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;
- Dr. Jos de Koning, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam,
- 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 J. NederveenPI MEng PhD
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Adrianus J. BakermansMEng PhD
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Albert Smit
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Alex B. Walinga
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Ali Ziaee
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Andrea Ghiani
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Anouk Nijs
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Arjen T. 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 A. C. M. Wijne
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DA Kistemaker
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Daan D. Vermeijden
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David Mann
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Eli Brenner
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Emily Crowe
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Erik Wilmes
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Esmee W. M. 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. DRS.
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Frank BloemersPROF.DR.
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Geert J. StreekstraPI MEng PhD
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Geert Savelsbergh
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Gino KerkhoffsPI Prof. MD PhD
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Gisele Chiozi Gotardi
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Gustav StrijkersPI Prof. MSc PhD
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Guus ReurinkPhD
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Hans L. TolPI PhD
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Harald T. 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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James Brown
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Jari DahmenBSc
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JCN de Geus
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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 G. van den Aardweg
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Joris G. M. Oonk
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Jos de Koning
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Joske NautaDR.
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Julian J. Hollander
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Kenny LaufBSc MSc
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Knoek van Soest
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Laura S. KoxMD PhD
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Laura Secondulfo
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Leendert BlankevoortPI MEng PhD
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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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Marjan Kok
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Mathias Hafeli
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Mathijs Hofmijster
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Melissa Pieters
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Melissa T. HooijmansPhD
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Michael P. A. Bus
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Michel de Haan
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Michel van den Bekerom
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Mike LambertPROF.DR.
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Niels H. Bech
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Nikki van Bergen
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Paul P. F. M. KuijerPI PhD PhD
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Philipp P. Honigmann
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Pim A. D. van Dijk
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Pim Koolwijk
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Pim van OoijPI MEng PhD
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PJ Beek
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Puck AlkemadeMSc
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Quinten G. H. RikkenBSc
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Rafael de Andrade Muchaxo
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Ran Zheng
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Raôul Oudejans
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Rob van Beers
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Robert HemkeMD PhD
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Seyed Kazem Mousavi
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Sietske Luijten
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Simon Goedegebuure
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Sjoerd A. S. StufkensPhD
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Soheil Ashkani
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Stephan van der Zwaard
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Surinder K. Grewal
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Susi S. Rauh
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Tammie van BiemenMaster of Science
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Thomas Janssen
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Thomas P. A. Baltes
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Tim Janssen
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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 M. P. HeijboerBSc MSc
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Yannick Hill
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Yihong You