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Analytics in Football (2021)
Digital Artefact
Laird, P. (2021). Analytics in Football. [YouTube]

A round table discussion with sports analysts and coaches on the current development and application of analytics in Football.

Marker location and knee joint model constraint affect the reporting of overhead squat kinematics in elite youth football players (2021)
Journal Article
Coyne, L. M., Newell, M., Hoozemans, M. J. M., Morrison, A., & Brown, S. J. (2024). Marker location and knee joint model constraint affect the reporting of overhead squat kinematics in elite youth football players. Sports Biomechanics, 23(6), 740-757. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1890197

Motion capture systems are used in the analysis and interpretation of athlete movement patterns for a variety of reasons, but data integrity remains critical regardless of the purpose of measurement. The extent to which marker location or constrainin... Read More about Marker location and knee joint model constraint affect the reporting of overhead squat kinematics in elite youth football players.

Coach John Beam - Ready Ready? (2021)
Digital Artefact
Laird, P. (2021). Coach John Beam - Ready Ready?. [YouTube]

A vodcast interview with star of the netflix series Last Chance U, Coach John Beam.

The Coach that Never Punts - Coach Kelley (2021)
Digital Artefact
Laird, P. (2021). The Coach that Never Punts - Coach Kelley. [Online Video]

An online interview and discussion with analytics guru Coach Kevin Kelley.

Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018 (2020)
Journal Article
Palmer, D., Cooper, D. J., Emery, C., Batt, M. E., Engebretsen, L., Scammell, B. E., Schamasch, P., Shroff, M., Soligard, T., Steffen, K., Whittaker, J. L., & Budgett, R. (2020). Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(1), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101772

Objective: Describe the self-reported prevalence and nature of Olympic-career injury and general health and current residual symptoms in a self-selected sample of retired Olympians.

Methods: 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries completed a cr... Read More about Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018.

“I feel happy when I surf because it takes stress from my mind”: An Initial Exploration of Program Theory within Waves for Change Surf Therapy in Post-Conflict Liberia (2020)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Ferrier, B., Ward, P., & Martindale, R. (2020). “I feel happy when I surf because it takes stress from my mind”: An Initial Exploration of Program Theory within Waves for Change Surf Therapy in Post-Conflict Liberia. Journal of Sport for Development, 9(1),

Surf therapy is a novel form of sport for development (SFD) intervention being utilized to support well-being within post-conflict settings. There is currently little research exploring surf therapy program theory in SFD contexts. Theoretical explora... Read More about “I feel happy when I surf because it takes stress from my mind”: An Initial Exploration of Program Theory within Waves for Change Surf Therapy in Post-Conflict Liberia.

Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football (2020)
Report
Laird, P. (2020). Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football. https://www.bafca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Coaching-Dropout-A-Study-of-volunteer-Head-Coaches-in-American-Football.pdf: British American Football Coaches Association

This was a longitudinal study from a population of UK based American Football Head Coaches (n=49) who had who had left their posts over three off-seasons covering two competitive seasons. Each coach received a questionnaire based upon a previous meth... Read More about Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football.

Trail Sector Stakeholder & Consumer Survey (DIRTT Project Report) (2020)
Report
Campbell, T., & Kirkwood, L. (2020). Trail Sector Stakeholder & Consumer Survey (DIRTT Project Report). International Mountain Bike Association

The mountain bike trail user survey forms part of the "Developing Intereuropean Resources for Trail builder Training (DIRTT)" project, funded under the ERASMUS+ programme, which aims to develop an educational framework and professional training progr... Read More about Trail Sector Stakeholder & Consumer Survey (DIRTT Project Report).

The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults (2020)
Journal Article
Adamson, S., Kavaliauskas, M., Lorimer, R., & Babraj, J. (2020). The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 454. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020454

Exercise is a powerful tool for improving health in older adults, but the minimum frequency required is not known. This study sought to determine the effect of training frequency of sprint interval training (SIT) on health and physical function in ol... Read More about The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults.

Early Career Professionals’ (Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers) Role in Advocating, Disseminating, and Implementing the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: ISPAH Early Career Network View (2019)
Journal Article
Direito, A., Murphy, J. J., Mclaughlin, M., Mair, J., Mackenzie, K., Kamanda, M., Sutherland, R., Montgomery, S., & Shilton, T. (2019). Early Career Professionals’ (Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers) Role in Advocating, Disseminating, and Implementing the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: ISPAH Early Career Network View. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(11), 940-944. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0450

Increasing population levels of physical activity (PA) can assist in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals,
benefiting multiple sectors and contributing to global prosperity. Practices and policies to increase PA levels exist at... Read More about Early Career Professionals’ (Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers) Role in Advocating, Disseminating, and Implementing the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: ISPAH Early Career Network View.

Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athlete's Perspective (2019)
Journal Article
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., & Martindale, R. J. (2019). Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athlete's Perspective. Athens Journal of Sports, 6(4), 195-214. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.6-4-2

Limited studies have investigated the experiences of athletes who did not "make it" to elite level. To target this research gap, this study accessed and investigated this hard to reach population in order to understand the development and transition... Read More about Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athlete's Perspective.

The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, S. (2019, November). The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak. Presented at British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) Science Day, Bamford

Presentation given to British Mountain Medicine Society at its 2019 Science day on November 13th, 2019. Based on research carried out on Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan, the issue of acclimatisation was examined based on data collected from a number of pri... Read More about The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak.

Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ivarsson, A., Kilhage-Persson, A., Martindale, R., Priestley, D., Huijgen, B., Ardern, C., & McCall, A. (2020). Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 3(4), Article 415-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.10.021

Objectives: This systematic review had 3 key objectives: (1) to investigate whether psychological factors were associated with future football performance ( e.g., progression to professional football, better game statistics during the next season); (... Read More about Psychological factors and future performance of football players: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

A biomechanical investigation of a spinal mobilisation intervention with Multiple Sclerosis patients (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hamilton, R., Brown, S., & Garden, C. (2019, October). A biomechanical investigation of a spinal mobilisation intervention with Multiple Sclerosis patients. Poster presented at Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis, Special Interest Group on Mobility, Glasgow, UK

Final PhD results with comparisons over 3 studies investigating a biomechanical analysis of a spinal mobilisation therapy analysing muscle tissue quality, functional balance and movement measures, self-reported pain and self-reported fatigue.

Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paul, C., Campbell, T., Yule, S., & Palmer, D. (2019, September). Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union. Poster presented at The Edinburgh Sport & Exercise Medicine Conference, Edinburgh

Background:Training and match exposure has been shown to influence injury risk in elite Rugby Union players.

Objective: To show how different load-measures can be used to quantify player training and match exposure over a professional Rugby Union... Read More about Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union.