Elite sport performance – how important is technique?

Drawing on examples from a variety of sports – including cricket fast bowling and the badminton jump smash – he will outline how we can increase our understanding of the critical factors linked to performance improvement or injury risk.

In addition, he will discuss the journey from research to real-world application and impact – before finishing with the potential ways technology can be used to increase research impact.

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Professor Mark King investigates routes to optimum performance and ways to minimise the risk of injury across a broad range of sports – including gymnastics, cricket, athletics, badminton, swimming and tennis.

Mark has collaborated with the England and Wales Cricket Board for nearly 20 years – covering a breadth of activities from batting power hitting, optimal spin bowling and fast bowling performance, minimising injury risk for fast bowlers, and appropriate pitch lengths for junior cricketers.

He has a breadth of experience with international groups – eight years as Chair of the International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Computer Simulation; Fellow and Director of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports; Director of Badminton England; invited member of Badminton World Federation’s Injury Prevention Working Group; and International Cricket Council’s Bowling Legality Group.

In 2023, Mark set up DineticQ – a University spin-out – to commercialise his research knowledge, making it widely and cost effectively available to help others reach their potential in sport using a science-based approach.