Rui Miguel Silva
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO – PORTUGAL
CURRÍCULUM
Rui Miguel Silva holds a Ph.D. in Education, Health, and Sports from the University of Vigo, Pontevedra. He is currently a Professor and Scientific Researcher at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC). His teaching expertise includes sports training theory, methodology, assessment, monitoring, and prescription, as well as fitness, exercise, and sports physiology.
His research focuses on the assessment and monitoring of training in both team and individual sports for young and adult high-performance athletes, alongside studies on motor competence and cognitive health. He has authored over 70 scientific articles published in JCR-indexed journals with impact factors and has written several books on sports training methodology, assessment, and monitoring.
His practical experience includes expertise in swimming and football (soccer), with a focus on training methodology, assessment, and monitoring. In professional football, he has developed skills in physical rehabilitation, return-to-competition processes, and GPS data analysis. He also holds a UEFA B Football Coach (Level 2) license from the Portuguese Football Federation.
PUBLICACIONES RELEVANTES
- Silva, R., Rico-González, M., Lima, R., Akyildiz, Z., Pino-Ortega, J., & Clemente, F. M. (2021). Validity and reliability of mobile applications for assessing strength, power, velocity, and change-of-direction: A systematic review. Sensors, 21(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082623 [Impact Factor: 3.900; Quartile 1]
- Silva, R., Clemente, F. M., González-Fernández, F. T., Bernardo, A., & Ardigò, L. P. (2021). Weekly Variations of Short-Duration Maximal Jumping Performance in Soccer Players: Exploring Relationships with Accumulated Training Load and Match Demands. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 1–9. https://org/10.3389/fphys.2021.690353 [Impact Factor: 3.367; Quartile 2]