BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy
Help patients back to optimal levels of fitness with this SST-accredited degree. Learn from clinically active staff and gain real-world experience with placements in a range of settings.
Danny Flitter
MSc
Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Therapy
Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences
Biography
Danny has always been involved with football from a young age playing academy football for Brighton & Hove Albion and Youth level for Wycombe Wanderers FC. He continued to play non-league into adult football with Woking FC and Bashley FC but unfortunately had two serious knee injuries. During this time, he took my coaching qualifications and has always enjoyed coaching football to children.
After a period of time spent travelling, Danny qualified as a Sports Therapist and started working a nineteen year career in medical teams in professional football. This was a very enjoyable experience working with many talented therapists from a variety of nationalities. The clubs are listed below that he worked for in football. Danny has continued coaching football and runs his own coaching business in the evenings and games at the weekends.
He is now looking forward to working as a lecturer in Sports and Exercise Therapy to pass on his expertise, experience and knowledge to students who also have a passion to wanting to have a successful career working as a Sports Therapist.
Further information
Danny worked in professional football for nineteen years as a Sports Therapist. He started his employment working at Fulham FC 1st team for a season and then moved to Millwall FC 1st team where he worked for three seasons. Danny then went on to work for West Ham Utd (two seasons) and Arsenal FC (three seasons) 1st teams in the Premier League. He was offered the opportunity to work in Russia for Anzhi Makhachkala FC in the Russian Premier League. On returning to England, Danny worked at Reading FC for (nine seasons) prior to starting at Solent University.
Danny have also always worked as a football coach and runs his own football training centre.
Courses
MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine in Football
Looking to get into or build on your existing knowledge and skills in the exciting area of football medicine? This course is designed for sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation graduates, either interested in moving...
