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Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer (2020)
Journal Article
Trecroci, A., Rossi, A., Dos’Santos, T., Formenti, D., Cavaggioni, L., Longo, S., …Alberti, G. (2020). Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer. PeerJ, 8, e9486. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9486

Background In youth, the development of change of direction (COD) and sprint performance is a key component for successfully competing in soccer across age. During a COD, the presence of directional asymmetries may be detrimental due to the unpredic... Read More about Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer.

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?.

Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training (2020)
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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 the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test (2019)
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DosʼSantos, T., McBurnie, A., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1285-1296. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003439

The aim of this study was to investigate the whole-body biomechanical determinants of 180° change of direction (COD) performance. Sixty-one male athletes (age: 20.7 ± 3.8 years, height: 1.77 ± 0.06 m, mass: 74.7 ± 10.0 kg) from multiple sports (socce... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test.

Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment (2019)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Dos’Santos, T., Jones, P., McMahon, J., Suchomel, T., Bazyler, C., & Stone, M. (2020). Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(4), 478-482. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0217

Purpose: To determine the reliability of early force production (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) relative to peak force (PF) during an isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) and assess the relationships between these variables. Methods: Male collegiate athle... Read More about Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment.

The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players. (2019)
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Dos'Santos, T., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2019). The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players. Sports, 7(9), 205. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7090205

Cutting manoeuvres are important actions associated with soccer performance and a key action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury; thus, training interventions that can improve cutting performance and movement quality are of... Read More about The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players..