Professor Ben Jones, Professor

Professor Ben Jones

Professor

Ben is a Professor of Sports Science. He completed his BSc(hons), MSc and PhD at Leeds Beckett University, prior to becoming a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology, then receiving his Professorship in 2017, at the age of 31.

Ben’s PhD focused on the physiology and biochemistry of rugby, investigating the fluid and electrolyte balance of players. Since his PhD, his research has focused on aspects of sports performance, talent identification and development, sports medicine and injury prevention, which have had direct impact on policy and practice in numerous sports.

Ben holds consultancy roles with Premiership Rugby as their Sports Science and Medicine Research lead, and the Rugby Football League as their Strategic Lead for Performance Science and Research. He leads the overall research strategy for both organisations, which aims to improve player welfare and performance. Both research strategies involve applying the latest technology and analysis techniques to sport.

Ben also holds Visiting Professor positions at Australian Catholic University in Australia, University of New England in Australia and University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is an active member of the UK Concussion Network, DCMS Concussion Innovation and Technology Panel, and UK Concussion Prevention Network. He is a member of various RFL board sub-committees, and English Rugby Union Advisory Groups, and has engaged in a number of parliamentary discussions.

Since completing his PhD in 2013, Ben has published >250 peer-review publications, editing numerous books, and secured research and consultancy income exceeding £6 million. He has also supervised over 30 PhD students and examined over 30 PhD students internationally. He is frequently invited to deliver keynote presentations at Scientific Conferences globally, with the main focus on how research can positively impact sport from a player welfare and performance perspective. He has appeared numerous times on main stream media, including BBC breakfast to discuss concussion in sport.

In a charitable capacity, Ben has supported the Kevin Sinfield OBE challenges for MND, during which the team have raised over £8million. He worked closely with both Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow at Leeds Rhinos, where he worked in a consultancy capacity for 15 years.

Current Teaching

Delivers lectures on the Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate and postgraduate taught provisions

Module leader; The Physiology of Sports Conditioning (MSc Strength and Conditioning)

PhD and Postgraduate Research Supervision

Research Interests

Ben's main research interests are within applied sports science and medicine, with direct translation into policy or practice.

For example during COVID-19, Ben led numerous seminal SARS-CoV-2 transmission papers in sport. This includes the Team Sports Risk Exposure Frameworks, which were adopted by UK Government to risk assess the SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk within sports, and also to identify increased risk contacts who were required to insolate, should an infectious individual participate in the same sports activity. This framework was also adopted by other sports organisations globally. He also led the first study in the world to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 transmission between athletes during sport, which informed contact tracing and the return of community and recreational sport during the pandemic.

Since then, Ben has undertaken a number of studies, aimed at reducing concussion and sub-concussion in sport. These studies include evaluating law changes, coaching and player interventions, and equipment trials. He is leading on numerous instrumented mouthguard projects globally. The instrumented mouthguard are used to measure head accelerations, which can lead to precise prevention intervention. He is also leading the ongoing validation of instrumented mouthguards, to meet industry defined minimum performance standards. He is also leading other league-wide projects in both codes of rugby, including player tracking, player profiling and fitness testing, and injury surveillance projects.

Professor Ben Jones, Professor

Ask Me About

  1. Rugby
  2. Concussion
  3. Sport
  4. Sport science
  5. Sports injury

Selected Outputs

  • Hopkinson M; Bissas N; Nicholson G; Beggs C; Scantlebury S; Hendricks S; Jones B (2019) Descriptions and definitions for the rugby league tackle. In: ISPAS Conference and workshop 2019, 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019, Budapest.

  • Jones B (2019) Training Loads and Exposure in Late specialization Sports; Challenges and Solutions. In: NSCA, 10 July 2019 - 13 July 2019, Washington, USA.

  • Owen C; Till K; Phibbs P; Read D; Weakley J; Atkinson M; Stokes K; Kemp S; Jones B (2019) Countermovement jump qualities of elite academy rugby union players. In: 2019 NSCA National Conference, 11 July 2019 - 13 July 2019, Washington D.C, USA.

    https://www.nsca.com/

  • Nicholson B; Jones B; Dinsdale A; Till K (2019) Relationships between jump and sprint force-velocity profiles and performance. In: 2019 NSCA National Conference, 10 July 2019 - 13 July 2019, Washington DC.

    https://www.nsca.com/education/abstracts/

  • Heyward O; Mccormack S; Emmonds S; Roe G; Till K; Jones B (2019) Strength and Speed Characteristics of Women's Super League Players. In: 2019 NSCA National Conference, 10 July 2019 - 13 July 2019, Washington D.C. USA.

    http://www.eventscribe.com/2019/posters/nsca/home.asp

  • Phibbs P; Read D; Till K; Atkinson M; Williams S; Stokes K; Kemp S; Jones B (2019) Bigger, stronger, faster: The differences in physical qualities between player development group and England academy players in youth rugby union. In: 9th World Congress on Science and Football, 4 June 2019 - 7 June 2019, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

  • Read D; Weakley J; Fullagar H; Ramirez-Lopez C; Jones B; Cummins C; Sampson J (2019) Giving ‘live’ GPS feedback to athletes: Does it alter locomotor performance during small-sided games?. In: 9th World Congress of Science in Football, 4 June 2019 - 7 June 2019, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  • Jones B; Dalton-Barron N (2019) Insights and Challenges from the Implementation of a League-wide GPS project in rugby league. In: World Congress Science and Football, 4 June 2019 - 7 June 2019, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Jones B (2019) Monitoring and Evaluating Load in Team Sports. In: Sports Science Summit, 21 May 2019 - 22 May 2019, Leeds.

  • Jones B (2019) Applying Science to Sports Performance. In: Elevate Conference, 8 May 2019 - 9 May 2019, London.

  • Jones B (2019) Integrating Research within Sport Understanding Physical Qualities, Injury Risk, Match Demands & Performance. In: Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) conference, 5 April 2019 - 6 April 2019, Leeds, UK.

  • Smith DR; Duckworth L; Jones B (2018) Energy expenditure of elite rugby league and union players during an in-season period, measured using doubly labelled water. In: International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference 2017, 19 December 2017 - 21 December 2017, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0144

  • Tee JC; Collins R; van Wyk D; Klingbeil J; van Rooyen I; Jones B (2017) A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO INJURY RISK MANAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL RUGBY UNION. In: National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference 2017, 12 July 2017 - 15 July 2017, Las Vegas.

    https://www.nsca.com/Home/

  • Read D; Till K; Beasley G; Clarkson M; Heyworth R; Lee J; Jones B (2017) Peak running intensities in rugby union match-play: comparisons to whole match data. In: 40th Annual Conference of National Strength and Conditioning Association, 12 July 2017 - 15 July 2017, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

  • Phibbs P; Jones B; Till K (2017) Monitoring workloads in collision sports: External load measures alone may not provide the full picture. In: NSCA National Conference 2017, 12 July 2017 - 15 July 2017, Las Vegas, USA.

    http://www.eventscribe.com/2017/posters/NSCA/SplitViewer.asp?PID=MTA5Mjc5ODQzNjk

  • Phibbs P; Jones BL; Till K (2015) Training load and movement demands of English adolescent rugby union players. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference, 1 December 2015 - 2 December 2015, St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK.

  • Jones BL; O'Hara JP; Till KA; King RFGJ (2013) Post Exercise Hyponatremia in Premiership Rugby Union Players. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Jones B; Till KA; Tester E; Emmonds S; Fahey J; Cooke C (2013) Seasonal Changes in Anthropometric, Fitness and Strength Characteristics within Academy Rugby League Players. In: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Emmonds S; Till KA; Tester E; Jones B; Fahey J; Cooke C (2013) The Longitudinal Development of Anthropometric and Fitness Characteristics within Academy Rugby League Players. In: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Fahey J; Till KA; Jones B; Tester E; Emmonds S; Cooke C (2013) Speed, Momentum and Peak Power Characteristics of Academy Rugby League Backs and Forwards by Annual-Age Category. In: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Till KA; Emmonds S; Jones B; Tester E; Fahey J; Cooke C (2013) The Longitudinal Development of Strength Characteristics within Academy Rugby League Players. In: British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Tester E; Till KA; Jones B; Emmonds S; Fahey J; Cooke C (2013) Anthropometric, Fitness and Strength Characteristics of Academy Rugby League Backs and Forwards by Annual-Age Category. In: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Annual Conference, 3 September 2013 - 5 September 2013, University of Central Lancashire, Carlisle, UK.

  • Drake A; King RFGJ; O'Hara JP; Brightmore A; Payne E; Fahey, J; Jones BL (2012) Improved race walking performance in a thermally stressful environment following Intermittent heat acclimation by Commonwealth Games Champion. In: Strength, Conditioning and Sports Therapy Research Symposium, 28 June 2012, Coventry University.

  • King RFGJ; O'Hara JP; Jones BL (2009) Hydration Status of Professional Rugby League Players during Match Play. In: The RFL Sports Medicine, Science & Performance Conference, 10 March 2009 - 11 March 2009, Thackray Medical Museum, 141 Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS9 7LN.

  • O'Hara JP; Jones BL; King RFGJ (2009) Hydration status of rugby league players during home match play throughout the 2008 Super League season. In: Rugby League Inaugural Medical Conference, Leeds, UK.

  • Jones BL; O'Hara JP; King RFGJ (2014) The optimal fluid for the cyclist…. [Online] Leeds Metropolitan University.

  • Jones BL (2014) Why tennis players felt the heat is the Australian Open [Online] Leeds Metropolitan University.

  • Read D; Weaving D; Phibbs P; Darrall-Jones J; Roe G; Weakley J; Hendricks S; Till K; Jones BL (In press) Movement and physical demands of school and university rugby union match-play in England. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2 (1),

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000147

  • Costello NB; McKenna J; Sutton L; Deighton K; Jones B (In press) Case Study: Using Contemporary Behaviour Change Science to Design and Implement an Effective Nutritional Intervention within Professional Rugby League. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0298

  • Jones B; Hamilton DK; Cooper CE (In press) Muscle Oxygen Changes following Sprint Interval Cycling Training in Elite Field Hockey Players. PLOS ONE, 10 (3), pp. e0120338-e0120338.

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120338

  • Scantlebury S; Till K; Beggs CB; Dalton-Barron N; Weaving D; Sawczuk T; Jones B (In press) Achieving a desired training intensity through the prescription of external training load variables in youth sport; more pieces to the puzzle required. Journal of Sports Sciences

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1743047

  • Scantlebury S; Till K; Sawczuk T; Dalton-Barron N; Phibbs P; Jones B (In press) The frequency and intensity of representative and non-representative late adolescent team-sport athletes’ training schedules. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003449

  • Hopkinson M; Nicholson G; Hendricks S; Beggs C; Scantlebury S; Jones B (2021) A video analysis framework for the rugby league tackle. Science and Medicine in Football, 6 (1), pp. 15-28.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.1898667

  • Burger N; Jones B; Hendricks S (2021) Tackle injury epidemiology and performance in rugby league – narrative synthesis. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 33 (1), pp. 1-8.

    https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2021/v33i1a9313

  • Leduc C; Robineau J; Tee J; Cheradame J; Jones B; Piscione J; Lacome M (2021) The travel demands of an elite rugby sevens team: Effects on objective and subjective sleep parameters. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0243

  • Jones B; Phillips G; Kemp S; Payne B; Hart B; Cross M; Stokes KA (2021) SARS-CoV-2 transmission during rugby league matches: do players become infected after participating with SARS-CoV-2 positive players?. British Journal of Sports Medicine

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103714

  • Hopkinson M; Nicholson G; Weaving D; Hendricks S; Fitzpatrick A; Naylor A; Robertson C; Beggs CB; Jones B (2021) Rugby league ball carrier injuries: The relative importance of tackle characteristics during the European Super League. European Journal of Sport Science

    https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1853817

  • Sawczuk T; Jones B; Welch M; Beggs CB; Scantlebury S; Till K (2021) Prediction of Upper Respiratory Illness Using Salivary Immunoglobulin A in Youth Athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0804

  • Hollander SD; Ponce C; Lambert M; Jones B; Hendricks S (2020) Tackle and ruck technical proficiency in rugby union and rugby league: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120976943

  • Dalton-Barron N; Palczewska A; McLaren SJ; Rennie G; Beggs C; Jones B; Roe G (2020) A league-wide investigation into variability of rugby league match running from 322 Super League games. Science and Medicine in Football

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1844907

  • Naughton M; Jones B; Hendricks S; King D; Murphy A; Cummins C (2020) Correction to: Quantifying the Collision Dose in Rugby League: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Critical Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 6 (1),

    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-00263-w

  • Nicholson B; Dinsdale A; Jones B; Till K (2020) The Training of Short Distance Sprint Performance in Football Code Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01372-y

  • Heyward O; Nicholson B; Emmonds S; Roe G; Jones B (2020) Physical Preparation in Female Rugby Codes: An Investigation of Current Practices. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.584194

  • Chantler S; Griffiths A; Matu J; Davison G; Jones B; Deighton K (2020) The Effects of Exercise on Indirect Markers of Gut Damage and Permeability: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01348-y

  • Chesson L; Whitehead S; Flanagan K; Deighton K; Matu J; Backhouse SH; Jones B (2020) Illness and infection in elite full-contact football-code sports: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.11.001

  • McKenna J; Backhouse S; Phillips G; Jones B (2020) Changing player behaviour in sport during the COVID-19 pandemic: Shake on it?. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 32 (1), pp. 1-2.

    https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2020/v32i1a8967

  • Stokes KA; Jones B; Bennett M; Close GL; Gill N; Hull JH; Kasper AM; Kemp SPT; Mellalieu SD; Peirce N (2020) Returning to Play after Prolonged Training Restrictions in Professional Collision Sports. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 41 (13), pp. 895-911.

    https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1180-3692

  • Aben HGJ; Hills SP; Cooke CB; Davis D; Jones B; Russell M (2020) Profiling the Post-match Recovery Response in Male Rugby: A Systematic Review. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003741

  • Mccormack S; Jones B; Scantlebury S; Rotheram D; Till K (2020) “It’s Important, but it’s Not Everything”: Practitioners’ Use, Analysis and Perceptions of Fitness Testing in Academy Rugby League. Sports, 8 (9), pp. 130.

    https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8090130

  • Leduc C; Tee J; Phibbs P; Read D; Ramirez C; Sawczuk T; Weaving D; Jones B (2020) Objective sleep patterns and validity of self-reported sleep monitoring across different playing levels in rugby union. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 32 (1),

    https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2020/v32i1a8456

  • Whitehead S; Till K; Jones B; Beggs C; Dalton-Barron N; Weaving D (2020) The use of technical-tactical and physical performance indicators to classify between levels of match-play in elite rugby league. Science and Medicine in Football

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1814492

  • Ramírez-López C; Till K; Boyd A; Bennet M; Piscione J; Bradley S; Giuliano P; Leduc C; Jones B (2020) Coopetition: cooperation among competitors to enhance applied research and drive innovation in elite sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102901

  • Moran J; Paxton K; Jones B; Granacher U; Sandercock GR; Hope E; Ramirez-Campillo R (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

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1792689

  • Emmonds S; Weaving D; Dalton-Barron N; Rennie G; Hunwicks R; Tee JC; Owen C; Jones B (2020) Locomotor Characteristics of the Inaugural Super League Competition and the Rugby League World Cup. Journal of Sports Sciences

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1790815

  • Fernández-Valdés B; Sampaio J; Exel J; González J; Tous-Fajardo J; Jones B; Moras G (2020) The Influence of Functional Flywheel Resistance Training on Movement Variability and Movement Velocity in Elite Rugby Players. Frontiers in Psychology, 11

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01205

  • Geeson-Brown T; Jones B; Till K; Chantler S; Deighton K (2020) Body composition differences by age and playing standard in male rugby union and rugby league : A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1775990

  • Owen C; Till K; Weakley J; Jones B (2020) Testing methods and physical qualities of male age grade rugby union players: a systematic review. PLoS One

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233796

  • Aben HGJ; Hills SP; Higgins D; Cooke CB; Davis D; Jones B; Russell M (2020) The Reliability of Neuromuscular and Perceptual Measures Used to Profile Recovery, and the Time-Course of such Responses following Academy Rugby League Match-Play. Sports (Basel), 8 (5),

    https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8050073

  • Scantlebury S; Till K; Sawczuk T; Phibbs P; Jones B (2020) Navigating the complex pathway of youth athletic development; Challenges and solutions to managing the training load of youth team sport athletes. Strength and Conditioning Journal

    https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000564

  • Dalton-Barron N; Whitehead S; Roe G; Cummins C; Beggs C; Jones B (2020) Time to embrace the complexity when analysing GPS data? A systematic review of contextual factors on match running in rugby league. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38 (10), pp. 1161-1180.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1745446

  • Mccormack S; Jones B; Till K (2020) Training Practices of Academy Rugby League and their alignment to Physical Qualities deemed important for Current and Future Performance. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120924905

  • Till K; Eisenmann J; Emmonds S; Jones B; Mitchell TO; Cowburn IHJ; Tee JC; Holmes N; Lloyd R (2020) A coaching session framework to facilitate long-term athletic development. Strength and Conditioning Journal

    https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000558

  • Weaving D; Dalton-Barron N; McLaren S; Scantlebury S; Cummins C; Roe G; Jones B; Beggs CB; Abt G (2020) The relative contribution of training intensity and duration to daily measures of training load in professional rugby league and union. Journal of Sports Sciences

  • Chesson L; Deighton K; Whitehead S; Ramirez C; Jones B (2020) Incidence, prevalence and consequences of illness in Academy rugby league players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.011

  • Davidow D; Redman M; Lambert M; Burger N; Smith M; Jones B; Hendricks S (2020) The effect of physical fatigue on tackling technique in Rugby Union. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.005

  • Tee J; Mclaren S; Jones B (2020) Sports injury prevention is complex: We need to invest in better processes, not singular solutions. Sports Medicine, 50 (4), pp. 689-702.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01232-4

  • Till K; Weakley J; Read D; Phibbs P; Darrall-Jones J; Roe G; Chantler S; Mellalieu S; Hislop M; Stokes K (2020) Applied Sport Science for Male Age-Grade Rugby Union in England. Sports Medicine - Open

    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-0236-6

  • Hendricks S; Till K; Den Hollander S; Savage TN; Roberts SP; Tierney G; Burger N; Kerr H; Kemp S; Cross M (2020) Consensus on a video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the Rugby Union Video Analysis Consensus group. British Journal of Sports Medicine

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101293

  • Ramírez-López C; Till K; Sawczuk T; Giuliano P; Peeters A; Beasley G; Murray F; Pledger S; Read D; Jones B (2020) A multi-nation examination of the fatigue and recovery time course during the inaugural Under-18 Six Nations rugby union competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-8.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1722589

  • Naughton M; Jones B; Hendricks S; King D; Murphy A; Cummins C (2020) Quantifying the Collision Dose in Rugby League : A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Critical Analysis. Sports Med Open, 6 (1), pp. 6.

    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-019-0233-9

  • Ramírez CA; Till K; Beasley G; Giuliano P; Leduc C; Dalton-Barron N; Weakley JJS; Jones B (2020) Sleep patterns of elite youth team-sport athletes prior to and during international competition. Science and Medicine in Football, 4 (1), pp. 15-21.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1662081

  • Rennie G; Dalton-Barron N; McLaren SJ; Weaving D; Hunwicks R; Barnes C; Emmonds S; Frost B; Jones B (2020) Locomotor and collision characteristics by phases of play during the 2017 rugby league World Cup. Science and Medicine in Football, 4 (3), pp. 225-232.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1694167

  • Leduc C; Tee J; Weakley J; Ramirez C; Jones B (2020) The Quality, Quantity, and Intraindividual Variability of Sleep Among Students and Student-Athletes. Sports Health, 12 (1), pp. 43-50.

    https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738119887966

  • Leduc C; Tee J; Lacome M; Weakley J; Cheradame J; Ramirez C; Jones B (2020) Convergent validity, reliability and sensitivity of a running test to monitor neuromuscular fatigue. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0319

  • Weakley J; McLaren S; Ramirez-Lopez C; García-Ramos A; Dalton-Barron N; Banyard H; Mann B; Weaving D; Jones B (2019) Application of velocity loss thresholds during free-weight resistance training : Responses and reproducibility of perceptual, metabolic, and neuromuscular outcomes. Journal of Sports Sciences

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1706831

  • Beggs C; Bond A; Emmonds S; Jones B (2019) Hidden dynamics of soccer leagues: the predictive ‘power’ of partial standings. PLoS One

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225696

  • Emmonds S; Heyward O; Jones B (2019) The Challenge of Applying and Undertaking Research in Female Sport. Sports Medicine - Open, 5 (1), pp. 51.

    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-019-0224-x

  • Costello N; Deighton K; Dalton-Barron N; Whitehead S; Preston T; Jones B (2019) Can a contemporary dietary assessment tool or wearable technology accurately assess the energy intake of professional young rugby league players? A doubly labelled water validation study. European Journal of Sport Science

    https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1697373

  • den Hollander S; Lambert M; Jones B; Hendricks S (2019) Tackle and ruck technique proficiency within academy and senior club rugby union. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (22), pp. 2578-2587.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1648121

  • Turner A; Jones B; Stewart P; Bishop C; Parmer N; Shyam C; Paul R (2019) Total Score of Athleticism: Holistic Athlete Profiling to Enhance Decision- Making. Strength and Conditioning Journal

    https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000506

  • Weakley J; Read D; Fullager H; Ramirez C; Jones B; Cummins C; Sampson J (2019) “How am I going, coach?” – The effect of augmented feedback during small-sided games on locomotor, physiological, and perceptual responses. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0078

  • Wass J; Mernagh D; Pollard B; Stewart P; Fox W; Parmar N; Jones B; Kilduff L; Turner AN (2019) A comparison of match demands using ball-in-play vs. whole match data in elite male youth soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1682183

  • Weakley J; Till K; Sampson J; Banyard H; Wilson K; Leduc C; Roe G; Jones B (2019) The Effects of Augmented Feedback on Sprint, Jump, and Strength Adaptations in Rugby Union Players Following a Four Week Training Programme. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14 (9), pp. 1205-1211.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0523

  • Weaving D; Beggs C; Dalton-Barron N; Jones B; Abt G (2019) Visualising the complexity of the athlete monitoring cycle through principal component analysis. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14 (9), pp. 1304-1310.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0045

  • Vázquez-Guerrero J; Fernández-Valdés B; Jones B; Moras G; Reche X; Sampaio J (2019) Changes in physical demands between game quarters of U18 elite official basketball games. PLoS One, 14 (9),

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221818

  • Moras G; Vázquez-Guerrero J; Fernández-Valdés B; Rosas-Casals M; Weakley J; Jones B; Sampaio J (2019) Structure of force variability during squats performed with an inertial flywheel device under stable versus unstable surfaces. Human Movement Science, 66 pp. 497-503.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.05.022

  • Vázquez-Guerrero J; Jones B; Fernández-Valdés B; Moras G; Reche X; Sampaio J (2019) Physical demands of elite basketball during an official U18 international tournament. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (22), pp. 2530-2537.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1647033

  • Leduc C; Jones B; Robineau J; Piscione J; Lacome M (2019) Sleep Quality and Quantity of International Rugby Sevens Players During Pre-season. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33 (7), pp. 1878-1886.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002839

  • Emmonds S; Nicholson G; Beggs CB; Jones B; Bissas A (2019) IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL QUALITIES FOR SPEED AND CHANGE OF DIRECTION ABILITY IN ELITE FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33 (6), pp. 1669-1677.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002114

  • Cummins C; Welch M; Inkster B; Weaving D; Jones BL; King D; Murphy A (2019) Modelling the relationships between volume, intensity and injury-risk in professional rugby league players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 (6), pp. 653-660.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.028

  • Johnston RD; Weaving D; Hulin BT; Till K; Jones B; Duthie G (2019) Peak movement and collision demands of professional rugby league competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (18), pp. 2144-2151.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1622882

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    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-1008

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    https://www.strengthandconditioning.org/jasc-27-3

  • Tee JC; Till K; Jones BL (2019) Incidence and characteristics of injury in under-19 academy level rugby league match play: a single season prospective cohort study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (10), pp. 1181-1188.

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  • Read D; Till K; Beasley G; Clarkson M; Heyworth R; Lee J; Weakley J; Phibbs P; Roe G; Darrall-Jones J (2019) Maximum running intensities during English academy rugby union match-play. Science and Medicine in Football, 3 (1), pp. 43-49.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2018.1464660

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    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954118788449

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  • Hendricks S; Till KA; Oliver J; Johnston R; Attwood M; Brown J; Drake D; Macleod S; Mellalieu S; Jones B (2018) Rating of Perceived Challenge as a measure of internal load for technical skill performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53 (10),

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  • Costello NB; Deighton K; Preston T; Matu J; Rowe J; Jones B (2018) Are professional young rugby league players eating enough? Energy intake, expenditure and balance during a pre-season. European Journal of Sport Science

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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2016.04.010

  • Roe G; Darrall-Jones J; Till K; Jones BL (2016) Preseason changes in markers of lower body fatigue and performance in young professional rugby union players. European Journal of Sport Science, 16 (8), pp. 981-988.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1175510

  • Darrall-Jones J; Jones BL; Till K (2016) Anthropometric, Sprint, and High-Intensity Running Profiles of English Academy Rugby Union Players by Position. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (5), pp. 1348-1358.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001234

  • Darrall-Jones J; Jones B; Roe G; Till K (2016) Reliability and Usefulness of Linear Sprint Testing in Adolescent Rugby Union and League Players. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 30 (5), pp. 1359-1364.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001233

  • Smith DR; Jones B; Sutton L; King RF; Duckworth LC (2016) Dietary Intakes of Elite 14 - 19 Year Old English Academy Rugby Players During a Pre-Season Training Period. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 26 (6), pp. 506-515.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2015-0317

  • Emmonds S; Till KA; Jones B; Mellis M; Pears M (2016) Anthropometric, speed and endurance characteristics of English academy soccer players: Do they influence obtaining a professional contract at 18 years of age. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 11 (2), pp. 2212-218.

    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954116637154

  • Till K; Jones B; O'Hara J; Barlow M; Brightmore A; Lees M; Hind K (2016) Three-Compartment Body Composition in Academy and Senior Rugby League Players. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 11 (2), pp. 191-196.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0048

  • Roe G; Phibbs P; Till K; Jones B; Read D; Weakley J; Darrall-Jones J (2016) Changes in adductor strength after competition in Academy Rugby Union Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (2), pp. 344-350.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001024

  • Jones B; Till K; Emmonds S; King RFGJ; Gray MP; Beggs CB; O'Hara J (2016) Hydration strategies of professional elite rugby league referees during super league matches. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 11 (1), pp. 116-121.

    https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954115624811

  • Till K; Jones BL; Cobley S; Morley D; O'Hara J; Chapman C; Cooke CB; Beggs CB (2016) Identifying Talent in Youth Sport: A Novel Methodology Using Higher-Dimensional Analysis. PLoS One, 11 (5), pp. e0155047.

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155047

  • Emmonds S; O'Hara J; Till K; Jones B; Brightmore A; Cooke CB (2015) Physiological and Movement Demands of Rugby League Referees: Influence on Penalty Accuracy. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 29 (12), pp. 3367-3374.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001002

  • Jones B; Emmonds S; Hind K; Nicholson G; Rutherford Z; Till K (2015) Physical Qualities of International Female Rugby League Players by Playing Position. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 30 (5), pp. 1333-1340.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001225

  • Jones B; Till K; King R; Gray M; O'Hara J (2015) Are Habitual Hydration Strategies of Female Rugby League Players Sufficient to Maintain Fluid Balance and Blood Sodium Concentration During Training and Match-Play? A Research Note From the Field. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 30 (3), pp. 875-880.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001158

  • Darrall-Jones J; Jones BL; Till K (2015) Anthropometric and Physical Profiles of English Academy Rugby Union Players. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 29 (8), pp. 2086-2096.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000000872

  • Darrall-Jones J; Roe G; Carney S; Clayton R; Phibbs P; Read D; Weakley J; Till K; Jones B (2015) The Effect of Body Mass on the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test in Rugby Union Players. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 11 (3), pp. 400-403.

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0231

  • Till K; Jones B; Geeson-Brown T (2015) Do physical qualities influence the attainment of professional status within elite 16-19 year old rugby league players?. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 19 (7), pp. 585-589.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.07.001

  • Darrall-Jones J; Till KA; Roe G; Phibbs P; Weakley J; Read D; Jones B (2015) The effect of body mass on 30:15 end stage running speed in rugby union players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

    https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0231

  • Barlow M; Oldroyd B; Smith D; Lees MJ; Brightmore A; Till K; Jones B; Hind K (2015) Precision Error in Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition Measurements in Elite Male Rugby League Players. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 18 (4), pp. 546-550.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2015.04.008

  • Till KA; Jones B; Darrall-Jones J; Emmonds S; Cooke CB (2015) Longitudinal development of anthropometric and physical characteristics within academy rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29 (6), pp. 1713-1722.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000792

  • Till K; Jones B; McKenna J; Whitaker L; Backhouse SH (2015) The search for size: a doping risk factor in adolescent rugby?. British journal of sports medicine, 50 (4), pp. 203-204.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-094737

  • Till K; Jones B (2015) Monitoring anthropometry and fitness using maturity groups within youth rugby league. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 29 (3), pp. 730-736.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000672

  • Jones B; Till K; Barlow M; Lees M; O'Hara J; Hind K (2015) Anthropometric and Three-Compartment Body Composition Differences between Super League and Championship Rugby League Players: Considerations for the 2015 Season and Beyond. PloS one, 10 (7), pp. e0133188-?.

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133188

  • Jones BL; O'Hara J; Till K; King RF (2015) Dehydration and hyponatremia in professional rugby union players: a cohort study observing english premiership rugby union players during match play, field, and gym training in cool environmental conditions. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 29 (1), pp. 107-115.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000000620

  • Jones B; Dat M; Cooper CE (2014) Underwater near-infrared spectroscopy measurements of muscle oxygenation: laboratory validation and preliminary observations in swimmers and triathletes. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19 (12), pp. 127002-127002.

    https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.19.12.127002

  • Hind K; Jones B; King RF (2014) Re: bone: an acute buffer of plasma sodium during exhaustive exercise?. Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme, 46 (11), pp. 819-820.

    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1372585

  • Till K; Jones B; Emmonds S; Tester E; Fahey J; Cooke CB (2014) Seasonal changes in anthropometric and physical characteristics within English academy rugby league players. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 28 (9), pp. 2689-2696.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000457

  • Till K; Tester E; Jones B; Emmonds S; Fahey J; Cooke CB (2014) Anthropometric and physical characteristics of english academy rugby league players. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 28 (2), pp. 319-327.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a73c0e

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    https://doi.org/10.1139/H10-077

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