Staff profile

Dr Ryan Groom


Senior Lecturer in Performance Analysis

Subject

Sport and Exercise Science

College

College of Science and Engineering

ORCiD ID

0000-0001-7633-3846

Campus

Kedleston Road and Markeaton Street, Derby Campus

Email

r.groom@derby.ac.uk

About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Sports Performance Analysis at the University of Derby. I am a fellow of the HEA, and previously spent 13 years as a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I led the MSc Sport and Exercise programmes for seven years (Psychology, Physiology, Biomechanics & Sport Coaching).

I have over ten years of experience working in elite soccer at all professional levels, analysing team and individual player performance. I have staffed 42 full England international matches, over 100 English Premier League games, 30 UEFA Cup matches and 2 League Cup Finals (Winners 2008; Runner Up 2009). I have also acted as a coach educator and assessor on the English FA Level 4 ‘UEFA Advanced Licence’ Performance Analysis module.

My research is focused on developing our socio-pedagogical understanding of the elite sporting context. I have co-edited two books (Learning in Sports Coaching and Research Methods in Sports Coaching, both Routledge), and authored 23 journal articles, 3 research reports and 15 book chapters.

I have successfully supervised five PhDs and one Masters by Research degree to completion. I have also examined 13 PhDs and 6 Masters by Research degrees and I'm currently supervising six PhD students at the University of Derby and collaborating with international PhD students at the University of Madrid.

I have successfully completed a number of funded research projects with The English Institute of Sport (PI), Canoe England (PI), Sport England (PI) and the English Football Association (CI).

Teaching responsibilities

Module Leader

Additional Teaching

Current PhD Student Topic Areas

Professional interests

Journal Board Membership

Academic Peer Reviewer

Book Reviewer

Research interests

Research Expertise

Membership of professional bodies

Academic Advisory Committee Member, International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport (Present)

Qualifications

Recent conferences

Conference Presentations:

Experience in industry

Previous Academic Employment Experience

Applied Experience

International experience

I am collaborating internationally with colleagues at the University of Madrid in Spain and China examining youth soccer coach behaviour. I am also working with colleagues at the University of Southern Denmark and the Norwegian School of Sport Science examining talent development environments in international soccer. I have also supervised international PhD students at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Additional interests and activities

Completed Funded Research Projects (£102,198 Total/£84,198 as PI)

I have significant experience leading and managing externally funded research projects.

Research Reports

Research Dissemination Presentations (Key Findings)

Invited Presentations

Postgraduate Supervision

Completions

PhD (5)

MA by Research (1)

On-Going (6)

Postgraduate Examinations

Doctor of Philosophy (13)

Masters by Research (6)

Independent Chair (3)

Recent publications

Publications

Books (2)

Peer Review Journal Articles (23)

Book Chapters (15)