Publications for Ross Sanders 2016

Oliveira, N., Sanders, R., Saunders, D. (2016). Fatigue induced changes in eggbeater kick kinematics affect performance and risk of injury. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, In Press.

Al Attar, W., Soomro, N., Pappas, E., Sinclair, P., Sanders, R. (2016). How effective are F-MARC injury prevention programs for soccer players? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 46(2), 205-217. [More Information]

Takagi, H., Nakashima, M., Sato, Y., Matsuuchi, K., Sanders, R. (2016). Numerical and experimental investigations of human swimming motions. Journal of Sports Sciences, in press, 1-17. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Gonjo, T., McCabe, C. (2016). Reliability of Three-Dimensional Angular Kinematics and Kinetics of Swimming Derived from Digitized Video. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 15(158), 166.

Oliveira, N., Saunders, D., Sanders, R. (2016). The effect of fatigue-induced changes in eggbeater-kick kinematics on performance and risk of injury. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(1), 141-145. [More Information]

de Jesus, K., Sanders, R., de Jesus, K., Ribeiro, J., Figueiredo, P., Vilas-Boas, J., Fernandes, R. (2016). The effect of intensity on three-dimensional kinematics and coordination in front crawl swimming. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, in press.

Sanders, R., Chiu, C., Pease, D. (2016). The effect of pose variability and repeated reliability of segmental centres of

mass acquisition when using 3D photonic scanning. Ergonomics, accepted.

Soomro, N., Sanders, R., Hackett, D., Hubka, T., Ebrahimi, S., Freeston, J., Cobley, S. (2016). The Efficacy of Injury Prevention Programs in Adolescent Team Sports A Meta-analysis. American Journal of Sports Medicine, in press.

Connaboy, C., Naemi, R., Brown, S., Psycharakisc, S., Coleman, S., McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2016). The key kinematic determinants of undulatory underwater swimming at maximal velocity. Journal of Sports Sciences, in press. [More Information]

2015

Sanders, R., Fairweather, M., Alcock, A., McCabe, C. (2015). An approach to identifying the effect of technique asymmetries on body alignment in swimming exemplified by a case study of a breaststroke swimmer. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14(2), 304-314.

Sanders, R., McCabe, C. (2015). Butterfly Technique. In Scott Riewald, Scott Rodeo (Eds.), Science of Swimming Faster, (pp. 87-96). Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Sanders, R., Han, A., Baker, J., Cobley, S. (2015). Childhood obesity and its physical and psychological co-morbidities: A systematic review of Australian children and adolescents. European Journal of Pediatrics, 174(6), 715-746. [More Information]

Sanders, R., McCabe, C. (2015). Freestyle Technique. In Scott Riewald, Scott Rodeo (Eds.), Science of Swimming Faster, (pp. 23-50). Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Gomes, B., Conceicao, F., Pendergast, D., Sanders, R., Vaz, M., Vilas-Boas, J. (2015). Is Passive Drag Dependent on the Interaction of Kayak Design and Paddler Weight in Flat-water Kayaking? Sports Biomechanics, 14(4), 394-403. [More Information]

Oliveira, N., Sanders, R. (2015). Kinematic and kinetic evidence for functional lateralization in a symmetrical motor task: the water polo eggbeater kick. Experimental Brain Research, 233(3), 947-957. [More Information]

Higgs, A., Pease, D., Sanders, R. (2015). Kinematic differences between upkick and downkick in undulatory underwater swimming. 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS 2015), Poitiers, France: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

Oliveira, N., Chiu, C., Sanders, R. (2015). Kinematic patterns associated with the vertical force produced during the eggbeater kick. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33(16), 1675-1681. [More Information]

Gomes, B., Ramos, N., Conceicao, F., Sanders, R., Vaz, M., Vilas-Boas, J. (2015). Paddling Force Profiles at Different Stroke Rates in Elite Sprint Kayaking. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 31(4), 258-263. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Chiu, C., Gonjo, T., Throw, J., Oliveira, N., Psycharakis, S., Payton, C., McCabe, C. (2015). Reliability of the elliptical zone method of estimating body segment parameters for swimmers. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14, 215-224.

Sanders, R., Gonjo, T., McCabe, C. (2015). Reliability of Three-Dimensional Linear Kinematics and Kinetics of Swimming Derived from Digitized Video at 25 and 50 Hz with 10 and 5 Frame Extensions to the 4th Order Butterworth Smoothing Window. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14(2), 441-451.

McCabe, C., Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S. (2015). Upper limb kinematic differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions in front crawl sprint swimming. Journal of Biomechanics, 48(15), 3995-4001. [More Information]

2014

Walker, C., Sinclair, P., Cobley, S., Sanders, R., Graham, K. (2014). A comparison of multiple forward somersault dives from the 3m springboard: A case study. 32nd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), Johnson City, TN, USA: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

Oliveira, N., Sanders, R. (2014). A method to calculate the vertical force produced during the eggbeater kick. 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport.

Chiu, C., Sanders, R. (2014). Adjustments to elliptical zone software for acquiring body segment parameters automatically. 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport.

Sanders, R., McCabe, C. (2014). Asymmetries produce yaw in breaststroke. 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Sport.

Lee, C., Sanders, R., Payton, C. (2014). Changes in force production and stroke parameters of trained able-bodied and unilateral arm-amputee female swimmers during a 30 s tethered front-crawl swim. Journal of Sports Sciences, 32(18), 1704-1711. [More Information]

Cotterill, S., Collins, D., Sanders, R. (2014). Developing effective pre-performance routines for golf performance: Implications for the coach. Athletic Insight, 6(1), 53-64.

Komar, J., Sanders, R., Chollet, D., Seifert, L. (2014). Do qualitative changes in inter-limb coordination lead to effectiveness of aquatic locomotion rather than efficiency? Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 30(2), 189-196. [More Information]

Gonjo, T., McCabe, C., Coleman, S., Vilas-Boas, J., Fernandes, R., Sanders, R. (2014). Does back crawl require greater energy expenditure than front crawl at equivalent sub-anaerobic threshold speed? 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport.

Connaboy, C., Moir, G., Coleman, S., Sanders, R. (2014). Effects of imposed cycle frequency training on the heave and pitch phase relationships in undulatory underwater swimming. 32nd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), Johnson City, TN, USA: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

Soomro, N., Cobley, S., Hackett, D., Freeston, J., Hubka, T., Ibrahimi, O., Sanders, R. (2014). Efficacy of injury prevention programs in adolescent sports: A Systematic Review. Sport Medicine Australia (SMA), Sydney, Australia.

Connaboy, C., Moir, G., Coleman, S., Sanders, R. (2014). Gender differences in heave and pitch phase relationships in maximal undulatory underwater swimming. American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting, USA.

de Jesus, K., de Jesus, K., Fernandes, R., Vilas-Boas, J., Sanders, R. (2014). The backstroke swimming start: State of the art. Journal of Human Kinetics, 42(1), 27-40. [More Information]

Machtsiras, G., Valluri, P., Sanders, R. (2014). The effect of full body swimsuits on swimmers’ morphology and glide performance. 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Sport.

Takagi, H., Shimada, S., Miwa, T., Kudo, S., Sanders, R., Matsuuchi, K. (2014). Unsteady hydrodynamic forces acting on a hand and its flow field during sculling motion. Human Movement Science, 38, 133-142. [More Information]

McCabe, C., Psycharakis, S., Sanders, R. (2014). Upper limb kinematic differences between breathing and non-breathing conditions in front crawl sprint swimming. 12th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Sport.

Sanders, R. (2013). A team approach to performance enhancement in swimming. 31st International Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Applied session on Swimming, Taipei, Taiwan.

Sanders, R., McCabe, C., Alcock, A., Wright, L., Donald, N., Riach, I., Fairweather, M. (2013). Case studies of asymmetries in swimming. 31st International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS 2013), Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan Normal University.

Sanders, R. (2013). How do asymmetries affect swimming performance? Journal of Swimming Research, 21(1).

Figueiredo, P., Sanders, R., Gorski, T., Vilas-Boas, J., Fernandes, R. (2013). Kinematic and electromyographic changes during 200m front crawl at race pace. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, 49-55. [More Information]

Declerck, M., Verheul, W., Daly, D., Sanders, R. (2013). Swimming for youth with Cerebral Palsy: A randomized controlled trial. European Conference on Evidence Based Aquatic Therapy, Izmir, Turkey.

Machtsiras, G., Sanders, R. (2012). A comparison of the elliptical zone and 3D scanning methods of calculating swimmers’ body segment volumes. Annual conference of the European College of Sport Science, Bruges, Belgium.

Sanders, R., Sanders, F., Currie, K. (2012). A cost effective CPD pathway to bespoke postgraduate

academic qualifications for sports practitioners. 30th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Melbourne: Australian Catholic University.

Sanders, R., Alcock, A., Fairweather, M. (2012). Asymmetry Project: Report to Sprtscotland and Scottish Swimming: Phase 1 Testing.

Fairweather, M., Alcock, A., Sanders, R. (2012). Benchmarking and monitoring the performance influence of skill acquisition interventions. ICSEMIS Conference, Scotland.

Thow, J., Naemi, R., Sanders, R. (2012). Comparison of modes of feedback on glide performance in swimming. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(1), 43-52. [More Information]

Connaboy, C., Coleman, S., Sanders, R. (2012). Gender differences in heave and pitch phase relationships in maximal undulatory underwater swimming (UUS). American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA.

Sanders, R., Thow, J., Alcock, A., Fairweather, M., Riach, I., Mather, F. (2012). How can asymmetries in swimming be identified measured? Journal of Swimming Research, 19(1), 1-15.

Sanders, R., Alcock, A., Fairweather, M. (2012). Is correction of asymmetries important in swimming? FINA World Medicine Conference.

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2012). Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at a distance pace. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(6), 601-608. [More Information]

Naemi, R., Psycharakis, S., McCabe, C., Connaboy, C., Sanders, R. (2012). Relationships between glide efficiency and swimmers' size and shape characteristics. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 28(5), 400-411.

Sanders, R. (2012). Rock and roll rhythms in human movement. Approaches to Rhythm and Timing in Scotland Today (ARTiST) Conference, Scotland.

Declerck, M., Verheul, M., Sanders, R. (2012). Swimming and the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of youth with Cerebral Palsy. Bright SPARCS (Scottish Physical Activity and Research Conference for PhD Students), Edinburgh, UK.

Declerck, M., Daly, D., Verheul, M., Sanders, R. (2012). Swimming to break the vicious cycle of deconditioning in youth with Cerebral Palsy, Pisa, Italy. 4th International Cerebral Palsy Conference, Pisa, Italy.

Declerck, M., Daly, D., Verheul, M., Sanders, R. (2012). The effectiveness of swimming for breaking the vicious cycle of deconditioning in Cerebral Palsy. North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity Conference, Birmingham, Alabama.

Sanders, R., Alcock, A., Donald, N., Riach, I., Wright, L., Fairweather, M. (2012). The swimming asymmetry puzzle: Putting the pieces together. Sports Science Conference, Turkey.

2011

Gomes, B., Viriato, N., Sanders, R., Conceicao, F., Vaz, M., Vilas-Boas, J. (2011). Analysis Of Single And Team Kayak Acceleration. Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences, 11(Supp 2), 259-262.

Sanders, R., Thow, J., Fairweather, M. (2011). Asymmetries in swimming: Where do they come from? Journal of Swimming Research, 18, 1-11.

Sanders, R., McCabe, C., Machtsiras, G., Thow, J., Einarsson, I. (2011). Better times: Monitoring performance in swimming. 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences, Liverpool, UK: European College of Sport Sciences.

Payton, C., Sanders, R. (2011). Bodyroll in Front Crawl Swimming. In Ludovic Seifert, Didier Chollet, Inigo Mujika (Eds.), World Book of Swimming: From Science to Performance, (pp. 173-189). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Seifert, L., Leblanc, H., Chollet, D., Sanders, R., Persyn, U. (2011). Breaststroke Kinematics. In Ludovic Seifert, Didier Chollet, Inigo Mujika (Eds.), World Book of Swimming: From Science to Performance, (pp. 135-151). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Sanders, R. (2011). From technical foundations to increased efficiency in swimming. 29th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Porto, Portugal: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

Sanders, R. (2011). How can scientists help swimmers and coaches imrpove performance? Conference of the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Covilhã, Portugal.

Sanders, R. (2011). Keynote address: Swimming. German NPC 60th Birthday Satellite Conference on Sport Science, Berlin, Germany.

McCabe, C., Psycharakis, S., Sanders, R. (2011). Kinematic differences between front crawl sprint and distance swimmers at a sprint pace. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(2), 115-123. [More Information]

Sanders, R. (2011). Rhythms in Butterfly Swimming. In Ludovic Seifert, Didier Chollet, Inigo Mujika (Eds.), World Book of Swimming: From Science to Performance, (pp. 191-201). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

2010

Psycharakis, S., Sanders, R. (2010). Body roll in swimming: A review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28(3), 229-236. [More Information]

Cotterill, S., Sanders, R., Collins, D. (2010). Developing effective pre-performance routines in Golf: Why don't we ask the golfer? Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 22(1), 51-64. [More Information]

Seifert, L., Chollet, D., Sanders, R. (2010). Does Breathing Disturb Coordination in Butterfly? International Journal of Sports Medicine, 31(3), 167-173. [More Information]

Naemi, R., Easson, W., Sanders, R. (2010). Hydrodynamic glide efficiency in swimming. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(4), 444-451. [More Information]

Sanders, R. (2010). Invited Lecture: Biomechanics feedback in swimming. 28th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, USA: Northern Michigan University.

Connaboy, C., Coleman, S., Moir, G., Sanders, R. (2010). Measures of reliability in the kinematics of maximal undulatory underwater swimming. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(4), 762-770. [More Information]

Machtsiras, G., Sanders, R. (2010). Report to Waterford Swimming Club.

Cotterill, S., Sanders, R., Collins, D. (2010). Representative experimental design issues in observing golfer pre-performance routine behaviour. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 41(4), 403-415.

Sanders, R., Dunn, J. (2010). The Bologna Accord: A Model of Cooperation and Coordination. Quest (Champaign), 62(1), 92-105.

Psycharakis, S., Naemi, R., Connaboy, C., McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2010). Three-dimensional analysis of intracycle velocity fluctuations in front crawl swimming. Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine and Science In Sports, 20(1), 128-135. [More Information]

2009

Sanders, R., Li, S., Hamill, J. (2009). Adjustment to change in familiar and unfamiliar task constraints. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(6), 651-659. [More Information]

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2009). Are Sprint and Distance Freestyle Swimmers Technically Different? Unknown, , 1-8.

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2009), Are sprint and distance swimmers technically Different.

Sanders, R. (2009). Green swimming: Getting into the energy saving rhythm. The 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS 2009), Ireland: University of Limerick.

Connaboy, C., Coleman, S., Sanders, R. (2009). Hydrodynamics of undulatory underwater swimming: A review. Sports Biomechanics, 8(4), 360-380. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S. (2009). Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimmming with six-beat kick. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(3), 273-279. [More Information]

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2009). Sprint and distance swimmers: The same animal? The 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS 2009), Ireland: University of Limerick.

Psycharakis, S., Sanders, R. (2009). Validity of the use of a fixed point for intracycle velocity calculations in swimming. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(2), 262-265. [More Information]

2008

Naemi, R., Sanders, R. (2008). A "hydrokinematic" method of measuring the glide efficiency of a human swimmer. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 130(6), 1-9. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S., Naemi, R., McCabe, C. (2008). Advancing swimming science with CARE. 5th International Scientific Conference on Kinesiology 2008 - Kinesiology Research Trends and Applications, Zagreb: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Sanders, R. (2008). Deriving three-dimensional forces and torques in swimming. 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science ECSS 2008, France: European College of Sports Science.

Sanders, R., Naemi, R., Goodwill, S., Haake, S. (2008). Report to EPSRC and UKSport on the funded development of 'Glide Coach'.

Psycharakis, S., Sanders, R. (2008). Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200m front crawl swimming. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40(12), 2129-2136. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S., Naemi, R., McCabe, C., Machtsiras, G. (2008). Swimming. In Youlian Hong, Roger Bartlett (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement in Science, (pp. 323-339). London: Routledge.

2007

Sanders, R. (2007). Kinematics, coordination, variability, and biological noise in the prone flutter kick at different levels of a "learn-to-swim" programme. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(2), 213-227. [More Information]

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2007). Report to Nth Ireland Commonwealth Games Squad: Poolside video analysis of swimming technique.

Moir, G., Sanders, R., Button, C., Glaister, M. (2007). The effect of periodized resistance training on accelerative sprint performance. Sports Biomechanics, 6(3), 285-300. [More Information]

McCabe, C., Sanders, R. (2006). Poolside video Analysis of technique.

Burnett, A., Naumann, F., Price, R., Sanders, R. (2005). A comparison of training methods to increase neck muscle strength. Work, 25(3), 205-210.

Sanders, R., Sanders, L. (2005). Biomechanics teachers can be animals. Sports Biomechanics, 4(2), 245-268. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S., McCabe, C., Naemi, R., Li, S. (2005). Report to Nth Ireland Commonwealth Games Squad: Poolside video analysis of swimming technique.

Sanders, R. (2005). Report to Nth Lanarkshire. Poolside video analysis of technique.

Moir, G., Sanders, R., Button, C., Glaister, M. (2005). The Influence of Familiarization on the Reliability of Force Variables Measured During Unloaded and Loaded Verticle Jumps. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19(1), 140-145.

Sanders, R. (2004). Biomechanical Analyses in Physical Education. In Jan Wright, Doune MacDonald and Lisette Burrows (Eds.), Critical inquiry and problem-solving in physical education, (pp. 159-170). New York: Routledge.

Myers, K., Sanders, R. (2004). Skill Development in Backstroke Kicking: Implications for Instructors.

Myers, K., Sanders, R. (2004). Skill Development in Freestyle Kicking: Implications for Instructors.

Sanders, R., Burnett, A. (2004). Technique and timing in women's and men's reverse one and one half somersault with two and one half twists (5335D) and men's reverse one and one half somersault with three and one half twists (5337D) 3 m springboard dives. Sports Biomechanics, 3(1), 29-41.

2003

Button, C., MacLeod, M., Sanders, R., Coleman, S. (2003). Examining movement variability in the basketball free-throw action at different skill levels. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74(3), 257-269.

Sanders, R., Button, C. (2003). Is a sporting background a help or hindrance when learning the golf swing? Leistungssport, 33(3), 33-39.

Sanders, R., Bruce, D., Ferrier, B. (2003). Report to British IM during squad camp.

Sanders, R., Gibson, B. (2003). Technique and timing in the women's backward two and one half somersault tuck (205C). Sports Biomechanics, 2(1), 73-84.

Sanders, R., Burnett, A. (2003). Technique and timing in the women's inward two and one half somersault tuck. Sports Biomechanics, 2(2), 251-265.

Stone, M., Moir, G., Glaister, M., Sanders, R. (2002). How much strength is necessary? Physical Therapy in Sport, 3, 88-96. [More Information]

Shahbazi Moghaddem, M., Sanders, R. (2002). Kinematical approaches for hydrodynamic force assessments. Journal of Applied Sciences, 2(9), 895-902. [More Information]

Sanders, R., Bruce, D., Ferrier, B. (2002). Quantitive feedback on starts. British Individual Medley Squad.

Sanders, R., Gibson, B., Prassas, S. (2002). Technique and timing in the women's reverse two and one half somersault tuck (305C) and the men's reverse two and one half somersault pike (305B) 3m springboard dives. Sports Biomechanics, 1(2), 193-212.

2001

Sanders, R. (2001). Biomechanical Analysis: Confidential Report for Scottish Institute of Sport Swimming.

Malone, L., Sanders, R., Schiltz, J., Steadword, R. (2001). Effects of visual impairment on stroke parameters in Paralympic swimmers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33(12), 2098-2103.

Sanders, R., Ferrier, B., Li, S. (2001). Quanative feedback on Timing and Technique in Diving: FINA Grand Prix Manchester.

Takagi, H., Sanders, R. (2000). Hydrodynamics makes a splash. Physics World, 13(9), 39-44.