Title: Deceleration: Unlocking new insights into the development of athlete movement speed and injury risk reduction

Dr. Damian Harper is a Lecturer in Coaching and Human Performance at the University of Lancashire and Founder of Human Braking Performance (HumanBrakingPerformance.com). He is an accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and Strength and Conditioning Coach and internationally recognised for his research into the importance of deceleration and braking for multi-directional speed sports. He has pioneered some of the first approaches to assess an athlete’s deceleration abilities and developed the Braking Performance Framework to help guide practitioners in the training of an athlete’s deceleration ability. His research has been adopted by major global sports organisations including clubs from the NFL, NBA and EPL, along with many leading sports technology companies.