Junior Mendes on sports science

October 18 2017 | Posted in: TVSport

On Saturday 21st October, we’ll be covering the SPFL Premiership match between Partick Thistle and Dundee. The game will be broadcast on BBC ALBA at 18:00.

Our highlight of the week is a feature about former St Mirren striker Junior Mendes, who decided against going into coaching at the end of his career to pursue his passion for sports science. In this teaser clip, he reveals what it involves and how the players at Partick Thistle are taking to his methods.

Next week, we’re looking forward to a real sport extravaganza here in Scotland:

24/10/2017 Women’s World Cup Qualifier - Scotland v Albania, 19:20 on BBC ALBA
25/10/2017 SPFL - Premiership - Dundee v Motherwell, 18:00 on BBC ALBA
27/10/2017 PRO14 - Glasgow v Southern Kings, 19:26 on BBC ALBA
28/10/2017 SPFL - Premiership - Aberdeen v Ross County, 18:00 on BBC ALBA.

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