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Sports Therapist Joel Harris – Arsenal Football Club
Career Profile
Joel Harris, a Sports Therapist at Arsenal Football Club, actually began his working career in the Metropolitan Police. It wasn’t until he had to medically retire after eighteen years of service that he took up Sports Therapy. Now working for one of the country’s top football clubs, Joel is a graduate of The University of North London (now London Metropolitan University), with an honours degree in Sports Therapy. He is also a member of The Society of Sports Therapists and was one of the first persons to graduate in Sports Therapy in the UK as a mature student. He specialises in Sports Massage and is a key member of the club’s medical team treating players at all levels.






 
Top Marks for Jonah
Press Release
David Jones, Sports Therapist for ‘The Chairboys’ was presented with his BSc Honours Degree in Sports Therapy at an awards ceremony at the Barbican Theatre, London last week.






 
Mens Fitness
Practical Advice on men's health
Your training should mimic football movements. A conditioning programme, gradually increasing in intensity over a period of time will help. Light jogging should progress over several days or weeks and include variable speed interval running (Fartlek) to more intense speed work. Short passing ball work would be useful if training with a partner. New activities should be introduced gradually rather than all at once.





 
Backroom Quiet Man Puts Steel In the Blades
Press Release
Fire and passion will be the order of the day as Neil Warnock revs up his team for the gladiatorial battle against Premier Division aristocrats Arsenal, at Old Trafford on Sunday April 13th. But for one man, former RAF serviceman and now Sheffield United’s Sports Therapist Dennis Pettitt; calm, patience and attention to detail will be his focus, as he quietly gets on with dealing with all the quirks, foibles and last minute repairs of eleven highly charged athletes about to play the game of their lives.





 
Old Trafford Semi- Final Signals Another Proud Day for The Society

As Arsenal FC and Sheffield Utd prepare to do battle in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Sunday 13th April The Society of Sports Therapists proudly acknowledges that it will have Society members on both benches.





 
Cardiff Triumph for Society Members
Press Release
A warm congratulations to The Society of Sports Therapists members, Gary Lewin, Joel Harris and Craig Gant and all the Arsenal players and staff for their victory over Southampton in this year’s FA Cup final at Cardiff.





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