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Pitre has over 35 years’ experience working in high performance sport. He is currently working as the High Performance Manager with the Adelaide Thunderbirds netball team. Between 2009 and 2018 he worked as the Head of Research and Quality Assurance at ASPIRE Academy in Doha, Qatar. Prior to this he worked for 25 years at the South Australian Sports Institute as their Sport Science Manager and as an Applied Sport Scientist. All these roles have helped Pitre establish a strong international reputation in sport science, both from a servicing standpoint in the preparation of elite athletes, including numerous world champions and Olympic medallists, and as an applied researcher. Additionally, Pitre has served on numerous... Read more
About me
Pitre has over 35 years’ experience working in high performance sport. He is currently working as the High Performance Manager with the Adelaide Thunderbirds netball team. Between 2009 and 2018 he worked as the Head of Research and Quality Assurance at ASPIRE Academy in Doha, Qatar. Prior to this he worked for 25 years at the South Australian Sports Institute as their Sport Science Manager and as an Applied Sport Scientist. All these roles have helped Pitre establish a strong international reputation in sport science, both from a servicing standpoint in the preparation of elite athletes, including numerous world champions and Olympic medallists, and as an applied researcher. Additionally, Pitre has served on numerous national sport science research and education committees and has won several service awards.
Pitre’s research interests are diverse and include; athlete load monitoring, the effects of altitude/hypoxia on performance, the development of athlete assessment protocols, the application of blood lactate thresholds in endurance sports, total haemoglobin mass determination, anti-doping, adolescent athletes, talent identification strategies and the physiology of team sports. His research has always been applied with direct links to improving athlete monitoring or enhancing performance, and has resulted in his authorship on over 70 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Arts Flinders University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education Honours (Physical Education) Flinders University of South Australia
Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) Flinders University of South Australia
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
|
| 2023 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
7
5
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
3
32
|
| 2019 |
5
5
5
|
| 2018 |
10
8
12
|
| 2018 |
Open access
2
|
| 2018 |
21
20
7
|
| 2018 |
11
12
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
603
475
104
|
| 2017 |
25
24
10
|
| 2017 |
Open access
2
|
| 2016 |
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| 2016 |
Open access
15
16
1
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| 2015 |
Open access
13
|
| 2014 |
205
184
36
|
| 2014 |
Open access
26
23
3
|
| 2014 |
5
4
|
| 2013 |
Open access
32
15
|
| 2013 |
244
221
41
|
| 2013 |
Open access
56
19
|
| 2013 |
Open access
48
44
11
|
| 2013 |
Open access
15
14
|
| 2013 |
Open access
53
41
|
| 2013 |
Open access
16
8
|
| 2013 |
141
131
12
|
| 2013 |
Open access
60
55
21
|
| 2013 |
Open access
46
12
|
| 2013 |
9
8
2
|
| 2013 |
Open access
37
32
2
|
| 2012 |
Open access
19
16
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| 2012 |
43
37
|
| 2012 |
155
180
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| 2012 |
16
12
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| 2012 |
24
21
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| 2012 |
13
12
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| 2011 |
Open access
31
28
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| 2011 |
38
34
|
| 2011 |
151
136
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| 2011 |
81
76
|
| 2010 |
97
94
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| 2010 |
310
214
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| 2010 |
170
145
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| 2008 |
28
29
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| 2008 |
Open access
49
45
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Anti-Doping Lab Qatar | QATAR |
| Appalachian State University | UNITED STATES |
| Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | QATAR |
| ASPIRE Academy | QATAR |
| Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence | QATAR |
| ASPIRE TRAINING ACADEMY | AUSTRALIA |
| Auckland University of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
| Australian Institute of Sport | AUSTRALIA |
| Basketball South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| BioKaizen Lab | SWITZERLAND |
| Carlton Football Club | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Club The Strongest | BOLIVIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Fédération Internationale de Football Association | BELGIUM |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Football Federation of Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Higher University of San Andrés | BOLIVIA |
| Indiana University | UNITED STATES |
| Institut national du sport du Québec | CANADA |
| Institute for Sport and Occupational Medicine Banja Luka | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Institute of Sports, Expertise and Performance | FRANCE |
| Paris Saint-Germain Football Club | FRANCE |
| Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital | QATAR |
| Research Department, French Rugby Union | FRANCE |
| Ruhr University Bochum | GERMANY |
| South Australian Sports Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bayreuth | GERMANY |
| University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Freiburg | GERMANY |
| University of Lausanne | SWITZERLAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Milan | ITALY |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Utah | UNITED STATES |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Impact of errors in Suncorp Super Netball | Current |
| What variables and methods are most appropriate to assess internal load and monitor professional athlete recovery? | Current |
| An evaluation of athlete monitoring strategies for elite youth basketballers | Completed |
| Small sided games for physical conditioning: a review of existing methodologies and application of a novel method in hockey | Completed |
| The evolution of physical match demands in the Australian Football League | Completed |
