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Dr David Alder

Senior Lecturer

David is Course Leader for the Sport Performance Analysis MSc and a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching within the Carnegie School of Sport.

David's completed a BSc in Sport Science at Liverpool John Moores (2011) where he then completed a PhD funded by the English Institute of Sport. Prior to being appointed at Leeds Beckett, he was employed as a teaching fellow at the University of Edinburgh and then at Bath University. He holds various coaching qualifications, including UEFA B Licence and the full FA Youth Award, and has coached in a variety of countries (USA, Australia, Denmark).

Alongside his academic roles, David has held a range of applied positions within elite sport including; Head of Performance Analysis (Bradford City), Academy Coach (Bradford City), Skill Acquisition lead (English Institute of Sport). For the past four years, he has been employed by the FA as a National Scout working within the Youth Development Phase. This role consists of analysing and reporting on the weekly performance of England national age group players with the intention of informing the selection for international camps and tournaments.

Current Teaching

David is currently the Course Lead on the MSc Sport Performance Analysis course. He also leads the Contemporary Applications of Performance Analysis module on the same course.

David also leads a number of modules on the BSc Sport Coaching degree including; Practical Coaching Pedagogy (L4), Performance Analysis (L5) and Advanced Performance Analysis (L6).

Research Interests

David's research to date has examined the impact of various stressors (anxiety/ fatigue etc.) on the decision making of elite athletes and the underpinning mechanisms (i.e. Visual search behaviour). Furthermore he has examined the impact of training decision making under the identified stressors.

David has been awarded the following external research grants:

Badminton World Federation (PI) (£11,500) 2021
English Cricket Board (matched funded PhD, £30,000) 2018
Badminton World Federation (PI) (£14,500) 2016
Badminton World Federation (PI) (£10,000) 2015
Badminton World Federation (PI) (£12,000) 2014
Badminton World Federation (PI) (£14,000) 2013
English Institute of Sport (CI) (£50,000) 2012

This research has crossed disciplinary boundaries, including sports science, sports coaching, psychology, and special populations and therefore has significant scope for real-world impact. Leeds Beckett University’s research Institute of Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure (ISPAL) affords the testing of the practical utility of this work.