Will Abbott, Head of Academy Strength and Conditioning at Brighton, gives us the lowdown on pre-season at the Premier League club.

ADAM OWEN has begun work as Director of Performance and Assistant Manager of Polish Premier League side Lechia Gdansk.

EVERY year hundreds of (mainly unpaid) interns are taken on by professional clubs. Kevin Paxton, Head of Academy Sports Science at Leicester City, says it's time to ensure they're given a fair deal.

JONNY NORTHEAST, Swansea City's Head of Sports Science, is leaving the club after seven years.

MANY players are back at their training grounds this week. The first thing they do is testing. But what exactly does it involve?

CHRIS NEVILLE has left his role as Head of Athletic Performance at relegated Blackburn Rovers.

ARSENAL have appointed Darren Burgess, Liverpool's former Head of Fitness and Conditioning, as their new Head of Elite Performance.

HEAD of Sports Science Nick Davies has left Norwich with immediate effect as the club continues an overhaul under Stuart Webber.

A new app, Fitr Woman, aims to help women with sport's last big taboo - the menstrual cycle.

HAMSTRING injuries went down 5.6% as a proportion of the total in the Premier League last season, according to the website premierinjuries.com.

A MANCHESTER start-up has launched the world’s first virtual reality talent ID and rehab system.

Injury rates are reduced when players get at least six days of recovery between matches, new research has found.