Simon Northcott

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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology

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Personal Introduction

Simon first arrived at Chichester in 1986 when the University was known as the West Sussex Institute of Higher Education and have remained here ever since. After completing his degrees, Simon worked as a research assistant and completed an MPhil that investigated ‘Issues in the Assessment of National Hunt Jockeys’. For the last seven years, Simon has worked as a lecturer within the field of exercise physiology. At present, Simon am also coach to the University's men’s volleyball team who compete in the South East region of the BUSA league.

Education

BA (Hons) West Sussex Institute of Higher Education (1989, 1990)
MPhil Chichester Institute of Higher Education (Southampton University) 1998.

Current teaching

Simon is responsible for the following modules:

BSc

• SPL131 Physiology of the Exercising Human
• SPL235 Developing and Monitoring Fitness in the Coaching Process
• SPL338 Nutritional Strategies for Sports Performance

MSc

Cardiorespiratory Physiology

Administration

Simon is the Programme Coordinator for Sport and Exercise Physiology

Research Interests

Simon has research interests in the following areas:

• Sport Specific Exercise Testing
• Eccentric Exercise
• Volleyball Research

Publications (2001-present)

Willems, M., Northcott, S. (in progress). Changes in electromyographic activity during familiarization of fatiguing isometric contractions.

Willems, M., Northcott, S. (in progress). The effect of gender on recovery of force and steadiness after muscle injury by downhill running.

Northcott, S., Tilbury, J. and Kelly, J. (in progress). Effect of different cycling protocols on the incidence of the 2max plateau.