Miss Sara Horne
Research Fellow - Biomechanics
Heinz Wolff 205
- Email: sara.horne@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266474
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Sara is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager within the Biomechanics discipline in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Brunel University London. Her role involves the day-to-day management of the Biomechanics Laboratory and teaching and research within the areas of Biomechanics and Performance Analysis. Sara is currently conducting PhD research assessing the risk factors and mechanisms of injury in elite Netball.
Career History
After completing her BA (Hons) degree at West London Institute of Higher Education Sara was offered the position of Biomechanics Scientific Officer while completing her MSc in Sport Sciences at the same Institute (which became a College of Brunel University). Subsequently she has worked as the Biomechanics Laboratory Manger at Brunel for many years being instrumental in the development of the laboratories and particularly the interfacing and integration of the advanced imaging and biomechanical techniques that support the biomechanics research group projects. Sara has also been actively involved in the teaching of Biomechanics at all levels and the Biomechanics groups various research projects. In 2012 her position changed to Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager in recognition of her involvement in a number of funded research projects.
Throughout her career Sara has also conducted consultancy work with a range of sports teams and athletes. She is a qualified Netball coach and applied Level 4 accredited performance analyst with the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport. She has worked as performance analyst for the Brunel Hurricanes and Glasgow Wildcats Netball Superleague Teams and for the Scotland Netball squads. She continues to work with junior and elite athletes in a range of racket sports. Sara has more recently introduced Performance Analysis into the Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences curriculum and currently supports student projects and work experience in this area.
Qualifications
- BA Sports Studies and History
- Msc Sports Sciences
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- UKCC Level 2 Netball coaching qualification
- Dartfish Certified Technologist
Responsibility
College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Health and Safety Committee
Newest selected publications
Horne, S., Shaheen, AF., Baltzopoulos, B. and Hills, L. (2024) 'The netball injury evidence base: a scoping review of methodologies and recommendations for future approaches'. Systematic Reviews, 13 (1). pp. 1 - 27. ISSN: 2046-4053 Open Access Link
Horne, SL. (2013) 'The role of performance analysis in elite netball competition structures.', in Peters, PM. and O'Donoghue, P. (eds.) Performance Analysis of Sport IX. London : Routledge. ISBN 10: 0415643392. ISBN 13: 978-0415643399. Open Access Link
Coleman, DR., Cannavan, D., Horne, SL., Pedlar, C. and Blazevich, AJ. (2009) 'Effect of Tendon Stiffness and Leg Stiffness on Running Economy in well-trained Middle Distance Runners.'. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41. pp. 290 - 291. ISSN: 1530-0315
Blazevich, AJ., Horne, S., Cannavan, D., Coleman, DR. and Aagaard, P. (2008) 'Effect of contraction mode of slow-speed resistance training on the maximum rate of force development in the human quadriceps'. Muscle and Nerve, 38 (3). pp. 1133 - 1146. ISSN: 1097-4598
Blazevich, AJ., Cannavan, D., Coleman, DR. and Horne, SL. (2007) 'Influence of concentric and eccentric resistance training on architectural adaptation in human quadriceps muscle.'. Journal of Applied Physiology, 103 (5). pp. 1565 - 1575. ISSN: 8750-7587