Dylan Hicks
Lecturer in Active Communities and Social Impact
College of Human Sciences and Culture
Dr Dylan Hicks is a movement scientist and an expert in the fields of sport biomechanics, strength and conditioning, coaching, and physical education. His professional focus includes both high-performance sports and the detailed, quantitative analysis of human movement. Through his work, Dylan aims to enhance human performance and improve individualized training interventions. He has a strong background in collaborating with researchers across the globe, including those in Australia, Europe, and the USA. Dylan’s key interests include how skill acquisition, motor learning and biomechanics inform coaching pedagogy and how individual movement signatures influence human performance.
- 2023 PhD (Flinders University, Force-velocity profiling in jumping and sprinting actions: Exploring the utility to enhance performance in individual and team sport populations)
- 2010 Master of Exercise Science / Strength & Conditioning (Edith Cowan University)
- 2003 Bachelor of Education ( Physical Education)
Teaching Program Director, Active Communities & Social Impact (ACSI)
Skill Acquisition, Sports Biomechanics, Exercise Prescription, Physical Education, Coaching
Professional Associations
Australian Strength & Conditioning Association, L2
National Strength & Conditioning Association, CSCS
Athletics Australia, L3 Sprints, Relays, Hurdles
ACHPER, Member
- Sport
- High Performance Sport
- Physical Education
- Sports Biomechanics
- Sprint Biomechanics
- Strength & Conditioning
Industry Blogs
Sprinting science that rewrites the rulebook
Gout Gout, le sprinteur australien de 17 ans présenté comme le nouvel Usain Bolt
How far can teenage Kiwi running star Sam Ruthe go? What science and history tell us
LeBron James will be the first NBA player to reach 23 seasons. How is he still one of the best?
Step length, a devastating finish and 'springs in his spikes': The science behind Gout Gout's speed
‘Shoot it like Steph’: why young athletes shouldn’t try to copy the world’s best
Sportsmith: Force-velocity profiling: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
SimpliFaster: Training the Part-Time Professional Athlete
Outside: How to Hold on to Your Sprint Speed as You Age
A Review of High-Performance Training for Sports, 2nd Edition
SimpliFaster: Identifying (and Developing) the Drivers of Adaptation
Links in the Media
60 Mnutes - Overtime 'How Gout Gout stacks up against Usain Bolt in the 200m'
How microdosing sprints can lift your running game
Science says Gout Gout can challenge the world’s best – if he’s close after 100m
How Gout Gout's Biomechanics could challenge Usain Bolt's sprint legacy
Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy Shine at Stawell Gift
Just like Bolt: Science uncovers key to success of Gout Gout
'Never seen anything like it': Stunning data reveals Gout Gout's uncanny correlation with Usain Bolt
I have seen the next Usain Bolt, and his name is Gout Gout
Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout breaks 20-second barrier to win 200m title
The science of Gout Gout's stride
‘Incredible’: Superhuman Gout Gout feat the world missed, proves teen is real deal
Gout Gout's 4.60s final surge break records: Faster than Bolt in the last 50 metres
We knew that straight was fast... but THAT fast?!
Media Interviews
Nights (New Zealand) - Emile Donovan
Ultra106Five (Tasmania) - with David Wood
4BC (Brisbane) - with Sofie Formica
ABC Radio (Adelaide) - with Spence Denny
ABC Radio (Adelaide) - with Caroline Winter
Podcasts
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