Optimization of performance is key for recreational and elite sports, as well as talent development. Unfortunately, participation in physical activities and sports entails a risk for adverse health effects (injury and/or illness) that threaten sustainability.
Overall Aim
Within the Sports program, research focuses on the optimization of life long healthy participation and performance in physical activity and sports, by healthy individuals, disabled individuals, clinical patients, as well as recreational and (young) elite athletes.
The research program deals with
- Fundamental questions underpinning the aetiology and pathways by which physical (in)activity optimizes, benefits, or harms health and performance;
- Optimization of performance, health monitoring, diagnostics, and learning techniques and strategies;
- The development of multidisciplinary clinical treatment and training guidelines, and improvement of health care interventions including their short- and long-term outcomes; and
- The short and long term behavioural and objective effects of interventions (e.g. practice methods) targeted at physical activity promotion, injury / illness prevention, training and sports performance optimization, in various target groups within society, including the (cost-)effectiveness and implementation of such interventions.
Interdisciplinary collaboration between named foci is actively pursued with the theme to deepen our understanding of contemporary issues and to optimize impact of interventions related to Sports. The program works closely together with the Institute of Sport Science (AISS).
Program Board
- Professor dr. Evert Verhagen, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, (Program director);
- Dr. Jos de Koning, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam (Program deputy director);
- Professor dr. Mario Maas, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC;
- Anne-Sophie van der Post, PhD candidate, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC;
- Ton Leenen, PhD candidate, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam.
Program Members
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Aart NederveenPI MEng PhD
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Albert Smit
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Alex Walinga
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Ali Ziaee
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Andrea Ghiani
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Arjen Pelgrom
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Bart van der Meer
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Carlien Straat
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Carola Minkels
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Cornelis Wijne
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DA Kistemaker
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Daan Vermeijden
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Daniel Müller
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David Mann
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Diederick PenningMSc
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Eli Brenner
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Esmee Engelmann
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Evert VerhagenPI PROF.DR.
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Faezeh Mohammadi Sanjani
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FC Bakker
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Femke van NassauDr. DR.
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Florine Marinelli
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Frank BloemersPROF.DR.
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Geert StreekstraPI MEng PhD
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Gino KerkhoffsPI Prof. MD PhD
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Gustav StrijkersPI Prof. MSc PhD
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Guus ReurinkPhD
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Hans TolPI PhD
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Harald JorstadPI MD PhD
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Hein Daanen
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Heleen Docter
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Idsart Kingma
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Ivo van Hilvoorde
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Jari DahmenBSc
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Jason Steman
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JCN de GeusPROF.DR.
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Jelle Posthuma
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Jeroen Smeets
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Jo de Ruiter
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John Stins
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John van der Kamp
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Joost van den Aardweg
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Joris Oonk
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Jos de Koning
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Julian Hollander
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Kenny LaufBSc MSc
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Kishan Ramsodit
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Knoek van Soest
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L. Blankevoortdr.ir.
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Laura KoxMD PhD
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Laura Secondulfo
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Lisa Noteboom
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Lisanne KleygreweMSc
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Luke McDonic
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Maarten Bobbert
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Mandy van der Weijden-van Rooden
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Marco Hoozemans
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Mario MaasPROF.DR.
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Marjan Kok
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Mathias Hafeli
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Melissa HooijmansPhD
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Melissa Pieters
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Michel de Haan
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Michel van den Bekerom
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Muhammad Zein
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Niels Bech
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Nikki van Bergen
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Ot BakermansMEng PhD
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Paul KuijerPI PhD PhD
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Philipp Honigmann
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Pim van OoijPI MEng PhD
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PJ Beek
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Quinten RikkenBSc
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Ran Zheng
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Raôul Oudejans
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Rob van Beers
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Robert HemkeDR.
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Robert Memelink
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Sietske Luijten
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Simon Goedegebuure
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Siti Siti Masfiah
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Sjoerd StufkensPhD
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Soheil Ashkani Esfahani
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Stephan van der Zwaard
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Susi Rauh
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Tammie van BiemenMaster of Science
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Thomas Baltes
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Thomas Janssen
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Tim Janssen
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Tim SchepersDR.
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Timo van den Bogaard
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Tom de Joode
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Ton LeenenMaster of Science
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Vana Hutter
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Vincent GouttebargeMSc PhD
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Wan-Chun Weng
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Ward Nieboer
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Willem HeijboerBSc MSc
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Yannick Hill