Responsibilities:

• BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Physical Education (Cambridge campus)
• Course Leader FdSc in Sports Coaching (European Judo Union)
• Course Leader BSc (Hons) in Sports Coaching (European Judo Union)
• Current PhD student (Judo performance and coaching)

Qualifications:

• BSc Sports Science
• BSc (Hons) Sports Performance
• European Judo Union Level 5 High Performance Coach
• PG Cert. in Learning and Teaching
• Accredited as a ISPAS Level 5 Performance Analyst

Teaching Responsibilities:

Module Leader

• Long-Term Athlete Development
• Sports Development
• Coaching and Behaviour
• Notation Analysis
• Applied Pedagogy in Judo
• Physiology for Judo
• Talent Development Pathways for Judo
• Performance analysis for Judo
• Strength and Conditioning for Judo

Other Modules

• Scientific Basis of Training
• Physiological Basis of Judo performance
• Supervisor on NGB level 1, 2 & 3 awards

Research Interests

• Long-Term Athlete Development (particularly adolescence)
• The coaching process
• Performance Analysis in judo.
• Talent Identification

Research

Challis, D.G. 2011. A Temporal Analysis of the u48kg Women's Judo in the 2010 World Championships . 7th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Paris.

Challis, D.G. 2009. A comparison of two methods of coaching judo to 9-11 year olds. 6th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rotterdam.

Challis, D.G. 2007. The Implementation of Long-Term Athlete Development: A case Study. 5th International Judo Federation World Judo Research Symposium. Rio de Janeiro.

Challis, D.G. 2006. Talent Identification in British Judo.

Consultancy

• Consultancy for Living sports gifted and talented program
• Coaching consultancy for Jonathon Morris Team GB Judo
• Member of Steering group for Cambridgeshire Step Into Sport Program
• Member of Steering group for sport and leisure diplomas in Cambridgeshire
• Member of the Anglia Ruskin sports strategy steering group

External Activities
Head Coach at Comberton Judo Club
Head Coach For Anglia Ruskin Judo Club
Technical Coach for British Army judo Squad
Assistant Coach for Combined Service Judo Squad
General Secretary for the British Judo Schools Commission
Member of the European Judo Union Judo Knowledge Commission

Professional membership:

• Member of International Association of Judo Researchers (IAJR)
• Member of the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport
• Member of Sports Coach UK
• Member of the Higher Education Academy