white coats to something that’s done with coaches and athletes on the field of play, by the side of the pool or at the track,” says Kevin Currell, the EIS’s Director of Performance Support & Science, who believes the Institute has played a part in instigating that shift in the UK. “We work hand in hand with the coaches and athletes to help drive their performance.”
Kevin Currell and Craig Ranson describe how sports science has grown in sophistication in the past two decades and how the EIS’s work with sports and athletes has enabled a more targeted approach to athlete optimisation.
David Gallimore and Julia Wells explore five factors that have enabled the EIS to embed a data strategy that works for all the sports with which the Institute works.
Naomi Stenhouse has overseen a multitude of innovation projects during her time at the EIS and in this chapter she explains how she and her team will work with different sports to meet their performance and innovation needs.
Jo Harrison, Marcia Bailey and Dawn Airton are members of the EIS’s Performance Lifestyle team, who work with athletes to help them find an realistic work-life balance and to prepare them for life beyond sport.
We would like to thank the people at the heart of the English Institute of Sport for contributing to the The Art Behind the Sports Science.
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