Professor Dr. Andreas Caspers

Biography

Andreas Caspers is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in the fields of youth sports and sport sociology. His research focuses on various aspects of elite sports, particularly concerning sustainable development and the health parameters associated with youth athletic performance. He has contributed to systematic literature reviews and scoping studies which emphasize the significance of identifying barriers and support factors in elite youth sports. Caspers collaborates with multiple researchers in analyzing the physiological responses and the implications of different sports interventions on health outcomes. He has been part of a series of publications that address the issues of overuse injuries within elite Swedish athletics, focusing on cohort studies and the longitudinal assessment of athlete availability and injury occurrences. His work aims to bridge the gap between research and practical applications in sports performance and health.

Research Interests