Dan Weaving

Dr Dan Weaving is an active researcher in the field of sport and exercise science, likely affiliated with the School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University. His work focuses on the physiological, biomechanical, and performance aspects of elite and youth rugby players, with a strong emphasis on training load, injury prevention, and athlete wellness.

His research interests include sports science, exercise physiology, rugby performance, training load monitoring, injury prevention, biomechanics, and sleep in athletes. He employs advanced statistical methods such as partial least squares correlation and latent variable modeling to analyze complex relationships between training inputs and performance or injury outcomes.

The recent publications (2020–2021) demonstrate a consistent focus on quantifying external and internal training loads in rugby, understanding tackle-related injury mechanisms, optimizing small-sided games, and validating sleep monitoring tools. His work bridges data science with applied sports performance, contributing to evidence-based coaching and athlete management.

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Dr Weaving actively collaborates with prominent researchers such as Ben Jones, Kevin Till, and Grant Abt. While no formal students or grants are mentioned, his extensive publication record in high-impact journals indicates significant research activity and academic engagement. He has contributed to both original research and critical commentary in elite athlete monitoring.

His work is associated with research teams focused on performance analysis and athlete health in rugby and football, utilizing mixed-methods approaches including video analysis, wearable sensors, and in-vivo measurements.