Mobile Applications for Assessing Athletic Performance

Filipe Manuel Clemente is a sport scientist whose work sits at the intersection of sports training, exercise physiology, performance analysis, and training-load assessment and monitoring. He holds a PhD in Sport Sciences – Sports Training from the University of Coimbra and the habilitation in Sport Sciences from University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, with specialization in training assessment and monitoring. Since January 2026, he has been based at the Applied Research Institute, Polytechnic University of Coimbra as a researcher with habilitation.His research focuses on exercise prescription, team-sport performance, small-sided games, athletic assessment, and training-load monitoring. He has authored extensive scientific work, including more than 80 original articles on small-sided games, more than 70 studies on training-load monitoring and assessment, several systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and multiple books in Portuguese and English. His contributions include funded research projects, coaching manuals, digital education resources for coaches, and a co-authored international patent related to aerobic endurance testing.Clemente has supervised and co-supervised doctoral and master’s students across several countries and has held academic leadership roles in research, pedagogy, ethics, and sport-related programme development. Internationally recognized for his scientific impact, he was ranked first among Portuguese researchers listed in Sport Sciences in Stanford’s 2024 top-2% update. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Football Studies and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.

• Chapter 1. The pocket laboratory: why mobile measurement matters.- Chapter 2. Measurement quality and research-to-practice translation.- Chapter 3. Strength assessment using mobile apps and connected devices.- Chapter 4. Power profiling: jump performance and explosive actions.- Chapter 5. Speed and sprint performance.- Chapter 6. Agility and change-of-direction assessment.- Chapter 7. Physical health, readiness, and recovery monitoring.- Chapter 8. Training load monitoring and athlete management systems.- Chapter 9. Kinematic and technique analysis with mobile video and inertial sensors.