All Outputs (8)

How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test (2020)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., & Jones, P. (2021). How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(4), 395-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1823130

The aim of the study was to compare ground reaction force (GRF) characteristics between the antepenultimate foot contact (APFC), penultimate foot contact (PFC), and final foot contact (FFC), and to examine the relationships between APFC, PFC, and FFC... Read More about How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test.

Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework (2020)
Journal Article
Donelon, T., Dos’Santos, T., Pitchers, G., Brown, M., & Jones, P. (2020). Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework. Sports Medicine - Open, 6(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-00276-5

Background: Cutting actions are associated with non-contact ACL injuries in multidirectional sports due to the propensity to generate large multiplanar knee joint loads (KJLs) that have the capacity to increase ACL loading and strain. Numerous studie... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework.

Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Dos’Santos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction. Sports Biomechanics, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2020.1830160

Change of direction manoeuvres is important in soccer and associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury, yet it is not known how the mechanics differentiate between males and females during 180° turns. Twenty-eight soccer players (14... Read More about Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction.

Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance? (2020)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Lake, J., Dos'Santos, T., Jones, P., Thomasson, M., & Comfort, P. (2020). Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(6), 1691-1698. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003697

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is considered an important test in rugby league and the force platform is the recommended tool for assessing CMJ performance in this cohort. Due to inconsistent methods applied across previous studies, there is curren... Read More about Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance?.

Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers (2020)
Journal Article
Webster, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003542

Professional cricket is constantly evolving and resulting in increased physiological demand placed on players. Fast bowlers experience the greatest physical demand during match-play; despite this, research has overlooked the importance of specific ph... Read More about Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers.

Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training (2020)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Jones, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. (2020). Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003544

The aims of this study were to determine the changes in early (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) and maximal isometric force production, in response to a 4-week period of moderate-load resistance training (60-82.5% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]), followed... Read More about Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training.

Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., DosʼSantos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1297-1306. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003553

The aim of this study was to explore the effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during two 180° change of direction (CoD) tasks (505 and modified 505 [505mod]). Fifty-two male (n = 24; age = 22.1 ± 4.8 years; height = 1.78 ± 0.06 m; bod... Read More about Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction.

Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention (2020)
Thesis
Dos'Santos, T. Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention. (Thesis). University of Salford

Changing direction is a key action linked to successful performance in multidirectional sports, but also an action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Despite the importance of directional changes for sports per... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention.