Dr Benedict Low
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Email
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Location
ESA.3.24, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
I teach Performance Analysis and Talent Development in the university. My research focuses on helping football teams improve performances using player-tracking data. A current research topic that I am investigating is high-press defending and its technical, tactical, and physical impacts. I welcome opportunities for industry partnerships, research collaboration, and student supervision.
Qualifications
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PhD Exercise Science German Sport University Cologne,
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MSc Performance Analysis of Sport Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg,
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B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Performance Analysis, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex (1/9/2023 - present)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Professional Skills and Development 1 (SE101)
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Introduction to Performance Analysis (SE136)
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Professional Skills 2 (SE201)
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Research Project (SE309)
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Talent Development in Sport (SE334)
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Research Project (SE740)
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Applied Performance Analysis Practices (SE798)
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Data Analytics in Sport (SE799)
Publications
Journal articles (6)
Low, B., Boas, GV., Meyer, L., Lizaso, E., Hoitz, F., Leite, N. and Gonçalves, B., Exploring the effects of deep-defending vs high-press on footballers’ tactical behaviour, physical and physiological performance: A pilot study. Motriz: Revista de Educação Física. 24 (2)
Butler, BR., Gholami, B., Low, BZW., Mei, Q., Hollinger, D., Altai, Z., Evans, DW. and Liew, BXW., (2025). Feasibility of automatic knee kinematic feature learning for discriminating between individuals with and without a history of an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.. Clinical Biomechanics. 130, 106673-106673
Memmert, D., Klemp, M., Schwab, S. and Low, B., (2023). Individual attention capacity enhances in-field group performances in soccer. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 22 (7), 1607-1624
Low, B., Rein, R., Schwab, S. and Memmert, D., (2022). Defending in 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 formation? small differences in footballers’ collective tactical behaviours. Journal of Sports Sciences. 40 (3), 351-363
Low, B., Rein, R., Raabe, D., Schwab, S. and Memmert, D., (2021). The porous high-press? An experimental approach investigating tactical behaviours from two pressing strategies in football. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39 (19), 2199-2210
Low, B., Coutinho, D., Gonçalves, B., Rein, R., Memmert, D. and Sampaio, J., (2020). A Systematic Review of Collective Tactical Behaviours in Football Using Positional Data. Sports Medicine. 50 (2), 343-385
Book chapters (2)
Low, ZWB., (2022). Taktische KPIs im Fußball. In: Spielanalyse im Sportspiel. Editors: Memmert, D., . Springer Spektrum. 213- 228. 978-3-662-63443-1
Low, ZWB., (2021). Collective tactical behaviours in football. In: Match Analysis How to Use Data in Professional Sport. Editors: Memmert, D., . Routledge. 197- 212. 1003160956. 9781003160953
Conferences (1)
Low, ZWB., Rein, R. and Memmert, D., Collective tactical behaviours in football from positional data
Grants and funding
2025
Developing an Evidence-Based Coach Education Curriculum for the Lao Football Federation
University of Essex (QR Impact Fund)
2023
Deeper insights into player-tracking data. A service for sport teams
University of Essex