Dr Amy Brightmore, Senior Lecturer

Dr Amy Brightmore

Senior Lecturer

Amy is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology and is undertaking a PhD entitled ‘Evaluation of the Movement and Physiological Demands of Rugby League Referees’. Her main area of teaching and research is in physiology for sports performance.

Amy completed her BSc (Hons) and MSc Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University. She then went onto work for six years as a Sports Science Support Officer within the Centre for Sports Performance at Leeds Beckett University. Amy’s role was to develop, promote and deliver Sports Science Support Services to key sporting partners and external clients. Within this role she specialised in the delivery of Physiological services. During this time Amy worked full time as a Sports Scientist at a premiership rugby union club.

Amy has been lecturing at Leeds Beckett University since 2007. Amy currently heads the Carnegie School of Sport’s running rehabilitation (Alter G) service as part of Carnegie Solutions for Health and Performance.

Current Teaching

Module Leader

  • Performance in Extreme Environments (Level 6 – joint module leader)

Modules

  • Foundations of Physiology for Sport and Exercise (level 4)
  • Scientific Foundations of Human Movement and Physical Activity (level 4)
  • Physiology of Sport and Exercise Science for Sport Therapists (level 4)
  • Sport and Exercise Science in Context (level 4)
  • Introduction to Research and Study Skills (level 4)
  • Measurement and Evaluation for Sport and Exercise Physiology (level 5)
  • Research Methods (Level 5)
  • Applied Sport and Clinical Exercise Physiology (level 6)
  • Performance in Extreme Environments (level 6)
  • Essentials of Exercise Physiology (level 7)

Personal Tutor (Level 4, 5 and 6)

Research Supervisor

  • BSc (Hons) Dissertation

Research Interests

Amy’s research interests include;

  • Movement and Physiological Demands of Rugby League Referees
  • Sports Performance
  • Applied Sports Science
Dr Amy Brightmore, Senior Lecturer

Selected Outputs

  • Lees M; Oldroyd B; Jones B; Brightmore A; Barlow M; Hind K (2016) Three-compartment body composition changes in professional rugby union players over one competitive season: a team and individualised approach. In: International Society for Clinical Densitometry 22nd Annual Meeting, 1 June 2016 - 4 June 2016, Galway, Ireland.

  • Emmonds S; O'Hara J; Jones BL; Till K; Brightmore A; Cooke C (2015) Influence of 5, 10 and 20 second movement demands on rugby league referee penalty accuracy. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference,, 1 December 2015 - 2 December 2015, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

  • Till K; Jones B; Lees M; barlow M; brightmore A; O'Hara J; hind K (2015) Six-year changes in body composition of UK professional rugby league players using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Conference, 1 December 2015 - 2 December 2015, St George's Park, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2015.1110335

  • Sutton LA; Jones B; Simpson A; Brightmore A; Manley A (2014) Client and practitioner collaboration in nutritional planning and preparation for the Marathon des Sables. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 25 November 2014 - 26 November 2014, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.968391

  • Emmonds S; O'Hara J; Till K; Jones B; Brightmore A; Cooke. C (2014) The effect of distance covered, number of high intensity efforts and heart rate on the decision-making accuracy of professional Rugby League referees. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 25 November 2014 - 26 November 2014, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.968386

  • Brightmore AM; O'Hara J; Till K; Cobley S; Hubka T; Emmonds S; Cooke C (2014) Comparison of movement demands in Rugby League referees between the European Super League and Australasian National Rugby League. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 25 November 2014 - 26 November 2014, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.968386

  • Manley AJ; Jones B; Brightmore A; Simpson A; Sutton L (2014) Stepping into the unknown: Providing multidisciplinary support to an ultra-endurance race debutant. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 25 November 2014 - 26 November 2014, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.968377

  • Jones BL; Simpson A; Brightmore A; Sutton L; Manley A (2014) Reducing the unknown of fluid balance and sodium loss for a recreationally trained athlete competing in the Marathon des Sables. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 25 November 2014 - 26 November 2014, St George’s Park.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.968386

  • O'Hara J; Till KA; Brightmore A; Mitchell I; Cummings S; Cooke C (2012) An evaluation of the movement and physiological demands of rugby league referees during match play using global positioning system tracking. In: ICSEMIS Conference, 19 July 2012 - 23 July 2012, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

  • Drake A; King RFGJ; O'Hara JP; Brightmore A; Payne E; Fahey, J; Jones BL (2012) Improved race walking performance in a thermally stressful environment following Intermittent heat acclimation by Commonwealth Games Champion. In: Strength, Conditioning and Sports Therapy Research Symposium, 28 June 2012, Coventry University.

  • Brightmore A; O'Hara J; Radley D; Fearnley D; Sutton L; King RFGJ; King A; Isted A; Cooke CB (2009) Changes in body composition during the vendèe Global 2008 single handed sailing race. In: BASES Annual Conference, 1 September 2009 - 3 September 2009, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.

  • King A; Isted A; O'Hara J; Radley D; King RFGJ; Cooke CB; Brightmore A; Sutton L; Fearnley D (2009) Sleep Patterns during the vendèe globe 2008 single handed sailing race. In: BASES Annual Conference, 1 September 2009 - 3 September 2009, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.

  • Fearnley D; Sutton L; Tomlinson E; King RFGJ; O'Hara J; Radley D; Brightmore A; Isted A; King A; Cooke CB (2009) Energy and macronutrient intake during the vendèe globe 2008 single handed sailing race. In: BASES Annual Conference, 1 September 2009 - 3 September 2009, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.

  • King RFGJ; O'Hara J; Radley D; Wright A; Sutton L; Fearnley D; Brightmore A; King A; Cooke CB (2009) Energy expenditure during the vendèe globe 2008 single handed sailing race. In: BASES Annual Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.

  • Brightmore A; O'Hara J; Till K; Cobley S; Hubka T; Emmonds S; Cooke CB (2016) Movement and Physiological Demands of Australasian National Rugby League Referees. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11 (8), pp. 1080-1087.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0415

  • Lees MJ; Oldroyd B; Jones B; Brightmore A; O'Hara J; Barlow M; Till K; Hind K (2016) Three-Compartment Body Composition Changes in Professional Rugby Union Players Over One Competitive Season : A Team and Individualized Approach. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 20 (1), pp. 50-57.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2016.04.010

  • Till K; Jones B; O'Hara J; Barlow M; Brightmore A; Lees M; Hind K (2016) Three-Compartment Body Composition in Academy and Senior Rugby League Players. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 11 (2), pp. 191-196.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0048

  • Emmonds S; O'Hara J; Till K; Jones B; Brightmore A; Cooke CB (2015) Physiological and Movement Demands of Rugby League Referees: Influence on Penalty Accuracy. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 29 (12), pp. 3367-3374.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001002

  • Barlow M; Oldroyd B; Smith D; Lees MJ; Brightmore A; Till K; Jones B; Hind K (2015) Precision Error in Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition Measurements in Elite Male Rugby League Players. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 18 (4), pp. 546-550.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2015.04.008

  • Hind K; Gannon L; Brightmore A; Beck B (2015) Insights into relationships between body mass, composition and bone: findings in elite rugby players. Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, 18 (2), pp. 172-178.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2014.11.002

  • O'Hara J; Brightmore A; Till K; Mitchell I; Cummings S; Cooke CB (2013) Evaluation of movement and physiological demands of rugby league referees using global positioning systems tracking. International journal of sports medicine, 34 (9), pp. 825-831.

    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1333694

  • Fearnley D; Sutton L; O'Hara J; Brightmore A; King R; Cooke CB (2012) Case study of a female ocean racer: prerace preparation and nutritional intake during the Vendee Globe 2008. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 22 (3), pp. 212-219.

  • Till K; Cobley S; O'Hara J; Brightmore A; Cooke CB; Chapman C (2011) Using anthropometric and performance characteristics to predict selection in junior UK Rugby League players. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 14 (3), pp. 264-269.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.01.006

  • Emmonds S; Brightmore AM; Cummings S; O'Hara J (2015) The science of rugby referees. In: Till K; Jones B ed. The Science of Sport: Rugby. pp. 151-160.