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Human Performance

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Our research examines ways to improve sports performance in athletes enabling them to achieve their goals whatever their level of participation.

Areas of research include:

Hand-cycling and adapted sports
Hypoxic training methods
Monitoring of fatigue and exertion
Muscle oxygenation and blood flow
Talent identification and development in young athletes
Athletic pacing strategies
Social support
Performance enhancing drugs

Selected projects

Concussion diagnosis and return to play service development for sub-elite rugby clubs

Concussion diagnosis and return to play service development for sub-elite rugby clubs

Our papers

2021

Alibazi, Razie J and Frazer, Ashlyn K and Tallent, Jamie and Pearce, Alan J and Avela, Janne and Kidgell, Dawson J (2021) 'Corticospinal and intracortical excitability is modulated in the knee extensors after acute strength training.' Journal of Sports Sciences. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0264-0414
Amdi, Christian Houmann and Cleather, Daniel John and Tallent, Jamie (2021) 'Impact of Training Protocols on Lifting Velocity Recovery in Resistance Trained Males and Females.' Sports, 9 (11). p. 157. ISSN 2075-4663
Arede, Jorge and Fernandes, John and Moran, Jason and Leite, Nuno and Romero-Rodríguez, Daniel and Madruga-Parera, Marc (2021) 'Effects of an integrative neuromuscular training protocol vs. FIFA 11+ on sprint, change of direction performance and inter-limb asymmetries in young soccer players.' International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. p. 174795412110114. ISSN 1747-9541
Arede, Jorge and Fernandes, John FT and Moran, Jason and Norris, Jonty and Leite, Nuno (2021) 'Maturity timing and performance in a youth national basketball team: Do early-maturing players dominate?' International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 16 (3). pp. 722-730. ISSN 1747-9541
Behm, David G and Alizadeh, Shabab and Drury, Ben and Granacher, U and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Non-local Acute Passive Stretching Effects on Range of Motion in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.' Sports Medicine, 51 (5). pp. 945-959. ISSN 0112-1642
Behm, David G and Alizadeh, Shahab and Drury, Ben and Granacher, Urs and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Non-local acute stretching effects on strength performance in healthy young adults.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121 (6). pp. 1517-1529. ISSN 1439-6319
Bern, Sarah and Harris, Gareth and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Chaabene, Helmi and Hammami, Raouf and Rumpf, Michael and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Resistance and Endurance Training Are Similarly Effective When Delivered in Separate Versus Combined Formats in Female Rugby Players.' Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. ISSN 1835-7644 (In Press)
Chaabene, Helmi and Negra, Yassine and Moran, Jason and Sammoud, Senda and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Granacher, Urs and Prieske, Olaf (2021) 'The effects of combined balance and complex training versus complex training only on measures of physical fitness in young female handball players.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16 (10). pp. 1439-1446. ISSN 1555-0265
Chopra, Kiran and Jeffries, Owen and Tallent, Jamie and Heffernan, Shane and Kilduff, Liam and Gray, Adrian and Waldron, Mark (2021) 'Repeated Ischemic Preconditioning Effects on Physiological Responses to Hypoxic Exercise.' Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. ISSN 2375-6314 (In Press)
Clark, Nicholas (2021) 'Noncontact knee ligament injury prevention screening in netball: A clinical commentary with clinical practice suggestions for community-level players.' International Journal of sports Physical Therapy, 16 (3). pp. 911-929. ISSN 2159-2896
Clark, Nicholas and James, Victoria (2021) Effect of Functional Fatigue on Knee Force Sense in Amateur Adult Female Football Players. In: Women in Sport and Exercise (WISE) Annual Conference, 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-22, University of Worcester.
Clark, Nicholas and Mullally, Elaine (2021) Side-to-Side Asymmetry of Single-Leg Repeated Deceleration-Acceleration Performance is Related to Deterioration of Running Change-of-Direction Performance in Amateur Adult Female Netball Players. In: Women in Sport and Exercise (WISE) Annual Conference, 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-22, University of Worcester.
Clark, Nicholas C and Campbell, Stuart D (2021) 'Preseason weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion in male professional football players with and without a history of severe ankle injury: A novel analysis in an English Premier League club.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 52. pp. 21-29. ISSN 1466-853X
Clark, Nicholas C and Mullally, Elaine M (2021) 'Relationship between three single-leg functional performance tests for netball noncontact knee injury prevention screening in uninjured female adult players.' Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 30 (7). pp. 981-987. ISSN 1056-6716
Coppalle, Sullivan and Ravé, Guillaume and Moran, Jason and Salhi, Iyed and Abderrahman, Abderraouf Ben and Zouita, Sghaeir and Granacher, Urs and Zouhal, Hassane (2021) 'Internal and External Training Load in Under-19 Versus Professional Soccer Players During The In-Season Period.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2). p. 558. ISSN 1660-4601
Drury, Ben and Clarke, Hannah and Moran, Jason and Fernandes, John and Henry, Greg and Behm, David (2021) 'Eccentric Resistance Training in Youth: A Survey of Perceptions and Current Practices by Strength and Conditioning Coaches.' Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6 (6). p. 21. ISSN 2411-5142
Drury, Ben and Peacock, Dan and Moran, Jason and Cone, Christopher and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo (2021) 'Effects of Different Inter-Set Rest Intervals during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise in Young Male Athletes.' Journal of Athletic Training, 56 (9). pp. 952-959. ISSN 1062-6050
Fu, Di and Hase, Adrian and Goolamallee, Mohammad and Godwin, Geoffrey and Freeman, Paul (2021) 'The Effects of Support (In)Adequacy on Self-Confidence and Performance: Two Experimental Studies.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10 (1). pp. 15-26. ISSN 2157-3905
Jones, Ben and Hope, Edward and Hammond, Andrew and Moran, Jason and Leeder, Thomas and Mills, John and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) 'Play more, enjoy more, keep playing; rugby is a simple game.' International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 16 (3). pp. 636-645. ISSN 1747-9541
Kolliari-Turner, Alexander and Oliver, Brian and Lima, Giscard and Mills, John P and Wang, Guan and Pitsiladis, Yannis and Guppy, Fergus M (2021) 'Doping practices in international weightlifting: analysis of sanctioned athletes/support personnel from 2008 to 2019 and retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.' Sports Medicine - Open, 7 (1). 4-. ISSN 2198-9761
Kumar Thapa, Rohit and Lum, Danny and Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo (2021) 'Effects of complex training on sprint, jump and change of direction ability of soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Frontiers in Psychology, 11. 627869-. ISSN 1664-1078
Low, William and Freeman, Paul and Sandercock, Gavin and Winter, Marie and Butt, Joanne and Maynard, Ian (2021) 'Pressure Training for Performance Domains: A Meta-Analysis.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (1). pp. 149-163. ISSN 2157-3905
Mack, Rory and Breckon, Jeff and Butt, Jo and Maynard, Ian (2021) 'Practitioners' use of motivational interviewing in sport: A qualitative enquiry.' Sport Psychologist, 35 (1). pp. 72-82. ISSN 0888-4781 (In Press)
Mattiussi, Adam M and Shaw, Joseph W and Williams, Sean and Price, Phil D and Brown, Derrick D and Cohen, Daniel D and Clark, Richard and Kelly, Shane and Retter, Greg and Pedlar, Charles and Tallent, Jamie (2021) 'Injury epidemiology in professional ballet: a five-season prospective study of 1596 medical attention injuries and 543 time-loss injuries.' British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55 (15). pp. 843-850. ISSN 0306-3674
Moran, Jason and Cervera, Victor and Jones, Ben and Hope, Edward and Drury, Ben and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) 'Can discreet performance banding, as compared to bio-banding, discriminate technical skills in male adolescent soccer players? A preliminary investigation.' International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. p. 174795412110311. ISSN 1747-9541
Moran, Jason and Liew, Bernard and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Granacher, Urs and Negra, Yassine and Chaabene, Helmi (2021) 'The effects of plyometric jump training on lower limb stiffness in healthy individuals: a meta-analytical comparison.' Journal of Sport and Health Science. ISSN 2213-2961
Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Liew, Bernard and Chaabene, Helmi and Behm, David and García-Hermoso, Antonio and Izquierdo, Mikel and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Effects of Bilateral and Unilateral Resistance Training on Horizontally-Orientated Movement Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.' Sports Medicine, 51 (2). pp. 225-242. ISSN 0112-1642
Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Liew, Bernard and Chaabene, Helmi and Behm, David G and García-Hermoso, Antonio and Izquierdo, Mikel and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Effects of vertically- and horizontally-orientated plyometric training on physical performance: a meta-analytical comparison.' Sports Medicine, 51 (1). pp. 65-79. ISSN 0112-1642
Olsson, Luke F and Grugan, Michael C and Martin, Joseph N and Madigan, Daniel J (2021) 'Perfectionism and Burnout in Athletes: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress.' Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. pp. 1-20. ISSN 1932-9261
Olsson, Luke F and Madigan, Daniel J and Hill, Andrew P and Grugan, Michael C (2021) 'Do Athlete and Coach Performance Perfectionism Predict Athlete Burnout?' European Journal of Sport Science. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1536-7290
Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Garcia de Alcaraz, Antonio and Chaabene, Helmi and Moran, Jason and Negra, Yassine and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness in amateur and professional volleyball: a meta-analysis.' Frontiers in Physiology, 12. 636140-. ISSN 1664-042X
Sammoud, Senda and Bouguezzi, Raja and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Negra, Yassine and Prieske, Olaf and Moran, Jason and Chaabene, Helmi (2021) 'Effects of plyometric jump training versus power training using free weights on measures of physical fitness in youth male soccer players.' Journal of Sports Sciences. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0264-0414
Shaw, Joseph W and Mattiussi, Adam M and Brown, Derrick D and Springham, Matthew and Pedlar, Charles R and Tallent, Jamie (2021) 'The activity demands and physiological responses observed in professional ballet: A systematic review.' The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, 5 (4). pp. 254-269. ISSN 2703-240X
Shaw, Joseph W and Mattiussi, Adam M and Brown, Derrick D and Williams, Sean and Kelly, Shane and Springham, Matthew and Pedlar, Charles R and Tallent, Jamie (2021) 'Dance Exposure, Individual Characteristics, and Injury Risk over Five Seasons in a Professional Ballet Company.' Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53 (11). pp. 2290-2297. ISSN 0195-9131
Smith, Samuel A and Micklewright, Dominic and Winter, Samantha L and Mauger, Alexis R (2021) 'Muscle pain from an intramuscular injection of hypertonic saline increases variability in knee extensor torque reproduction.' Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (1). pp. 57-68. ISSN 1522-1601
Torres-Banduc, Maximiliano A and Jerez-Mayorga, Daniel and Moran, Jason and Keogh, Justin WL and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo (2021) 'Isokinetic force-power profile of the shoulder joint in males participating in CrossFit training and competing at different levels.' PeerJ, 9. e11643-e11643. ISSN 2167-8359
Williams, Mark and Hammond, Andrew and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Youth basketball coaches’ perceptions and implementation of fundamental movement skills training: Towards a realist evaluation.' Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0273-5024
Williams, Mark David and Ramirez-Campillo, R and Chaabene, Helmi and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Neuromuscular Training and Motor Control in Youth Athletes: A Meta-Analysis.' Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128 (5). pp. 1975-1997. ISSN 0031-5125
Williams, Mark David and Strafford, Ben William and Stone, Joseph Antony and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Parkour-Based Activities in the Athletic Development of Youth Basketball Players.' Frontiers in Physiology, 12. 771368-. ISSN 1664-042X
Woodhouse, Luke Nicholas and Tallent, Jamie and Patterson, Stephen David and Waldron, Mark (2021) 'International female rugby union players' anthropometric and physical performance characteristics: A five-year longitudinal analysis by individual positional groups.' Journal of Sports Sciences. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0264-0414

2020

Chaikhot, Dhissanuvach and Reed, Katherine and Petroongrad, Wannakarn and Athanasiou, Fotios and van Kooten, Daan and Hettinga, Florentina J (2020) 'Effects of an Upper-Body Training Program Involving Resistance Exercise and High-Intensity Arm Cranking on Peak Handcycling Performance and Wheelchair Propulsion Efficiency in Able-Bodied Men.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (8). 2267 - 2275. ISSN 1064-8011
Fu, Di and Hase, Adrian and Goolamallee, Mohammad and Godwin, Geoffrey and Freeman, Paul (2020) 'The Effects of Support (In)Adequacy on Self-Confidence and Performance: Two Experimental Studies.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. ISSN 2157-3905
Gurton, William H and Gough, Lewis A and Sparks, S Andy and Faghy, Mark A and Reed, Katharine (2020) 'Sodium bicarbonate ingestion improves time-to-exhaustion cycling performance and alters estimated energy system contribution: a dose-response investigation.' Frontiers in Nutrition. ISSN 2296-861X
Low, William and Freeman, Paul and Sandercock, Gavin and Winter, Marie and Butt, Joanne and Maynard, Ian (2020) 'Pressure Training for Performance Domains: A Meta-Analysis.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. ISSN 2157-3905
Maynard, Ian and Mack, Rory and Breckon, Jeff and Butt, Jo (2020) 'Practitioners' perspectives on the use of Motivational Interviewing in Sport: A qualitative enquiry.' Sport Psychologist. ISSN 0888-4781 (In Press)
Moran, Jason and Paxton, Kevin and Jones, Benjamin and Granacher, Urs and Sandercock, Gavin and Hope, Edward and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo (2020) 'Variable long-term developmental trajectories of short sprint speed and jumping height in English Premier League academy soccer players: an applied case study.' Journal of Sports Sciences. ISSN 0264-0414
Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Liew, Bernard and Chaabene, Helmi and Behm, David and García-Hermoso, Antonio and Izquierdo, Mikel and Granacher, Urs (2020) 'Effects of Bilateral and Unilateral Resistance Training on Horizontally-Orientated Movement Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.' Sports Medicine. ISSN 0112-1642
Porter, Michael Stewart and Reed, Kate and Jones, Ben (2020) 'The use of acute oxygen supplementation upon muscle tissue saturation during repeat sprint cycling.' Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 17 (1). ISSN 1988-5202
Schoenmakers, Patrick and Crisell, James and Reed, Katharine (2020) 'The physiological and perceptual demands of running on a curved non-motorized treadmill compared with running on a motorized treadmill set at different grades.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (5). 1197 - 1200. ISSN 1064-8011

2019

Hase, Adrian and Gorrie-Stone, Tyler and Freeman, Paul (2019) 'Tyrosine intake and cardiovascular responses in a motivated performance situation.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 8 (1). 80 - 92. ISSN 2157-3905
Hase, Adrian and Hood, Jacob and Moore, Lee J and Freeman, Paul (2019) 'The influence of self-talk on challenge and threat states and performance.' Psychology of Sport and Exercise. ISSN 1469-0292
Hase, Adrian and O'Brien, Jessica and Moore, Lee and Freeman, Paul (2019) 'The relationship between challenge and threat states and performance: A systematic review.' Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 8 (2). 123 - 144. ISSN 2157-3905
Mills, John (2019) 'When the Managerial Merry-go-round Stops: A Case Study of how Disconfirming Episodes Affect the Identities of Expert Football Managers.' The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 22 (1). 46 - 64. ISSN 1088-7156
Moore, Lee J and Freeman, Paul and Hase, Adrian and Solomon-Moore, Emma and Arnold, Rachel (2019) 'How Consistent Are Challenge and Threat Evaluations? A Generalizability Analysis.' Frontiers in Psychology, 10. ISSN 1664-1078
Negra, Yassine and Chaabene, Helmi and Sammoud, Senda and Prieske, Olaf and Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Nejmaoui, Ali and Granacher, Urs (2019) 'The Increased Effectiveness of Loaded Versus Unloaded Plyometric Jump Training in Improving Muscle Power, Speed, Change of Direction, and Kicking-Distance Performance in Prepubertal Male Soccer Players.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. ISSN 1555-0265
Porter, Michael S and Fenton, Jordan and Reed, Katharine E (2019) 'The effects of hyperoxia on repeated sprint cycling performance & muscle fatigue.' Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 (12). 1344 - 1348. ISSN 1440-2440
Sammoud, Senda and Negra, Yassine and Chaabene, Helmi and Bouguezzi, Raja and Moran, Jason and Granacher, Urs (2019) 'The effects of plyometric jump training on jumping and swimming performances in prepubertal male swimmers.' Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 18 (4). 805 - 811. ISSN 1303-2968
Schoenmakers, PPJ and Reed, KE (2019) 'The Effects of Recovery Duration on Physiological and Perceptual Responses of Trained Runners during four Self-Paced HIIT Sessions.' Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 (4). 462 - 466. ISSN 1440-2440
Schoenmakers, Patrick and Hettinga, Florentina and Reed, Katharine (2019) 'The Moderating Role of Recovery Durations in High-Intensity Interval-Training Protocols.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14 (6). 859 - 867. ISSN 1555-0265
Stoker, Mike and Maynard, Ian and Butt, Joanne and Hays, Kate and Hughes, Paul (2019) 'The Effect of Manipulating Individual Consequences and Training Demands on Experiences of Pressure With Elite Disability Shooters.' Sport Psychologist, 33 (3). 221 - 227. ISSN 0888-4781
Vera-Assaoka, Tiago and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Alvarez, Cristian and Garcia-Pinillos, Felipe and Moran, Jason and Gentil, Paulo and Behm, David (2019) 'Effects of Maturation on Physical Fitness Adaptations to Plyometric Drop Jump Training in Male Youth Soccer Players.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1064-8011

Our academics

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Paul Freeman

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Benjamin Jones

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Catherine Kerr

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Christopher McManus

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Professor Dominic Micklewright

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Patrick Schoenmakers

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Jamie Tallent

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

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