Dr Katrine Okholm Kryger

Dr Katrine Okholm Kryger is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Rehabilitation at St Mary’s University, Twickenham (UK) and Hons. Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary University of London (UK). She sits on the UEFA advisory group Fitness4 Football and works with FIFA, national associations, and elite clubs.

Katrine has a big research interest in football medicine and technology and is especially passionate about improving women’s football through research to ensure evidence-based practice. This includes an MoU with Aspetar to optimise football boot data for women and youth players through research.

Areas of research supervision:
Football medicine (male and female)
Technology in football (male and female)
Football boot research (male and female)
Designing football boots for the player (fit, comfort, performance demands)
Women’s football health
Coaching education on women’s football
Football injury – defining and proactive research