ALMOST 10% of respondents to a survey on pay for sport scientists and S&Cs in football reported earning less than £15,000 a year - with 80% of them having been educated to Masters or postgraduate level.

PRESTON'S Head of Fitness, Dr Tom Little, was frustrated by his players' nutrition choices - so he created a new system for meal choices that proved an instant hit.

JIM HENRY has been appointed Head of Athletic Performance and Sport Science by Stoke City following the appointment of Paul Lambert as manager last week.

RESEARCHERS have investigated the effectiveness of 'phase change materials' as an alternative to cryotherapy chambers and ice baths.

DAMIAN RODEN, who has been Stoke City’s Head of Sport Science since July 2013, has been appointed as Director of High Performance at the Seattle Sounders.

TOO often, fitness staff and coaches are the victims when a manager loses his job. We're also seeing a narrowing of chances for British staff. TGG is calling for a change of approach.

NICK DAVIES has been confirmed as West Ham’s new Head of Fitness, as reported by TGG on December 3rd.

Richard Collinge, Watford’s former Head of Medical, has brought a discrimination case against the club, claiming he lost his job because he was English.

CARLO ANCELOTTI has paid tribute to Nick Broad, his former performance supremo at both Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, who died five years ago at the age of 38.

THREE members of the performance team at high-flying Derby County have given a superb insight into what a typical working day entails for them.

JONNY NORTHEAST has been appointed as Head of Sports Science at DC United - six months after losing his job at sister club Swansea City.

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