Rate My Professor Fadi Maayah

Dr. Fadi Maayah serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Curtin University, located within the Faculty of Humanities on the Curtin Perth campus. As a senior academic and level 3 physical education classroom teacher, he possesses extensive experience in sports science and physical education. Maayah holds a PhD in Sports Science and currently acts as Course Coordinator for the Graduate Diploma and Master of Teaching (Secondary) programs. He also holds an adjunct position as Senior Lecturer in Sports Science and Football at the School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University. His professional portfolio includes the Office of the Provost.

Maayah's research specializations include football science, health and physical education, high-performance athletes, physical education pedagogy, and the positive impact of sports on health and educational outcomes for Aboriginal people, individuals from low socio-economic status backgrounds, and people with cerebral palsy. Key publications comprise 'Heading performance outcomes at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™' (2024), 'The Acute Effects of Ball Pressure on Anticipation Timing Following a Series of Purposeful Headers in Adult Football (Soccer) Players' (2024), 'The incidence and characteristics of heading in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup™' (2024), 'The effect of ball pressure and maximal isometric neck strength on head acceleration during purposeful heading in adult football players during heading drills' (2023), 'Comparison of physical demands between matches and small-sided games in Australian Football' (2023), 'Factors Affecting Physical and Technical Performance in Australian Football' (2023), 'Characteristics of goals scored in open play at the 2017 and 2018 Australian national cerebral palsy football championship' (2023), 'Impact of Sudden Rule Changes on Player Injuries and Performance: Insights from Australian Football' (2022), 'Physical and technical demands of offence, defence, and contested phases of play in Australian Football' (2022), and 'Running Performance of Male Versus Female Players in Australian Football Matches: A Systematic Review' (2021). His research demonstrates that soccer improves lower-limb strength, flexibility, stamina, body composition, confidence, self-esteem, social skills, and motor coordination for people with cerebral palsy. Maayah coaches the Gold Fields State Para Team (Western Australia) and has promoted his work in Jordan through a Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant.