Grant van der Ploeg

Dr Grant van der Ploeg is a Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia, affiliated with UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance. He is based at the City West Campus and serves as a Research Degree Supervisor, contributing to postgraduate education and research supervision.

His research focuses on sports science and athlete monitoring, particularly in youth basketball and Australian football. Key areas include workload assessment, validation of inertial measurement units (IMUs), player load analysis, and the impact of technology on performance monitoring. His work bridges applied sport science with practical coaching applications, emphasizing reliability and validity in real-world elite youth training environments.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in evaluating and validating athlete monitoring tools, especially IMUs and mobile applications, across longitudinal training periods. These studies emphasize practical implementation, cross-device comparison, and methodological rigor in youth sports settings.

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As a Research Degree Supervisor, Dr van der Ploeg mentors postgraduate students, though specific advisees are not listed. His research contributes to grants and applied projects in elite youth sports, particularly in collaboration with Basketball South Australia. While no formal lab or research team is named, his work is conducted within the UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance research environment.