Vicki Evans

Lecturer in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

01752 636700 Ext:5609

vevans@marjon.ac.uk

Role Summary

Vicki joined Plymouth Marjon University in 2015 and teaches on the BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy, BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation and Conditioning and the MSc Sport Rehabilitation programmes.

Vicki completed her BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and MSc Strength and Conditioning degrees at the University of Teesside in 2009 and 2010 and since demonstrated competency to join the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers.

Vicki has previously held roles as an Exercise Therapist for the Fire Fighters Charity, a research assistant, an assistant strength and conditioning coach working with the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), the University's Elite Athlete Bursary Scheme, Future Champions and Middlesbrough Women's Football Academy at the University of Teesside.

Vicki currently works as the Physical Performance Coach and Sport Rehabilitator for the FA High Performance Centre at Plymouth Marjon

Qualifications

PgCert Professional Development: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

MSc Strength and Conditioning

BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

Emergency First Aid at Work

Youth Mental Health First Aider

Level 3 Personal Trainer

Teaching

Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Strength and Conditioning

Exercise Rehabilitation, including hydrotherapy

Biomechanics

Manual Therapy

Pathology and Clinical Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injuries

Dissertation and Placement Supervision

Research

Menstrual Cycle on Performance

Performance Profiling of Youth Athletes

Movement Screening

Publications

Martin, S., Evans, V., Salmon, J., Dixon, S., & Williams, G. K. (2025). The Development of the Senior Golfers Movement Assessment (SGMA) and Its Associated Intra-and Inter-Rater Reliability. International Journal of Golf Science, 13(1), 1-14.
Martin, Sarah, Evans, Vicki, Bright, Thomas E., Dixon, Sharon and Williams, Genevieve (2024) The Senior Golf Movement Assessment (SGMA) as a predictor of Clubhead Speed in amateur senior male golfers. In: Engineering of Sport 15 - Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024), 10-12th July 2024, Loughborough.
Evans, V. & Martin, S. (2019). The effect of intermittent pneumatic compression on blood flow in the ankle. Journal of Sport Sciences 37(SUP1) 1-93
Wright, M. D., Portas, M. D., Evans, V. J., & Weston, M. (2015). The effectiveness of 4 weeks of fundamental movement training on functional movement screen and physiological performance in physically active children. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 29(1), 254-261.

Expert Membership of professional bodies

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Member of British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT)