David Opar

Director of the Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre
Australian Catholic University.

[David Opar @davidopar]

The @ACUmedia just uploaded 26 of our hamstring papers to their repository. Links to OPEN ACCESS papers are here https://t.co/ElO98jRMMh

[David Opar @davidopar]

A PhD scholarship opportunity to join the @SPRINT_ACU team. The project will utilise data collected as part of the HAMIR study, be the largest hamstring injury risk factor study every conducted (study protocol https://t.co/RxEWZVeVZo)

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

🚨Interested in the effects of hamstring injury on subsequent performance in elite athletes??

🏃We have an exciting opportunity for a PhD student to join our multi-centre HAMIR study funded by the National Football League

📅Applications close Dec 5th
👉https://t.co/HoFVTGX6Om

[David Opar @davidopar]

Great opportunities for anyone looking to pursue a PhD within our @SPRINT_ACU Research Centre. Please take a look if you are interested.

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

📢Calling all students!

Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in #performance, #recovery or #injury?

ACU's scholarship applications are now open for 2023 🥳You can find out more about the available projects with #SPRINT here➡️https://t.co/sjOjXvhMxP

[David Opar @davidopar]

Anyone Melbourne based with an ACL injury in the last 5 years please check this out.

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

📢New study announcement!

@SPRINT_ACU & @MMIHRACU are recruiting participants to partake in a study investigating why muscle weakness persists after ACL injury 🏃‍♂️

If you or someone you know has had a recent ACL injury, head here to sign up➡️https://t.co/yd5H1gNtxI

[David Opar @davidopar]

A reminder that applications for this post-doc position in biomechanics closes this Sunday (Melbourne time).

[Nirav Maniar @niravmaniar91]

Applications close this Sunday for a post-doc in biomechanics with us at @SPRINT_ACU! More details here: https://t.co/cNCNXOSBHc
Please reach out if interested. Retweets appreciated @ISBSOFFICIAL @ISBiomechanics @ANZSB @ESSASpSc @Logemas @Vicon

[Jobs in Sport Science @JobsinSportSci]

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomechanics

Place: ⁦⁦@SPRINT_ACU⁩ 🇦🇺

💰Salary: $104,430 - $145,913

📆 Deadline: 20/2/22

ℹ️ For more info👇 https://t.co/oNAQwGdrAj

[David Opar @davidopar]

We get a lot of practitioners asking us these 4 questions. In a talk for our @SPRINT_ACU Research Centre I'll provide the evidence that informs our answers. If you are keen to have a listen, details for the presentation are provided in the tweet below

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Join Dr @davidopar on Wednesday 10th November @ 10am AEDT to discuss all things hamstrings. #SPRINTinACTION Link here: https://t.co/eBfXENCyTr

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Join Dr @davidopar on Wednesday 10th November @ 10am AEDT to discuss all things hamstrings. #SPRINTinACTION Link here: https://t.co/eBfXENCyTr

[David Opar @davidopar]

Applications for PhDs now open at ACU. We will be posting presentations on the PhD opportunities for the Peformance, Recovery and Injury Research Programs in @SPRINT_ACU very soon. Stay tuned.

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Apply now for a PhD or MPhil at ACU. Applications from both domestic candidates from Australia and New Zealand, and international candidates are welcomed. The next round of applications for PhD and MPhil programs close at 11.59pm 17 October 2021 AEDT https://t.co/JfpuSUKvP5

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

We are excited to welcome new postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Suzy Russell @suzanna_russell to the ACU team. The position, in partnership with the AIS @theAIS, aims to evaluate and improve mental fatigue and recovery in elite athletes

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Installation of our new @BertecHQ instrumented triaxial dual belt treadmill is almost complete! Block out blinds and motion capture cameras are the last few pieces before our new research lab is up and running.

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Congrats to @davidopar @ryan_timmins @niravmaniar91 @JackHickey89 on being part of the research team awarded US$4m in funding from the NFL for hamstring injury research.

Full press release here https://t.co/T9WeeVlzab

[Ryan Timmins @ryan_timmins]

Muscle Activity and Activation in Previously Strain-Injured Lower Limbs: A Systematic Review. First PhD Paper @JoelPresland. Swing+Propul phase deficits, plus ecc strength tests show more than conc? Dyno also dif to NHE. Considerations for testing modes? https://t.co/yUUT1xHmgY

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

@duthieg and the team at @TrackVU have been helping @FIFAcom improve the accuracy of the player tracking systems. Read more below: https://t.co/otwidpTv3E

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Check out @ShonaHalson talking about the importance of sleep in elite athletes #SPRINTResearch
https://t.co/6RnIrALgfH

@ryan_timmins @davidopar @richjohnston88 @StuCormack @KassiaBeetham @p_tof @niravmaniar91 @JackHickey89

[David Opar @davidopar]

A great opportunity to network & collaborate with your industry & receive Continued Professional Development Points (CPD) from Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)!
Registrations for final 2 days are still OPEN.
https://t.co/5hGb8R9q3p
#acufabula

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Great to see @JackHickey89 on the @E3Rehab podcast, talking all things hamstring rehab. A great one to check out!

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

Great to see @ShonaHalson announced as a keynote speaker for @SMA_News 2021 Conference - great to have face to face conferences back in our calendars 📅 #sprintinaction

[Professor Kristian Thorborg @KThorborg]

Big congrats to Dr. @jordivicensb successfull PhD defence. Main supervisor @afortvan Hard working Sports Scientists with excellent work on hamstring injury risk factors and flywheel/traditional strength training. Also PhD student number 10 that I have had the honor to supervise

[David Opar @davidopar]

The @SPRINT_ACU website now has our academic staff profiles, PhD & Honours student projects (links below). If you are interested in a research degree in our performance, recovery or injury research programs please get in touch.

https://t.co/NF5ZGFxsA8
https://t.co/257YCSf9DG

[SPRINT Research Centre @SPRINT_ACU]

We are excited to announce our partnership with the @SacramentoKings. Our team look forward to providing leading edge research and practice and a passion for developing the next generation of high performance talent. Read more here - https://t.co/8r5e4vVf8i
#sprintinaction