Designing Elite Pre-Season Screening Battery
with Ed Harper
Learning Outcomes
Identify planning considerations for pre-season testing within elite football.
Explore ideas for assessing the physical abilities of a squad.
Identify methods of increasing context and understanding individual differences beyond the numbers.
About Ed
Ed was most recently first-team fitness coach and PhD researcher at Liverpool FC, where he focused on optimising player performance, training, and recovery.
Ed's role involved establishing club-wide testing protocols as well as collecting daily information helping to guide and optimise training and recovery for players in Arne Slot's squad.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in sports science and Master's degree in sport and exercise science; strength and conditioning from Sheffield Hallam University, and is currently studying for a PhD.
Before joining Liverpool, Ed spent time with the FA and at Welsh Premier League side The New Saints, along with supporting medallists at multiple Paralympics and numerous athletes across a wide range of sports.