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• 2011

  Anthropometrical, physiological, and tracked power profiles of elite taekwondo athletes 9 weeks before the olympic competition phase

  Ball, N., Nolan, E. & Wheeler, K., 2011, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 25, 10, p. 2752-2763 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of muscle action, load and velocity variation on the bilateral neuromuscular response

  Ball, N. & Scurr, J., 2011, In: Journal of Exercise Physiology Online. 14, 4, p. 1-12 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of dynamic versus static core exercises on performance in field based fitness tests

  Parkhouse, K. & Ball, N., 2011, In: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 15, 4, p. 517-524 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Transfer (Psychology)
  • Back
  • Sports
  • Leg
  • Medicine
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Quadriceps EMG muscle activation during accurate soccer instep kicking

  Scurr, J., Abbot, V. & Ball, N., 2011, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 29, 3, p. 247-251 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Soccer
  • Quadriceps Muscle
  • Muscles
  • Leg
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of socks on vertical and anteroposterior ground reaction forces in walking and running

  Blackmore, T., Ball, N. & Scurr, J., 2011, In: The Foot. 21, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Running
  • Walking
  • Sports
  • Shock
  • Pressure
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The efficacy of current and novel electromyographical normalization methods for lower limb high speed muscle actions

  Ball, N. & Scurr, J., 2011, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 11, 6, p. 447-456 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Electromyography
  • Lower Extremity
  • Muscles
  • Body Weight
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  A Biomechanical Review of the Techniques Used to Estimate or Measure Resistive Forces in Swimming

  Sacilotto, G., BALL, N. & Mason, B., 2014, In: Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 30, 1, p. 119-127 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Swimming
  • Athletic Performance
  • Research Personnel
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Accuracy of the SenseWear Armband Mini and the BodyMedia FIT in resistance training

  PUMPA, K. & BALL, N., 2014, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 17, 6, p. 630-634 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Resistance Training
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Validation Studies
  • Weights and Measures
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Athletic ability assessment; A movement assessment protocol for athletes

  McKeown, I., Taylor, K., Woods, C. & BALL, N., 2014, In: International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 9, 7, p. 862-873 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Athletes
  • Sports
  • Sports Medicine
  • Football
  • Physical Fitness

• Muscle pre-activation strategies play a role in modulating K-vert for change of direction manoeuvres: An observational study

  Serpell, B., Ball, N., Scarvell, J., Buttfield, A. & Smith, P., 2014, In: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 24, 5, p. 704-710 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Observational Studies
  • Direction compound
  • Muscles
  • Hamstring Muscles
  • Quadriceps Muscle
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Vertical stiffness and muscle strain in professional Australian football

  Serpell, B., SCARVELL, J., BALL, N. & Smith, P., 2014, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 32, 20, p. 1924-1930 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Football
  • Lower Extremity
  • History
  • Muscles
  • Wounds and Injuries
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  An Ecological Study of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Part 1: Clinical Tests Do Not Correlate With Return-to-Sport Outcomes

  McGrath, T., WADDINGTON, G., SCARVELL, J., BALL, N., Creer, R., Woods, K., Smith, D. & Adams, R., 2016, In: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 4, 11, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Return to Sport
  • Lysholm Knee Score
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  • Knee
  • Autografts
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Protective firefighting boots and their impact on the lower body and injury: A narrative review

  Spratford, W., Vu, V., Ball, N. & Walker, A., 2016, In: Occupational Ergonomics. 13, 3-4, p. 147-155 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Firefighters
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Metatarsophalangeal Joint
  • Ankle Joint
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of limb dominance on lower limb functional performance - a systematic review

  McGrath, T., WADDINGTON, G., SCARVELL, J., BALL, N., Creer, R., Woods, K. & Smith, D., 2016, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 34, 4, p. 289-302 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Lower Extremity
  • Leg
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Extremities
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Time course of improvements in power characteristics in elite development netball players entering a full-time training program

  McKeown, I., Chapman, D., Taylor, K. & BALL, N., 2016, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30, 5, p. 1308-1315 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Power (Psychology)
  • Education
  • Resistance Training
  • Body Weight
  • Athletic Performance
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Validity of a wearable accelerometer device to measure average acceleration values during high speed running

  Alexander, J. P., Hopkinson, T., Wundersitz, D., Serpell, B., MARA, J. & BALL, N., 2016, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30, 11, p. 3007-3013 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wearable Electronic Devices
  • Acceleration
  • Gravitation
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Vertical stiffness is not related to anterior cruciate ligament elongation in professional rugby union players.

  Serpell, B. G., SCARVELL, J., Pickering, M., BALL, N., Warmenhoven, J. & Smith, P. N., 1 Nov 2016, In: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2, 1, p. e000150

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Football
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Knee
  • Fluoroscopy
  7 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  An ecological study of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, part 2: Functional performance tests correlate with return-to-sport outcomes

  McGrath, T., WADDINGTON, G., SCARVELL, J., BALL, N., Creer, R., Woods, K., Smith, D. & Adams, R., 2017, In: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 5, 2, p. 1-9 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Return to Sport
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Humulus
  • Lysholm Knee Score
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Ankle restrictive firefighting boots alter the lumbar biomechanics during landing tasks

  Vu, V., Walker, A., Ball, N. & Spratford, W., 1 Nov 2017, In: Applied Ergonomics. 65, p. 123-129 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Biomechanics
  • Landing
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Ankle
  • Firefighters
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Resistance training priming activity improves upper body power output in rugby players: Implications for game day performance

  Mason, B., Norcott, B. & BALL, N., 2017, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 31, 4, p. 913-920 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Variability of Jump Kinetics Related to Training Load in Elite Female Basketball

  Legg, J., Pyne, D. B., Semple, S. & Ball, N., Dec 2017, In: Sports. 5, 4, p. 1-9 9 p., 84.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  21 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Effects of athlete-dependent traits on joint and system countermovement-jump power

  Williams, K. J., Chapman, D. W., Phillips, E. J. & Ball, N., 1 Nov 2018, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 13, 10, p. 1378-1385 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Athletes
  • Joints
  • Ankle
  • Hip
  • Optics and Photonics

• Load-power relationship during a countermovement jump: A joint level analysis

  Williams, K. J., Chapman, D. W., Phillips, E. J. & Ball, N. B., 2018, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 32, 4, p. 955-961 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Athletes
  • Joints
  • Hip
  • Knee
  • Ankle
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Do gymnasts experience symmetrical limb loading when performing foundation gymnastics skills?

  Campbell, R., Bradshaw, E., Ball, N., Spratford, W. & Hunter, A., 2019, 37th International Society of Biomechanics in Sport Conference, Oxford, OH, United States, July 21-25, 2019. Stutz, M. & Berg, W. (eds.). Routledge, p. 157-160 4 p. (Sports Biomechanics; vol. 37, no. 1).

  Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • asymmetry
  • tibia
  • risk factors
  • screening

• Injury epidemiology and risk factors in competitive artistic gymnasts: A systematic review

  CAMPBELL, R., Bradshaw, E., BALL, N., Pease, D. & SPRATFORD, W., 1 Sep 2019, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53, 17, p. 1056-1069 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Epidemiology
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Gymnastics
  • Incidence
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Measurement bias in estimates of system power during a vertical jump

  Williams, K. J., Chapman, D. W., Phillips, E. J. & Ball, N. B., 1 Oct 2019, In: Sports Biomechanics. p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Reference Values
  • Gold
  • Athletes
  • Prescriptions

• Reliability of methods to measure energy expenditure during and after resistance exercise

  Lyristakis, P., Ball, N. & McKune, A. J., Dec 2019, In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 44, 12, p. 1276-1282 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy Metabolism
  • Heart Rate
  • Resistance Training
  • Lactic Acid
  • Oxygen
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The Effect of Self-Paced and Prescribed Inter-Set Rest Strategies on Performance in Strength Training

  IBBOTT, P., BALL, N., WELVAERT, M. & Thompson, K. G., Aug 2019, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 14, 7, p. 980-986 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Resistance Training
  • Athletes
  • Quadriceps Muscle
  • Muscles

• Variability and Impact of Self-Selected Interset Rest Periods During Experienced Strength Training

  Ibbott, P., Ball, N., Welvaert, M. & Thompson, K. G., 1 Jan 2019, In: Perceptual and Motor Skills. p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Resistance Training
  • Athletes
  • Fatigue
  • Kinetics
• 2020

  Does competition standard and player position influence the match-play physical demands of Australian elite youth male soccer players within a single squad?

  Sydney, M. G., Ball, N., Chapman, D., Wollin, M. & Mara, J. K., 22 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • soccer
  • elite
  • interaction

• Effects of digital filtering on peak acceleration and force measurements for artistic gymnastics skills

  Campbell, R. A., Bradshaw, E. J., Ball, N., Hunter, A. & Spratford, W., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gymnastics
  • Acceleration
  • Sports
  • Linear Models
  • Statistics

• Inertial measurement units are ‘all g’: Inter-trial reliability when assessing upper and lower body impact loading in artistic gymnastics

  Campbell, R. A., Bradshaw, E. J., Ball, N., Hunter, A. & Spratford, W., 2020, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • descriptive statistics
  • statistics
  • contact
  • experience

• Push-Ups are Able to Predict the Bench Press 1-RM and Constitute an Alternative for Measuring Maximum Upper Body Strength Based on Load-Velocity Relationships

  Tillaar, R. V. D. & Ball, N., 21 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Human Kinetics. 73, 1, p. 7-18 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Muscles
  • Exercise
  • Athletes
  • Deltoid Muscle
  • Weights and Measures

• The Effect of Acute Body Unloading on Somatosensory Performance, Motor Activation, and Visuomotor Tasks

  Marchant, A., Ball, N., Witchalls, J., Waddington, G., Mulavara, A. P. & Bloomberg, J. J., 17 Apr 2020, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 11, p. 1-12 12 p., 318.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Leg
  • Weightlessness
  • Muscles
  • Ankle
  • Astronauts
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• The perceptual, heart rate and technical-tactical characteristics of 3 × 3 basketball

  McGown, R. B., Ball, N. B., Legg, J. S. & Mara, J. K., Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • elite
  • rating
  • athlete
  • video
  • time

• The Use of Acute Exercise Interventions as Game Day Priming Strategies to Improve Physical Performance and Athlete Readiness in Team-Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review

  Mason, B., McKune, A., Pumpa, K. & Ball, N., 1 Nov 2020, In: Sports Medicine. 50, 11, p. 1943-1962 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Athletes
  • Resistance Training
  • Sports
  • Running