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Chris Difford

@chrisdifford87

Head of Performance Services @bristolcitywfc | BSc, MSc, CSCS, RSCC | Previous @Sportlight_Ltd, @EvertonWomen, @TheMatildas, & @FA | All views my own 🇬🇧

 Burnham-on-Sea, England
Joined February 2009
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Bristol City FC, Women's Physical Performance Coach. mercury13.teamtailor.com/job…
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Bristol City FC, Women’s Physical Performance Coach. f.mtr.cool/zbjhcpedge
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🚨 🏒 We are very proud and excited to announce our partnership with the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers 🚨 🏒 sportlight.ai/post/sportligh…
Sportlight Partners with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers to Bring Next-Gen LiDAR Technology to Ice...

Sportlight Partners with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers to Bring Next-Gen LiDAR Technology to Ice...

Sportlight Technology, a leader in advanced sports technology, has partnered with the Philadelphia Flyers on an innovative project that introduces its next-generation LiDAR and AI technology to...

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🚨 We have some HUGE news to share 🚨 We can now announce that we have signed a multi-year agreement with the Saudi Pro League @SPL_EN to become their exclusive player tracking and performance insights provider!
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BIG NEWS: We're thrilled to announce that our company has been selected to join the 2025 cohort of the MLS Innovation Lab! forbes.com/sites/nicolekraft…
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Everyone has asked for change and things to be different for years That change now exists But the majority will just stick with tradition, convienience and a program which likely has a poor return on investment It will be those who step outside their comfort zone and look outside the box that will prosper Please share with those who need it 🙏🙌
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🎓 ALTIS Higher Education is here! Are you ready to revolutionize your coaching career? 🎓 The ALTIS MSc in Strength, Conditioning, and Coaching Practice is the world's first MSc in S&C to be designed and delivered by a private coaching organization. ⤵️
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We participated in the MLS 'Future of the Game Showcase' during the All-Star game in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this week. We received a nice mention in the Columbus Dispatch newspaper: dispatch.com/story/business/…
AI broadcasts, laser player tracking: A look at the coolest tech at the MLS All-Star game

AI broadcasts, laser player tracking: A look at the coolest tech at the MLS All-Star game

The all-star game served as a celebration of what soccer and the league has become, but it also offered a glimpse of what it could be.

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How @SouthamptonFC use @Sportlight_Ltd as part of their ‘start-up culture’ #saintsfc trainingground.guru/articles…
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We sat down with Bill Styles, lead 1st team S&C coach at @SouthamptonFC . Bill discusses the transformative impact of performance technology on rehab practices and explains how he integrates Sportlight's data into his rehab methodologies. sportlight.ai/post/bill-styl…
Bill Styles Q&A

Bill Styles Q&A

 Bill Styles is a sports scientist who has served as the lead first-team strength and conditioning coach at Southampton FC for almost a decade. Styles, who previously has worked with Celtic FC in the...

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“Like a lot of clubs, we get inundated with proposals for wearable technology, but this non-wearable space is really interesting and has significant advantages." Mark Bitcon, @SouthamptonFC Performance Director @Sportlight_Ltd trainingground.guru/articles…
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How @SouthamptonFC use @Sportlight_Ltd as part of their 'start-up culture' #SaintsFC trainingground.guru/articles…
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Patrick Orme@PatrickOrme11 Apr 2024
Really pleased to be able to offer this opportunity for next season👇 Gain real world experience while continuing your studies Join our team @SwansOfficial for the 2024/25 season as part of our MSc studentship with Swansea University ⚽️🏋️📚🧑‍🎓
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Our latest blog post covers the potential of LiDAR for US sports: sportlight.ai/post/lidar-dev…
LiDAR Development: A Difference Maker for U.S. Sports

LiDAR Development: A Difference Maker for U.S. Sports

Although some previous iterations of LiDAR-based performance-tracking systems were somewhat unwieldy, lacked ideal range and were prohibitively expensive, the technology has reached a tipping point –...

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Here is the outcome of my 10-year journey in the Change of Direction and Agility Space Want to impact performance and reduce ACL injury risk? Here you go:
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New blog post: "Turning Advanced Analytics Into Digestible Data" sportlight.ai/post/turning-a…
Turning Advanced Analytics Into Digestible Data

Turning Advanced Analytics Into Digestible Data

The concept of advanced analytics is a relatively young one. Bill James, one of its earliest pioneers, began publishing his annual (and seminal) “Baseball Abstract” in 1977, describing his progress...

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We are looking for a software intern, remote (but UK based), part-time, interested in sports/football: linkedin.com/jobs/view/38298…

Software Engineer Intern Jobs in United States (8,000+ Open Roles) | LinkedIn

Today’s top 8,000+ Software Engineer Intern jobs in United States. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. New Software Engineer Intern jobs added daily.

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Patrick Orme@PatrickOrme15 Dec 2023
Brilliant opportunity to come and join our team @SwansOfficial We are looking for a Senior Academy Physical Development Coach to work with our U21s squad to play an important role in developing our future 1st team players 🦢⚽️
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Ahead of Sunday’s game, Jack is completing Marathon 2/26 on Saturday afternoon at 16:00! (Route⬇️) After Sunday’s home Marathon, this will have its own challenges being away, so any extra support he can get along the way would be amazing! #Londonrunners #runclublondon @Strava
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Here’s my route for this week, as we’re playing West Ham Sunday. I’ll be running from 4pm Saturday if anyone fancies joining in in London?! #project2626 #marathon #running
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For our Sportlight Conversations series we spoke with @TomDosSantos91, senior lecturer in strength and conditioning & sports biomechanics at @ManMetUni and one of the leading researchers into change-of-direction biomechanics. sportlight.ai/post/sportligh…
Sportlight Conversation: Tom Dos’Santos

Sportlight Conversation: Tom Dos’Santos

Thomas Dos’Santos is a senior lecturer in strength and conditioning & sports biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a physical performance coach of para-football for the...

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Have you attempted your UKSCA accreditation in the past few years and failed a component? I'd love to know what feedback you received if you'd be up for sharing. Happy to support with answering Q's or providing advice in return! Ping me a reply or DM me and i'll pass on email address 👍
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