Graduate Journal of Sports Science, Coaching, Management, & Rehabilitation

Conference Abstracts

• A01 Dietary intakes and nutritional status in adults with Muscular Dystrophy

  Meghann Leaver, C. Morse, P. Orme, N. Hodson

  2-2

• A02 Exploring the factors that influence the food choices of 14- to 16-year-old competitive cyclists in the UK

  Katie Bonnar, Sinead Roberts

  3-3

• A03 Non-targeted analysis of the plasma proteome between early and late rugby playing career

  Abhishek Jagan, Yusuke Nishimura, Graeme Close, Jatin Burniston

  4-4

• B01 The effect of sleep on swimming performance

  Phoebe Dawson, Louise Burnie

  5-5

• B02 Does upper body static stretching in warm up effect repeated sprint ability in boxers?

  Richard Naylor, Chris Kirk

  6-6

• B03 An investigation into the effects of cryo-compression versus TECAR therapy on symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage

  Kai Jones, Brendon Skinner, Saul Cuttell

  7-7

• B04 Seasonal variation of physical, perceptual, and cognitive function measures in professional academy soccer players

  Ciaran Deely, Jamie Tallent, Ross Bennett, Kevin Thomas, Glyn Howatson, Alex Woodhead, Stuart Goodall

  8-8

• B05 Exploring the impact of sleep on physical performance among junior soldiers in Army basic training

  Enoch Ratna, Shaun Chapman, Ellie Liddel, Andrew Roberts, Alex Rawcliffe

  9-9

• B06 Musculoskeletal injury and medical discharge prevalence during Army basic training

  Henry Martin, Alex Rawcliffe, Andrew Roberts

  10-10

• B07 The Relative Age Effect presents an opportunity for Scottish football to be “better than FC Barcelona”

  Thomas P. Craig, Javier Fernandez Navarro

  11-11

• B08 The effect of the goal kick rule change on the team’s performance in ball possession and goal scoring in elite male football

  Benjamin Torkornoo

  12-12

• B09 The impact of various massage gun percussive therapy protocols on physiological adaptations

  Lorna Sams, Ben Langdown, Joan Simons, Jitka Vseteckova

  13-13

• B10 A Contemporary analysis of tackle height: Implications for head injury risk and tackler technique in Rugby Union

  Owain Hughes, Hans von Lieres und Wilkau, Huw Wiltshire, Gareth Irwin

  14-14

• B11 Deconstructing the physical output between tapering sessions, match days, and post-match training sessions: A single case report

  Patrick Mannix, Jose Maria Oliva Lozano, Kevin Enright, Simon Roberts, Martin Littlewood

  15-15

• B12 Sex differences of 12 lead electrocardiographic findings of the rugby football league athlete

  Callum Warrington, Rob Cooper, Keith George, Nathan Mill, Andy Thompson, Jade Read, Jonathan Abram, David Oxborough

  16-16

• C01 “You must succeed!”: The role of leader irrational language on follower irrationality.

  Chloe Young, Martin Turner, Andrew Evans

  17-17

• C02 ‘Strength in Solitude? Investigating the potential effects of isolation on the performance and wellbeing of student athletes’

  Ade Oke

  18-18

• C03 Exploring boxers' experiences of fear using Reflexive Thematic Analysis: Fear can be a longtime companion, guide and motivator

  Mathias Alberton

  19-19

• C04 Green2Gold: Piloting ‘Team GB Family Activity Trails’ as a green exercise project for improving wellbeing and outdoor physical activity engagement in the East Riding of Yorkshire

  Esther Carter, Caroline Douglas, John Saxton

  20-20

• C05 Exploring British student-athletes' receptivity to sport psychology consultation

  Lasse Daniel Valtteri Eini, Jade Salim, George Bowra Morris

  21-21

• C06 Successful sport psychology within 1st team football: Perceptions of senior strategic stakeholders at elite football clubs

  George Perry, Martin Littlewood

  22-22

• C07 Exploring purposeful outdoor physical activity and mindfulness for wellbeing: a practitioners' perspective

  Becky Lawley, Charlotte Chandler

  23-23

• C08 Physiological and cognitive responses to load carriage in the cold

  Marcus Peach, Sam Blacker, Christopher Vine

  24-24

• D01 The influence of menstrual cycle phase on isokinetic strength of the knee flexors and extensors

  Taweoo Quigley, Matt Greig

  25-25

• D02 Novel associations between within-day energy balance (WDEB) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in recreationally active women

  Helen L. Moore, Kelly A. Bowden Davies, Sophie Joanisse, Chris I. Morse, Georgina K. Stebbings

  26-26

• D03 The effect of exercise on gastrointestinal symptoms and body composition at different phases of the menstrual cycle

  L. Bass, K. Johnson, S.R. Rowland, J.S. Barrett, S. Dixon, T. Kennedy

  27-27

• D04 The effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion and sports performance in female athletes during different phases of the menstrual cycle

  Hannah Insam, Joel Chidley

  28-28

• E01 Short term step-reduction induces mitochondrial impairments which are not restored after reambulation, in habitually active adults

  Medha Shashidharan, Nathan Hodson, Sophie Joanisse, Victoria S. Sprung, John P.H. Wilding, Graham J. Kemp, Daniel J. Cuthbertson, Kelly A. Bowden Davies

  29-29

• E02 The prevalence and factors associated with knee pain in a sample of cyclists within the United Kingdom: A cross sectional study

  Alex Braybrooke, Dale Cooper

  30-30

• E03 Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing aids chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis in the perioperative evaluation of patients undergoing radical cystectomy

  Daisy Jarvis, Amy Dewar, Nicholas Tetlow, Robert Stephens, Samuel Meyler

  31-31

• E04 Effects of unstable load vs stable load on muscle activation and bar velocity during a bench press

  Lewis Crosbie, Dominic Langdon, Nathan Thompson

  32-32

• E05 Training load monitoring and wellness tracking of student athletes

  Sameer Shah, Lee Pote, Joshua Davidson

  33-33

• E06 The effect of programmed resistance training on the muscle myofibrillar proteome

  Lihnam Martina Rudhun, Thomas Aaron, Connor Stead, Stuart Hesketh, Hazel Sutherland, Jatin Burniston, Johnathan Jarvis

  34-34

• F01 A study into the feasibility of replicating and improving the mechanical properties of the Wavecel helmet liner using additively manufactured auxetic structures

  Harry Tucker

  35-35

• F02 Chainmail inspired metamaterials for use in protective sports equipment

  Jai Dunne

  36-36

• F03 How athletes’ biomechanical running characteristics effect running economy during the use of running shoes with and without carbon inserts

  Toby Atherton, Molly McCarthy-Ryan, Hans Von Lieres Und Wilkau

  37-37

• G01 Quantifying the traverse: a comprehensive kinematic analysis of climbing technique

  Joseph Andrews-Cifre, Simon Bailey, Nicola Taylor

  38-38

• G02 Variability in depth for national-level swimmers’ freestyle dive starts, push starts and tumble turns

  Fran Collings, Marco Thiel, Godred Fairhurst, Derek Ball

  39-39

• G03 An investigation on sex-based disparities in male and female collegiate athlete reactive strength index

  Elliot Fletcher

  40-40

• G04 The effect of the conventional deadlift and Romanian deadlift on muscle activation and joint angles at submaximal intensity

  Michelle Lyons, Louise Burnie, Liam T. Pearson, Gill Barry

  41-41

• G05 Do lower limb kinetic and kinematic differences in drop jump landings persist when players have returned to sport following knee ligamentous injuries?

  Harry Cannon-Noren, Richard Page

  42-42

• G06 The exploration of the upper body kinematics and kinematic asymmetries during forwards and backwards wheelchair propulsion

  Mya Hickmott, Simon Briley

  43-43

• H01 Optimization of older adults’ home spaces to enhance their physical activity level and minimize sedentary behaviour: A qualitative study

  Naureen Akber Ali Meghani, Joanne Hudson, Gareth Stratton, Jane Mullin

  44-44

• H02 Parental perspectives of early adolescent neighbourhood outdoor play and physical activity: barriers and facilitators

  Lindsay Cox, Helen Wilson

  45-45

• H03 Effect of high intensity, intermittent exercise on EyeGuide Focus smooth pursuit assessments in amateur female rugby union athletes

  Ayrton Walshe, Ed Daly, Lisa Ryan

  46-46

• I01 Investigating the relationship between minute ventilation and metabolic contribution in long COVID: A retrospective cohort study utilizing cardiopulmonary exercise testing

  Ellie Tennant, Mark Faghy

  47-47

• I02 Physiological, perceptual and neuromuscular responses to 15 vs. 30 s work durations during short high intensity interval training

  Shane Price

  48-48

• I03 The cardiovascular implications for exercise intolerance and dyspnoea in electronic cigarette users

  Agata Giles, Rehan Junejo, Sarah Jones, Olivia Philips, Jay Vadher, Libby Henthorn, Christopher Morse, Azmy Faisal

  49-49

• I04 The effect of staged versus rapid immersion on the cardio-respiratory components of the cold-shock response

  Joshua Brown, Clare Eglin

  50-50

• J01 The role of inspiratory muscle fatigue and its impact on strength and respiratory function

  Melissa Ellis, Mark Faghy

  51-51

• J02 Evaluation of pilocarpine iontophoresis vs. exercise-induced sweat sodium concentrations at different exercise intensities

  Christopher Harris, Andrew Blow, Tamara Hew-Butler

  52-52

• J03 Comparing IMU outputs between 1st team and U18 female soccer players throughout preseason

  Anna Smith, Julia Donnelly, Andrew White, Nairn Scobie

  53-53

• J04 An exploration of the deceptive effects of caffeine on morning performance

  Liv Blow, Hayden Snowe, Michael Chadwick, Ellie Brownrigg, Jack Fernley, Harvey Middleton, George Porritt, Dani Hajdukiewicz, Kyle Durkin, Ben J. Edwards

  54-54

• J05 The association of the ACE gene I/D polymorphism and in-game performance in elite Rugby Union players

  Daniel Martin, Georgina Stebbings, Shane Heffernan, Rob Erskine, Peter Callus, John Brazier, Mark Antrobus, Alun Williams

  55-55

• J06 Can caffeine improve early morning physical performance in team athletes?

  Dani Hajdukiewicz, Liv Blow, Eddie Calcagni, Kyle Durkin, George Porritt, Hayden Snowe, Michael Chadwick, Jack Fernley, Ellie Brownrigg, Harvey Middleton, Ben Edwards

  56-56

• J07 Early morning bright light therapy: its next-day effects on early morning physical performance, temperature, and mood

  Ed Calcagni, Dani Hajdukiewicz, Liv Blow, Kyle Durkin, George Porritt

  57-57

• J08 Effects of caffeine on early morning physical and cognitive performance

  Michael Chadwick

  58-58

• J09 Peak angular momentum of pirouettes by a university-level contemporary dance cohort

  Jessica Talbot, Edel Quin, Penny Hudson

  59-59

• J10 Changes over a decade of fitness within a Scottish soccer academy and the impact of first team relegation on academy physical profiles

  Thomas P Craig, Patrick Maughan, Dave R Clark, Michael McArdle, Jack W Ritchie, Donald Reid

  60-60

• J11 The pre-season variation in physical performance of an elite level female cricket squad

  Bethany Morris, Mitchell Finlay

  61-61

• J12 The validation of inertial measurement units in upper limb movement during wheelchair activity

  Sian Reynolds, Tom Outram, Harry Yu, Simon Briley

  62-62

• J13 Does caffeine improve team-based morning performances more than habituation?

  Hayden Snowe

  63-63

• J14 The physical capabilities of national league female American Flag Football players

  Hannah McManus, Mitchell Finlay

  64-64

• J15 Exploring the use of music during ultramarathons using a think-aloud procedure

  Dominic Bozianu, Leighton Jones

  65-65

• J16 High vs. low glycaemic index pre-exercise feeding

  Tom Nicholls, Lee Fisher, Heidi Broadbridge, Bethan Rowland, Emma Blair, Matthew Howe, Ellis Klaus, Davey O’Donoghue

  66-66

• J17 Influence of head-mounted virtual reality (VR) on psychological and physiological responses in the heat

  Finlay Morgan, Harry S Mayes, Joseph T Costello

  67-67

• J18 Team trust as a predictor of collective efficacy in female rugby players

  Kate E Brown

  68-68

• J19 Does electronic cigarette use adversely affect cardiac autonomic function?

  Olivia Phillips, Rehan T Junejo, Hans Degens, Ayman Mahmoud

  69-69

• J20 Lattice use in rugby headguards

  Callum Woolfenden

  70-70

• J21 Using inertial measurement units to estimate ground reaction force and knee angular velocity during decelerations

  Luke Hitchens, Jasper Verheul, Bailey Clifford-Pryer

  71-71

• J22 Chronobiological approaches and habitual routine: effect on morning physical performance in male team sport players

  Harvey Middleton, Jack Fernley, Michael Chadwick, Ellie Brownrigg, Eddie Calcagni, Hayden Snowe, Liv Blow, George Porritt, Kyle Durkin, Ben Edwards

  72-72

• J23 Coach–athlete relationship as a predictor of contextual motivation in weightlifters

  Jinal S Mehta

  73-73

• J24 The integration of first-year women XV rugby scholars and the socialisation tactics used

  Molly Brown

  74-74

• J25 Comparing group cohesion in interactive and coactive exercise classes

  Yaren Su Stewart

  75-75

• J26 Perception of coach leadership style as a predictor of team cohesion in elite women’s touch rugby

  Lucy Witherspoon

  76-76

• J27 The effects of music on group motivation and team cohesion among novice to intermediate collegiate rowers

  Maksymilian Orzel

  77-77

• J28 Effects of caffeine and chronobiotics on morning repeated sprint performance

  Ellie Brownrigg, Michael Chadwick, Liv Blow, Hayden Snowe, Eddie Calcagni, Kyle Durkin, Dani Hajdukiewicz, George Porritt, Jack Fernley, Harvey Middleton, Ben Edwards

  78-78

• J29 Analysis of external load in professional English Football League Two players

  Ryan Lally, Mitchell Finlay

  79-79

• J30 Nutritional and non-nutritional strategies in bodybuilding: Impact on kidney function

  Victoria Tidmas, Jon Brazier, Janine Hawkins, Scott C. Forbes, Lindsay Bottoms, Ken Farrington

  80-80

• J31 The effect of football heading on sidestep cutting biomechanics

  Grace Adebamiyo Ademolu, Liis Uiga, Greg Wood, Kat Daniels

  81-81

• J32 ‘Hanging up the boots, picking up the whistle’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the player-to-coach transition in elite football

  Laura Mills

  82-82