Rob Meyers
Lecturer

Module leaderships (inc teaching)
• SSP5070 Practical Techniques in Sports Conditioning and Rehabilitation
• SSP6081 Analysis and Application (Tennis)
• SSP6086 Application and Analysis (Strength and Conditioning)

Teaching
• SSP4050 Professional Development Planning
• SSP4056 Coaching Science 1
• SSP4070 Introduction to Sports Conditioning and Rehabilitation
• SSP5063 Sports Injuries
• SSP6087 Sports Conditioning and Rehabilitation
• SSP7045 Exercise Testing and Interpretation

Membership of Academic Committees
• Cardiff School of Sport Research Ethics Committee
• Cardiff School of Sport Undergraduate Programme Committee
• Cardiff School of Sport Staff-Student Liaison Committee

Other managerial roles:
• Management of UWIC University Tennis Coordinator

Sporting Profile
• UWIC tennis captain, 2001-2003
• UWIC BUCS Tennis coach, 2005-date
• Tennis Professional/ Fitness consultant La Manga Club, Spain, 2000-2006
• UWIC/ XL Tennis academy accredited tennis coach and physical development coordinator, 2004-date

Accreditation
• FHEA – Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• UKSCA – Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ACSS)
• LTA CCA performance licensed coach
• LTA coach education tutor
• SAQ qualified trainer

Consultancy
Current consultancy
• UWIC Tennis Academy - Physical development/ S&C coordinator.
• Tennis Wales – S&C coordinator for high performance players based in South Wales.

Previous consultancy
• FIFA – Turf research projects
• Cardiff Blues - Physiological support (testing).
• Cardiff City FC - Physiological support (testing).
• Welsh Badminton – CPD for High performance coaches/ strength and conditioning for development players.
• Welsh Athletics - Physiological support (testing).
• Surrey Athletics - Physiological support (testing).
• Tennis Wales – Strength and Conditioning/ Performance analysis support to coaches and players.
• Welsh Ski Squad – Strength and Conditioning Support to team members.
• Badminton England – Physiological support (testing).
• Gloucester Rugby Club - Physiological support (testing).
• UWIC BUSA Teams – Strength and conditioning support to various teams including Tennis (men’s and women’s) and Netball
• Football Icon 2 - Sports science testing and managerial team
• Fusion Sport – Former european sales and support manager.

Membership of Professional Bodies
• Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
• British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES)
• UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Research Interests
• Long term athlete development concepts
• Paediatric exercise physiology, maturity and sports performance
• Physiology of tennis
• Sports specific physiological field based fitness assessment
• Development and testing of strength, power, speed, agility and plyometric abilities
• Role of performance analysis in the coaching environment

Research profile

Peer reviewed Journal Articles
Oliver,  J.L., Lloyd, R.S., Moody, J., Meyers, R.W. (under review). Long-term development of youth weightlifting. Strength and Conditioning Journal 
 
Lloyd, R.S., Oliver, J.L., Meyers, R.W, Moody, J. and. and Faigenbaum, A. (under review). Fundamental movement skills: more than just the ABC’s? Strength and Conditioning Journal 

Oliver, J., Lloyd, R. and Meyers R. (in press) Training elite child athletes: promoting welfare and wellbeing. Strength and Conditioning Journal.

Hughes, M.G., Birdsey, L., O’Donoghue, P., Meyers, R.W., Newcombe, D., Oliver, J.L., Smith, P.M., Stembridge, M., Stone. K. & Kerwin, D (Under review).  The effect of playing surface on physiological responses and performance variables in a controlled football simulation. Journal of Sports Sciences.
 
Ford, P.A., De Ste Croix, M.B.A., Lloyd, R.S., Meyers, R., Moosavi, M., Oliver, J., Till, K. & Williams, C.A (2011). Critical review of the Long-Term Athlete Development Model – Problems with its physiological application.  Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(4): 389-402.
 
Stone, K., Oliver, J.L., Hughes, M.G., Newcombe, D., Stembridge, M. & Meyers, R.W. (2011). Development of a soccer-simulation protocol involving agility and repeated sprints.  International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6: 427-431.

Roberts, T., Turner, A. and Meyers, R. (2011) A Field-Based Test
Battery for Tennis. Professional Strength and Conditioning (UKSCA Journal). 20: 13-22.

Lloyd, R., Meyers, R. and Oliver, J. (2011) The natural development and trainability of plyometric ability during childhood. Strength and Conditioning Journal. 33(2): 23-32.

Oliver, J. L. and R. W. Meyers (2009). Reliability and generality of measures of acceleration, planned agility, and reactive agility. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 4(3): 345-354.

Hughes, M. and Meyers, R. (2005) Movement patterns in elite level men's singles tennis, EIJPAS, 5(2): 110-134.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
Hughes. M.G., Lloyd, R.S. and Meyers, R.W. (2011). Sprinting and plyometric ability in youths: the effect of natural development and training. In Reviews in Paediatric Exercise Science (Duncan, M. and Birch, S.eds.). Nova Science Publishers. 

Meyers, R.W. (2009) Comparison of laboratory and on-court fitness testing of aerobic fitness in tennis players. In: Lees, A., Cabello, D. and Torres, G. Science and Racket sports IV. Oxon, Routledge. pp 29-35.

Conference/ workshop presentations
The development of effective on-court movement with juniors: Implications for Strength & Conditioning. Presented at the LTA Strength and Conditioning Workshop, National Tennis Centre, Roehampton, August 2011.

The development and trainability of speed with age and maturation. Presented at the Researching Youth Sport Conference, Loughborough University, Nov 2010.

The influence of maturation status on maximal sprint speed characteristics in boys. Presented to the International Conference of
Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Singapore, May 2010.

Providing sport science support to a national athlete development project. Presented at the Researching Youth Sport Conference, Brunel University, Sept 2009.

9-12s - The physical foundation for tomorrows players. Presented to the Tennis Wales Coaches Conference, Welsh National Tennis Centre, Cardiff, Feb 2008

U9s - Getting the physical fundamentals right. Presented to the Tennis Wales Coaches Conference, Welsh National Tennis Centre, Cardiff, Feb 2008

Physical Development – What coaches need to know. Presented to the Tennis Wales Coaches Conference, Welsh National Tennis Centre, Cardiff, Feb 2008

Comparison of laboratory and on-court testing of aerobic fitness in tennis players. Presented to the Fourth World Congress of Science and Racket Sports, Madrid, Sept 2006.

Peer-reviewed abstracts
Hughes, M.G., Archer, M., Meyers, R.W., Stembridge, M., Oliver, J., Cronin, J., Sephton, A. & Smith, P. (2010) The effect of training in the development of sprint-speed and power in groups of 11 to 16 year old boys. Proceedings of the BASES annual conference, Glasgow University, September 2010.

Hughes, M.G., Archer, M., Meyers, R.W., Stembridge, M., Oliver, J., Cronin, J., Sephton, A. & Smith, P. (2010) The influence of maturation and age on speed-training gains in 11-16-year old boys. Proceedings of the International Conference of
Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Singapore, May 2010.

Meyers, R., Oliver, J., Hughes, M.G., Stembridge, M. and Cronin, J. (2010). The influence of maturation status on maximal sprint speed characteristics in boys. Proceedings of the International Conference of
Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Singapore, May 2010.

Ford, P.A., Hughes M.G., Lloyd, R., Meyers R., Moosavi, M., Plat G., Oliver, J., Stretch, D.J. & Williams, C.A (2008). Application of the Long-Term Athlete Development Model - Tracking Physiological Parameters. Proceedings of the BASES annual conference, Brunel University, September 2008.

Hughes, M.G., Deutsch, M., Meyers, R., Reid, A. (2007). Correlates of speed-test performance among contestants in a football talent identification scheme: the Football Icon project. Proceedings of the BASES conference, September 2007. University of Bath.

Meyers R. (2006) Comparison of laboratory and on-court testing of aerobic fitness in tennis players, Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress of Science and Racket Sports, Madrid, Sept 2006, pp59-60.