IPSWICH TOWN Head of Athletic Performance and Sport Science Jim Henry has moved back to Scotland for personal reasons and will take on a new consultancy role for the club.

SCOTLAND'S Head of High Performance, Graeme Jones, reveals a behind-the-scenes revolution that has taken place with the national team over the last three years.

THE Premier League is rolling out a 90-minute rapid covid test for players returning from international duty in an effort to get them quickly back into training grounds ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.

DR ROBIN THORPE, Manchester United's former Head of Recovery and Regeneration, tells TGG about his work at Old Trafford and how the club reached sports science 'utopia'.

THIRTY backroom staff from 19 clubs have united to run 10km a day in November to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

ASTON VILLA Head of Nutrition Dr Marcus Hannon has carried out the first piece of research into the body composition, physical loading patterns and daily energy expenditure of Academy players - and the results show the need for full-time nutrition support for young players.

HEAD PHYSIO Dave Watson and Head of Medicine Dr Andrew Dent are leaving Stoke City after almost 50 years' combined service.

INSTEAD of spending big money on transfer fees and wages (because they can’t), Brentford decided to invest in specialists to maximise player performance. One of them is Danish sleep expert Anna West, who has been working with the Bees since 2016.

PRESTON NORTH END Head of Performance Tom Little explains how a football gym differs from a standard public one.

MATT KONOPINSKI has stepped down as Rangers Head of Medical for family reasons after 10 months at the club.

EDDIE NEWTON has introduced some of Chelsea’s groundbreaking sports science expertise to Trabzonspor by adding Malcolm Harkness to his backroom staff at the club.

PRESTON have this week moved into a new training centre that was once a temple of high performance for Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers.