Jonny Fraser MSc
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Activity
Summary
I became a full-time lecturer at Sheffield Hallam in 2021 teaching on modules across Sport and Exercise Science and Physical Activity. Previous to joining Sheffield Hallam University full time, I worked as a tennis strength and conditioning coach and tennis coach supporting a wide range of players. This included managing athletic development programs and working with tennis players travelling and competing at high levels of competition. I teach across a number of modules within the university related to strength and conditioning, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sport and exercise science practice and sports coaching.
About
Following the completion of both my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007, I worked in the tennis industry for 14 years as a tennis coach, strength and conditioning coach and running my own business, Science in Tennis. My main areas of interest include youth physical development and how sport science disciplines, coaches and athletes collaborate, working together to solve problems. I am currently studying a PhD around the use of language and terminology across sport science and sports coaching teams.
Teaching
School of Sport and Physical Activity
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Courses
- BSc Sport and Exercise Science
- BSc Physical Activity, Sport and Health
- MSc Strength and Conditioning Coaching
- MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science
Research
Current research projects
Areas of interest include interdisciplinary practice of sport science and coaching teams and strength and conditioning for tennis players.
Publications
Journal articles
Shafizadeh, M., Bonner, S., Fraser, J., Parvinpour, S., Shabani, M., & Barnes, A. (2023). Effects of sport participation on gait coordination, symmetry and variability in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. http://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0363
Shafizadeh, M., Bonner, S., Barnes, A., & Fraser, J. (2019). Effects of task and environmental constraints on axial kinematic synergies during the tennis service in expert players. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-9. http://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1701093
Fraser, J., Borgerding, T., & Green, H. (2019). Methods of Monitoring Training Loads in Junior Tennis Players. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis, 24 (2), 12-19.
Shafizadeh, M., Bonner, S., Fraser, J., & Barnes, A. (2018). Effect of environmental constraints on multi-segment coordination patterns during the tennis service in expert performers. Journal of sports sciences, 37 (9), 1011-1020. http://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1538691
Fraser, J., Bonner, S., & Green, H. (2015). Strength and conditioning for the junior tennis player: Evidence based training. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis, 20 (2), 65-71.
Conference papers
Shafizadeh, M., Barnes, A., Bonner, S., Parvinpour, S., & Fraser, J. (2023). Mobility-related indicators of ageing in late adulthood: A neural network analysis [abstract only]. In The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology (AGen), Tokyo, Japan, and Online, 2023 - 3 April 2023. https://acp.iafor.org/presentation/submission67342/
Shafizadeh, M., Bunner, S., Fraser, J., & Barnes, A. Multi-segment synergies during the tennis serve in expert performers. In Annual conference of The British Association of Sport and Exerfcise Science.