A selection of the relevant scientific research papers authored and co-authored by MatchFit Movement coaches, Dr Mark Williams, Dr Jason Moran, and Luke Hart MSc MBA.
Arede, J., Fernandes, J., Moran, J., Leite, N., Romero-Rodriguez, D., & Madruga-Parera, M. (2022). Effects of an integrative neuromuscular training protocol vs. FIFA 11+ on sprint, change of direction performance and inter-limb asymmetries in young soccer players. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17(1), 54–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211011438
Hart, L. M., Cohen, D. D., Patterson, S. D., Springham, M., Reynolds, J., & Read, P. (2019). Previous injury is associated with heightened countermovement jump force-time asymmetries in professional soccer players. TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE, 2(5), 256–262. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.92
Hart, L. M., Izri, E., King, E., & Daniels, K. A. J. (2022). Angle-specific analysis of knee strength deficits after ACL reconstruction with patellar and hamstring tendon autografts. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 32(12), 1781–1790. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14229
Moran, J., Clark, C. C. T., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Davies, M. J., & Drury, B. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of Plyometric Training in Female Youth: Its Efficacy and Shortcomings in the Literature. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(7), 1996–2008. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002768
Moran, J., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Liew, B., Chaabene, H., Behm, D. G., García-Hermoso, A., Izquierdo, M., & Granacher, U. (2021). Effects of Vertically and Horizontally Orientated Plyometric Training on Physical Performance: A Meta-analytical Comparison. Sports Medicine, 51(1), 65–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01340-6
Moran, J., Sandercock, G., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Clark, C. C. T., Fernandes, J. F. T., & Drury, B. (2018). A Meta-Analysis of Resistance Training in Female Youth: Its Effect on Muscular Strength, and Shortcomings in the Literature. Sports Medicine, 48(7), 1661–1671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0914-4
Moran, J., Sandercock, G., Rumpf, M., & Parry, D. (2016). Variation in Responses to Sprint Training in Male Youth Athletes: A Meta-analysis. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(01), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-111439
Ramirez-Campillo, R., Alvarez, C., Gentil, P., Loturco, I., Sanchez-Sanchez, J., Izquierdo, M., Moran, J., Nakamura, F. Y., Chaabene, H., & Granacher, U. (2020). Sequencing Effects of Plyometric Training Applied Before or After Regular Soccer Training on Measures of Physical Fitness in Young Players. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(7), 1959. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002525
Ramirez-Campillo, R., Garcia-Hermoso, A., Moran, J., Chaabene, H., Negra, Y., & Scanlan, A. T. (2020). The effects of plyometric jump training on physical fitness attributes in basketball players: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science, S2095254620301691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.12.005
Ramirez-Campillo, R., Moran, J., Drury, B., Williams, M., Keogh, J. W., Chaabene, H., & Granacher, U. (2019). Effects of Equal Volume But Different Plyometric Jump Training Intensities on Components of Physical Fitness in Physically Active Young Males. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Publish Ahead of Print. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003057
Williams, M. D., Hammond, A. M., & Moran, J. (2021). Youth Basketball Coaches’ Perceptions and Implementation of Fundamental Movement Skills Training: Toward a Realist Evaluation. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2020-0306
Williams, M. D., Hammond, A., & Moran, J. (2023). Beyond athletic development: The effects of parkour-based versus conventional neuromuscular exercises in pre-adolescent basketball players. PLOS ONE, 18(7), e0288439. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288439
Williams, M. D., Liew, B., Castro, F., Davy, G., & Moran, J. (2024). A Comparison of Maximal Acceleration Between the “Tic Tac” Parkour Action, Drop Jump, and Lay-Up Shot in Youth Basketball Players: A Preliminary Study Toward the Donor Sport Concept. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2024-0007
Williams, M. D., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Chaabene, H., & Moran, J. (2021). Neuromuscular Training and Motor Control in Youth Athletes: A Meta-Analysis. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 00315125211029006. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125211029006
Williams, M. D., Strafford, B. W., Stone, J. A., & Moran, J. (2021). Parkour-Based Activities in the Athletic Development of Youth Basketball Players. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 1808. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.771368