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Research profile

Anticipation research in various sport games with emphasis on gaze strategies in deceptive movements. Also researching the effects of substitutions on player load and injuries. 

Academic career

Johannes Meyer received his Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from the German Sport University Cologne in 2017 and his Master's degree (M.Sc., with distinction) in "Performance Analysis in Sport" from the University of Salford, UK, in 2018. He then started his PhD at the Institute of Training Science and Sports Informatics with a research centre on decision-making in sports games. The focus is on factors that influence anticipation, including deceptive movements. He is also researching the effects of additional substitutions in professional football. In 2024, he successfully completed his doctorate with the thesis "ANTICIPATE, DON'T SPECULATE: Exploring factors of anticipation skill in sports games". In addition, Johannes Meyer worked from 2022-2024 as an consultant for qualification in knowledge and technology transfer in the Dept. Transfer Office and Start-up Service of the German Sport University Cologne. 2024, he started working as a post-doc at the Institute for Movement Training and Sports Informatics.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In September 2015, 193 UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, Doktor der Sportwissenschaft, ANTICIPATE, DON´T SPECULATE: Exploring factors of anticipation skill in sports games, German Sport University Cologne

Date of the grant: 30.04.2024

University of Salford, Master os Science, Impact of Packing on the outcome of youth football (Packing-rate and Impect), University of Salford

Date of the grant: 04.10.2018

German Sport University Cologne, Bachelor of Arts, Effects of an additional change in football on load reduction and tactical influence, German Sport University Cologne

Date of the grant: 11.05.2017

External positions

Consultant for Qualification in Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

01.01.202230.06.2024

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