Stephen Thompson

Steve Thompson (BSc, MSc, ASCC) is an accredited S&C coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning Coaching at Sheffield Hallam University. He is also a PhD candidate majoring in Velocity Based Training (VBT), but specifically the use of load-velocity profiling to aid load prescription. Thompson is an active researcher, with multiple publications involving international collaborations in high-impact journals such as Sports Medicine, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. He currently holds multiple S&C consultancy roles, including GB Diving, and a Championship Football Academy. Thompson has worked in elite sport for many years, specifically with GB Commonwealth medallists, Olympic competitors and professional athletes in Diving, Women's Volleyball, Para-Fencing, Table Tennis, Golf and Soccer.

Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC) (UKSCA)

NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist

NASM Certified Personal Trainer Award

Level 2 YMCA Initiative Fitness Inclusion award (IFI)

First Aid at work.

'Researchers who teach' course completed

Department of Sport

Health And Wellbeing

MSc in Strength and Conditioning Coaching - Course Leader Senior Lecturer - Department of Sport and Physical Activity

Journal articles

Thompson, S.W., Rogerson, D., Dorrell, H.F., Ruddock, A., & Barnes, A. (2020). The Reliability and Validity of Current Technologies for Measuring Barbell Velocity in the Free-Weight Back Squat and Power Clean. Sports, 8 (7), e94. http://doi.org/10.3390/sports8070094

Thompson, S.W., Rogerson, D., Ruddock, A., & Barnes, A. (2020). Correction to: The Effectiveness of Two Methods of Prescribing Load on Maximal Strength Development: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01253-z

Thompson, S., Rogerson, D., Ruddock, A., & Barnes, A. (2019). The Effectiveness of Two Methods of Prescribing Load on Maximal Strength Development: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01241-3

Banyard, H.G., Tufano, J.J., Delgado, J., Thompson, S., & Nosaka, K. (2018). Comparison of velocity-based and traditional 1RM-percent-based prescription on acute kinetic and kinematic variables. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. http://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0147

Ruddock, A., Wilson, D., Thompson, S., Hembrough, D., & Winter, E. (2016). Strength and conditioning for professional boxing: recommendations for physical preparation. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 38 (3), 81-90. http://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000217

Ruddock, A., Thompson, S., Hudson, S.A., James, C.A., Gibson, O.R., & Mee, J.A. (2016). Combined active and passive heat exposure induced heat acclimation in a soccer referee before 2014 FIFA world cup. SpringerPlus, 5 (617), 1-9. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2298-y

Book chapters

Ranchordas, M.K., Hudson, S., & Thompson, S. (2016). Nutrition for Extreme Sports. In Feletti, F. (Ed.) Extreme Sports Medicine. (pp. 15-28). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28265-7_2