Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) are the most common non-contact injuries in various sports, including soccer, American football, rugby union, Australian rules football, cricket, and sprinting. Epidemiological studies have highlighted the significant... Read More about A mixed methods approach to training for the mitigation of modifiable risk factors for hamstring strain injury and the development of athletic performance..
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Evaluating and Developing Force Plate Practice for Monitoring Lower-Body Neuromuscular Function in Soccer (2025)
Thesis
The aim of this thesis was to evaluate and identify a best practice for force plate assessments for monitoring lower body NMF in soccer. It was evident following a literature review and scoping review that there is a variety of options for force plat... Read More about Evaluating and Developing Force Plate Practice for Monitoring Lower-Body Neuromuscular Function in Soccer.
Evaluation of a novel device to assess combined knee flexion and hip extension, and hip flexion force production capability (2024)
Thesis
Background: The late flight phase (FP) of the sprint running action is essential to enable the ‘forward most limb’ to prepare for ground contact. Kinetic and kinematic factors during the FP show association to sprinting speed. While isometric assessm... Read More about Evaluation of a novel device to assess combined knee flexion and hip extension, and hip flexion force production capability.
An Introduction to Periodisation (2010)
Book Chapter
Comfort, P., & Matthews, M. (2013). An Introduction to Periodisation. In P. Comfort, & E. Abrahamson (Eds.), Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118685150.ch9This chapter contains sections titled:
Periodisation
Training cycles
Application to sports performance
Application to rehabilitation
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