Staff Profile
Dr Daniel Glassbrook
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
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I am passionate about sports performance, and research in biomechanics and sports science. I completed both my undergraduate and masters’ degrees at The Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. I then moved to Australia, and in early 2021 was awarded my PhD from Macquarie University in Sydney, where my research focused on the use of wearable technology such as GPS and inertial measurement units to measure and understand the running demands of professional rugby league match-play, so that this information could better inform practitioners and high-performance staff when making decisions around player-load.
In the UK, prior to joining York St John University as a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, I have worked as the First Team Sports Scientist for the Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher in sports related concussion at Durham University.
- School – School of Science, Technology and Health
- Email – d.glassbrook@yorksj.ac.uk
- Research - View my work in RaY
Teaching
I teach on the BSc (Hons)/MSci Sport and Exercise Science Degree
- Year 3/Level 6 Applied Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
- Year 2/Level 5 Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
- Year 1/Level 4 Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
- Year 1/Level 4 Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Research
My research interests lay predominantly in the following areas:
- Running demands of team sport match-play
- Application of wearable technology in team sport
- Mechanics of lower limb function and injury risk
- Concussion and neurocognitive performance in athletes
Publications and Conferences
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Glassbrook, D. J., Fuller, J. T., Alderson, J. A., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2022). Changes in acceleration load as measured by inertial measurement units manifest in the upper body after an extended running task. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(13), 1467-1475.
King, D. A., Hume, P. A., Clark, T., Hind, K., & Glassbrook, D. J. (2022). Match and training injuries in women’s football: A systematic review and pooled analysis of published studies. Annals of Sports Medicine and Research, 9(2), 1193.
Glassbrook, D. J., Fuller, J. T., Wade, J. A., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2022). Not all physical performance tests are related to early season match running performance in professional rugby league. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 36(7), 1944-1950.
Jones, W., Pearson, A., Glassbrook, D., Slater, G., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Hind, K. (2022). Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25(4), 692-698.
Glassbrook, D. J., Fuller, J. T., Alderson, J. A., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2020). Measurement of lower-limb asymmetry in professional rugby league: A technical note describing the use of inertial measurement units. PeerJ, 8, e9366.
Conference Proceedings
Glassbrook, D. J., Hind, K. (2022). Resting and post-sport information processing performance in athletes at risk of concussion. Neuroscience North East Conference, Durham, United Kingdom.
Doyle, T. L. A., Wills, J. A., Glassbrook, D. J., & Saxby, D. J. (2020). Males and females respond differently over a 5 km loaded march and after 10 weeks of training. International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance, Quebec City, Canada.
Glassbrook, D. J., Fuller, J. T., Alderson, J. A., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2019). A new technique to quantify positional differences in external mechanical load during professional rugby league. The International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Calgary, Canada.
Doyle, T. L. A., Wills, J. A., Lenton, G. K., Saxby, D. J., & Glassbrook, D. J. (2019). Male and female muscular and physical adaptations to load carriage conditioning are sex specific. The International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Calgary, Canada.
Glassbrook, D. J., Fuller, J. T., Alderson, J. A., & Doyle, T. L. A. (2019). It is possible with accelerometry to quantify external mechanical load in both limbs during professional rugby league match-play. Australian Strength and Conditioning Association International Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Professional Activities
I hold professional accreditation as an Accredited Sport Scientist (Level 1) and Accredited Exercise Scientist (Level 1) with Exercise and Sport Science Australia (BASES equivalent), and as a Professional (Level 2) Strength and Conditioning Coach with The Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA equivalent).
