On November 25, 2025, the Department of Health and Physical Education was honored to have had Professor Shen Jinkang (沈金康), Honorary Professor of The Education University of Hong Kong and former Head Coach of the Hong Kong Cycling Team, to visit the Department and deliver a guest lecture to students of the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme. Before the lecture, Prof. Shen met with Head of Department Prof. HA Sau Ching, Amy, Associate Professor Dr. SUN Fenghua and Lecturer Mr. SIU Ka Man, and exchanged ideas with the Department’s research and teaching team on topics such as elite athlete development, training monitoring, and performance assessment. The discussion also explored the latest applications and future development of sports science in coach education and high-performance training.

The lecture, titled “The Application of Sports Science in Elite Athlete Training”, integrated both theoretical perspectives and practical insights, offering students valuable professional knowledge. Drawing upon his extensive coaching experience and decades of field-based expertise, Prof. Shen provided an in-depth analysis of several key issues closely related to high-performance athlete development, including:

• The current issues and future development of competitive sports management in China
• How sports science can be applied in daily training to enhance athlete performance, illustrated with practical examples
• Trends in competitive sports development observed from the National Games
• Professional recommendations for coaches and sports practitioners

The lecture received enthusiastic responses from the students, who commented that Prof. Shen’s insights were both highly comprehensible and relevant, bridging theory and practice and offering them significant guidance in academic pursuit and future career development. During the subsequent Q&A session, students actively asked questions about elite athlete training, performance monitoring, and coaching decisions, gaining valuable insights and inspiration.
 
We are sincerely grateful for Prof. Shen’s visit and lecture and look forward to continuing close collaboration with him in the future, providing students with more diverse and in-depth learning opportunities and expanding their professional perspectives in the field of sports coaching and management.