Simen Raaen Sandmæl
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education and Arts
Areas of expertise
Sports science, Exercise physiology, Technology in Sports, Human movement science, Training management
Currently an University lecturer in Sports Science. From the 1st of August, 2023 i will start with my PhD project; Development of training load assessment in tem sport - validity and reliability of sport tracking systems and evolution of the methodological approach in physical load management in soccer.
Background
- One-year study of business economics (BI Norwegian Business School, 2011)
- One-year study of Business management (Coastal Carolina university, 2012)
- Bachelor degree in Sports Sciences (Nord university, 2015)
- Master of science in Sports Sciences (Nord university, 2017)
- Previous professional football player
- Coaching- and management experience from both recreational- and professional football
Teach and supervise within Sport Science subjects, primarily within the fields of exercise physiolofy, training theory, research methods and testing
My research focuses on skills- and preformanche enhancement in sports, primarily within exercise physiology and the use of technology in elite team sports.
Member of Sport and Human Movement Science (SaHMS) research group.
2025
Practical application of foot-mounted sensor technology to estimate external training load indicators in soccer 2025 - Simen Raaen Sandmæl, Terje Dalen, David Caley Ruud McGhie
2023
Validity and Reliability of Polar Team Pro and Playermaker for Estimating Running Distance and Speed in Indoor and Outdoor Conditions 2023 Sensors - Simen Raaen Sandmæl, Roland Johannes Wilhelmus van den Tillaar, Terje Dalen
2019
Differences in acceleration and high intensity activities between small-sided games and peak periods of official matches in elite soccer players 2019 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research - Terje Dalen, Simen Raaen Sandmæl, Tom Stevens, Geir Håvard Hjelde, Terje Næss Kjøsnes, Ulrik Wisløff
2023
Norsk fotball må satse mer på vitenskap 2023 - Simen Raaen Sandmæl
Validity and reliability of the Polar Team Pro and Playermaker systems for the estimation of running distance and speed in indoor and outdoor conditions 2023 WCSF - Simen Raaen Sandmæl, Roland van den Tillaar, Terje Dalen