Find Research outputs

Search results

• 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
  44 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

  Open Access

  • 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
  42 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
• 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)

  9 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
  45 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

  Open Access

  • 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
  10 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
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  17 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
  28 Downloads (Pure)
• 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
  7 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
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• 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