Mr Nairn Scobie
- Senior Lecturer (Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health)
telephone:
01413303832
email:
Nairn.Scobie@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 238b, Sports Science, Sir James Black Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Research interests
My current research interests include the use of coconut water to aid rehydration and sporting performance.
Use of GPS analysis for monitoring athletes with a special interest in field hockey.
Alongside my role as a Lecturer I am also a practising Sports Scientist with the Scottish Hockey Union.
Teaching
I am a University Lecturer on the Physiology and Sports Science courses. I teach at undergraduate through to Masters level.
I am course coordinator for the following modules: Performance Enhancing Techniques (Level 4), The World Class Athlete (Masters and online courses)
I have several years' experience in the physiological testing and analysis of athletes: VO2max test, lactate profiles, anthropometrical measures (skinfolds, hydrostatic weighing, bioelectrical impedance). I am an ISAK accredited anthropometrist. I have provided sports science support for athletes in the following sports: football, hockey, boxing and curling from amateur to professional level.