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• 2012

  A review of models of vertical, leg, and knee stiffness in adults for running, jumping or hopping tasks

  Serpell, B., Ball, N., Scarvell, J. & Smith, P., 2012, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 30, 13, p. 1347-1363 17 p.

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

  • Leg
  • Knee
  • Human Body
  • Lower Extremity
  • Wounds and Injuries
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Can anthropometric and physiological performance measures differentiate between Olympic selected and non-selected Taekwondo athletes?

  Wheeler, K., Nolan, E. & Ball, N., 2012, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering. 6, 3, p. 175-183 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Performance Measures
  • Anthropometrics
  • Olympics
  • Athletes
  • Jump

• Mechanisms and risk factors for noncontact acl injury in age mature athletes who engage in fieldor court sports : Asummary of the literature since 1980

  Serpell, B., Scarvell, J., Ball, N. & Smith, P., 2012, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 26, 11, p. 3160-3176 17 p.

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

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Athletes
  • Sports
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Incidence
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship between reactive strength variables in horizontal and vertical drop jumps

  Ball, N. & ZANETTI, S., 2012, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 26, 5, p. 1407-1412 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Electromyography Normalization Methods for High-Velocity

  BALL, N. & Scurr, J., 2013, In: Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 29, p. 600-608 9 p.

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

  • Electromyography
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Literature Review: The 2013 Snapshot of Physical Education in Australian Primary Schools

  KEEGAN, R., Keegan, S., BALL, N. & DALEY, S., 2013, Australia. 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other

  • Physical Education
  • Primary School
  • Art
  • Sports
  • Local Government
• 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)
• 2015

  Medial and lateral hamstrings and quadriceps co-activation affects knee joint kinematics and ACL elongation: A pilot study

  Serpell, B., SCARVELL, J., Pickering, M., BALL, N., NEWMAN, P., Perriman, D., John, W. & Smith, P., 2015, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 16, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 348.

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

  Open Access

  File

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  • Knee Joint
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Hamstring Muscles
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Mental fatigue does not affect maximal anaerobic exercise performance

  Martin, K., Thompson, K. G., Keegan, R., Ball, N. & Rattray, B., 2015, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 115, 4, p. 715-725 11 p.

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

  • Mental Fatigue
  • Power (Psychology)
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Explosive Agents
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Periodization and physical performance in elite female soccer players

  Mara, J., Thompson, K., Pumpa, K. & Ball, N., Jul 2015, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 10, 5, p. 664-669 6 p.

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

  • Soccer
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Mentoring
  • Running
  • Equipment and Supplies
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Task and intensity alters the rms proportionality ratio in the triceps surae

  BALL, N. & Scurr, J., 2015, In: Muscle and Nerve. 51, 6, p. 890-898 9 p.

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

  • Muscles
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of breast support and breast pain on upper-extremity kinematics during running: Implications for females with large breasts

  White, J., Mills, C., BALL, N. & Scurr, J., 2015, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 33, 19, p. 2043-2050 8 p.

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

  • Mastodynia
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Upper Extremity
  • Breast
  • Thorax
  13 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)
• 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)
• 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