Alf Dinnie

Overview

Alf Dinnie is a Lecturer in Performance Analysis in Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is also the Head Coach of the Ladies 1st XI Hockey squad and BUCS Hockey Lead, playing a key role in the operation and strategic direction of the Hockey club. Alf joined the school in 2018, following undergraduate and postgraduate study at Cardiff Met, assuming his current lecturing role in 2020.

Along his journey to this lecturing position, Alf has undertaken roles within the Student Union as the Sport Kit & Equipment Officer, and in the CSSHS as Sport Performance Analysis Associate Tutor and interim Senior Technician. Alf gained invaluable experience teaching and assessing Sport Performance Analysis, Research Methods, BTEC Sport and Coaching at Levels 3, 4 & 5 to our Higher Education Partner Colleges: Bridgend College and Cardiff & Vale College (CAVC).

Alf's main interests lie in performance sport and data analytics. This has stemmed from his involvements in applied sport performance analysis and current status as a member of the Wales Senior Men's Hockey squad, having competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, European Championships and World Series competitions.

More recently Alf has published a journal article into the Journal of Sports Analytics, and undertaken a PgCTAP, which includes pedagogical interventions focused around the use of Virtual Learning Environments and Technology Enhanced Learning for Sport Performance Analysis students, with the objective of informing subsequent curriculum design and practices. He intends to progress towards achieving a PhD, NGB Coach Education qualification and to conduct further research for publication.

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