Meet Our Expert Team
Dr. Jo Batey
Specialist Area: Psychology
Richard Cheetham
Specialist Area: Sport Coaching
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Richard Cheetham MBE is a highly regarded sport consultant and educator. He offers a wealth of experience working with athletes and teams across various sports. Richard's approach focuses on empowering individuals and teams to optimize their performance through the application of sport psychology principles. Richard has worked with athletes, including Olympic medallists, professional athletes and corporate teams, and offers workshops, seminars, and one-to-one consultations.
Chris Ford
Specialist Area: S&C
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Chris is a highly experienced UKSCA Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with a decade of expertise. With a diverse background in sports such as cricket, sprinting, middle-distance running, throwing, badminton, Ironman, BMX racing, and tennis, Chris’ training philosophy revolves around establishing a foundation of excellent movement while emphasising a high-intensity focus to elevate strength and power.
Dr. Scott Hannah
Specialist Area: Physiology
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Dr. Scott Hannah is an exercise physiologist specializing in providing comprehensive physiological assessments for athletes at all levels. With over a decade of experience, Dr. Hannah has worked with renowned sports teams, elite athletes, and recreational enthusiasts. Notable clients include ultra-endurance runners in the Marathon Des Sables, Saracens Rugby Club, Ipswich Town FC, and the English National Ballet. Dr. Hannah's expertise in exercise physiology enables him to deliver personalized assessments, helping clients unlock their full potential.
Dr. David Jessop
Specialist Area: Biomechanics
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Dr. David Jessop is a seasoned sports biomechanics expert with nearly 20 years of experience. Specialising in biomechanics and data analysis, David has worked with elite athletes from various sports including athletics, diving, motorsport, speed skating, and wheelchair rugby. He offers biomechanics workshops and provides detailed technique analysis to help athletes improve their performance. With his expertise and keen eye for movement patterns, David is dedicated to helping athletes optimize their skills and achieve their goals through refined biomechanical analyses.
Eloise Paine
Specialist Area: Physiology
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Eloise holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science, an MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Science, and is currently pursuing a PhD in health and exercise physiology. As a Sports Science Laboratory Technician and visiting lecturer at a university, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Eloise is in the process of completing her BASES supervised experience to become an accredited sport and exercise scientist. She is also an ISAK Level 2 qualified anthropometrist. With a background in providing physiological support to various athletes, including swimmers, triathletes, cyclists, and the academy at Portsmouth football club, Eloise's expertise lies in the realm of exercise science and its practical applications
Dr. Steve Smith
Specialist Area: Sport Coaching
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Steve’s research areas include the representative learning designs of sport practice environments and the psychological climate of practice. His experience as a high-level coach allows him to expertly provide quality coach education workshops that bridge the gap between research and real-world coaching. Current consultancy work includes collaboration with a digital app company to deliver a high frequency, low burden sport psychology mobile app, collecting psychological data which provides coaches information to inform performance decisions.
Dr. Chris Whittle
Specialist Area: Biomechanics
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Chris has been working at the University of Winchester since September 2009 as Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics. Chris holds a BSc (Hons) in aquatic sports science, an MSc in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics and has recently completed a PhD looking into movement variability in cycling.
James Maiden
Specialist Area: Psychology
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James brings a wealth of expertise to his consultancy services. With a Master's degree from Loughborough, James is on his way to becoming a chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). His areas of expertise include elite youth sport, mental health, transitions, and performance. James offers a range of consultancy services, including 1-1 support, group sessions, and educational workshops. He has worked with esteemed clients such as Southampton FC's women’s and academy footballers, Eastleigh FC, Loughborough University Elite Badminton Squad and Gloucestershire County Junior Golf Teams.
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With over 15 years of experience and specific qualifications in sport science support and psychology, including BASES accreditation and Chartered Scientist status, Jo offers a range of consultancy services. These include 1-2-1 sessions, team sessions, and group-based workshops. Jo specialises in working with youth athletes and providing support for parents involved in sport. Throughout her career, she has worked with athletes in various sports, such as rowing, fencing, triathlon, cycling, and archery, including Olympic Development Squad support. Additionally, Jo conducts workshops that address the challenges faced by sport parents and provide strategies for managing associated stresses.
Our Interns
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Placement Student
Maisie is a Third Year BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science student at the University of Winchester. Maisie’s passion for the area focuses intersection between exercise physiology and sports business and marketing, as well as working in the personal training sector alongside her degree.
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Placement Student
Lily is a third year BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science student at the University of Winchester. Her interests lay heavily within physiology. When not in the labs supporting physiological assessments on a wide variety of athletes, Lily captains one of the University netball teams.