João Valente-dos-Santos

João Valente-dos-Santos is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University and a researcher at CIDEFES. His work focuses on youth sports physiology, training load monitoring, and biomechanics, with a specialization in rink hockey and volleyball performance.

• PhD in Sports Sciences
• Post-Doc in Health Sciences
• Master's in Educational Management

Research interests include:

• Youth athlete development
• Biomechanical assessment
• Injury prevention strategies
• Neuromuscular fatigue analysis
• Wearable technology validation

Recent publications address:

• Training stress in volleyball
• Rink hockey competition dynamics
• Velocity-based training in roller skating
• Reactive strength improvement

Scientific awards:

• FCT PhD Fellowship (SFRH/BD/64648/2009)
• FCT Post-Doc Fellowship (SFRH/BPD/100470/2014)