Dr Alireza Monajati
Interim Director of Careers and Enterprise
Department of Bioscience and Sport , School Of Health, Sport And Bioscience
Programme Leader; MSc Sport Analytics
Qualifications
- MSc in strength and Conditioning
- PhD, in Exercise Science; Hamstring and ACL injury prevention in team sports
Areas Of Interest
- Sport Science
- Sport Analytics
- Strength and Conditioning
Areas of expertise
- Football Analytics
- Strength and Conditioning
- Sport Science
- Hamstring and ACL Injury prevention
OVERVIEW
I joined UEL in September 2018 and since this time I have been leading several undergraduate and postgraduate modules such as Strength and conditioning, Sport nutrition, Research methods, Theory of sport analytics, Visual analytics and Performance analysis.
In 2020 I established a new MSc course at UEL, MSc Sport Analytics, which is the first of its kind in the UK.
I have led several performance departments in elite women football such as Crystal Palace, London city Lionesses and Millwall Lionesses. I have also been a consultant performance coach for FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women), France. Currently, I am a football scientist at Scotland Women's National Football Team for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Acute effects of caffeinated chewing gum on lower and high order cognitive processes.
Research groups
Applied Sport Sciences Research Group (ASSRG).
PUBLICATIONS
- Naclerio, F., Larumbe-Zabala, E., Monajati, A. and Goss-Sampson, M., 2015. Effects of two different injury prevention resistance exercise protocols on the hamstring torque-angle relationship: a randomized controlled trial. Research in Sports Medicine, 23(4), pp.379-393.
- Monajati, A., Larumbe-Zabala, E., Goss-Sampson, M. and Naclerio, F., 2016. The effectiveness of injury prevention programs to modify risk factors for non-contact anterior cruciate ligament and hamstring injuries in uninjured team sports athletes: a systematic review. PLoS One, 11(5), p.e0155272.
- Monajati, A., Larumbe-Zabala, E., Goss-Sampson, M. and Naclerio, F., 2017. Analysis of the hamstring muscle activation during two injury prevention exercises. Journal of human kinetics, 60(1), pp.29-37.
- Monajati, A., Larumbe-Zabala, E., Goss-Sampson, M. and Naclerio, F., 2018. Injury Prevention Programs Based on Flywheel vs. Body Weight Resistance in Recreational Athletes. Journal of strength and conditioning research.
- Monajati, A., Larumbe-Zabala, E., Goss-Sampson, M. and Naclerio, F., 2018. Surface electromyography analysis of three squat exercises. Journal of Human Kinetics.
Articles
- Monataji, A. We need to find out why so many women players are suffering ACL injuries. The Irish Times.
- UEFA TV, Equals Episode 3: Hero to Zero
- 'The ACL club' Inside the injury crisis plaguing women's football. Interview for Al Jazeera website.
EXTERNAL ROLES
- Scotland Women's National Football Team
TEACHING
MSc Sport Analytics
Study sport analytics and have access to reliable and valid information, maximising the value of data in the sports industry.
Study MSc Sport Analytics
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Study the role of physiology, psychology and nutrition in human performance; receive the education of a multi-disciplinary sports scientist.
Study BSc Sport and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Performance (West Ham United Foundation)
Become the highly qualified coach you've always wanted, design training programmes and analyse performance, with the expertise of West Ham United.
Study Sports Coaching & Performance