Associate Professor Ric Lovell

Journal Articles

• Cross, R., Lovell, R., Marshall, P., Norris, D. and Siegler, J. (2023), 'Scheduling concurrent training 48 versus 72 h after simulated match play : effects on neuromuscular function and fatigue', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol 55, no 2 , pp 301 - 310.
• Dillon, P., Lovell, R., Joyce, D. and Norris, D. (2023), '[In Press] Maximum speed exposures in Australian rules football : do methods matter?', Science and Medicine in Football, .
• Shushan, T., Norris, D., McLaren, S., Buchheit, M., Scott, T., Barrett, S., Iacono, A. and Lovell, R. (2023), 'A worldwide survey on the practices and perceptions of submaximal fitness tests in team sports', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 18, no 7 , pp 765 - 779.
• Cross, R., Lovell, R., Marshall, P. and Siegler, J. (2022), 'Acute neuromuscular response to team sports-specific running, resistance, and concurrent training : a cross-over study', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol 54, no 3 , pp 456 - 465.
• Massard, T., Carey, D., Whalan, M., Sampson, J., Hulin, B. and Lovell, R. (2022), 'Comparison of player-dependent and independent high-speed running thresholds to model injury risk in football', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 40, no 6 , pp 606 - 613.
• Scott, T., McLaren, S., Lovell, R., Scott, M. and Barrett, S. (2022), 'The reliability, validity and sensitivity of an individualised sub-maximal fitness test in elite rugby league athletes', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 40, no 8 , pp 840 - 852.
• Shushan, T., McLaren, S., Buchheit, M., Scott, T., Barrett, S. and Lovell, R. (2022), 'Submaximal fitness tests in team sports : a theoretical framework for evaluating physiological state', Sports Medicine, vol 52, no 11 , pp 2605 - 2626.
• Sabag, A., Lovell, R., Walsh, N., Grantham, N., Lacome, M. and Buchheit, M. (2021), 'Upper-body resistance training following soccer match play : compatible, complementary, or contraindicated?', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 16, no 2 , pp 165 - 175.
• Dillon, P., Norris, D., Siegler, J., Joyce, D. and Lovell, R. (2021), 'Determination of locomotor qualities in elite Australian Football : a pragmatic approach', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 39, no 13 , pp 1445 - 1451.
• Norris, D., Joyce, D., Siegler, J., Cohen, D. and Lovell, R. (2021), 'Considerations in interpreting neuromuscular state in elite level Australian Rules football players', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 24, no 7 , pp 702 - 708.
• Whalan, M., Lovell, R., Thorborg, K. and Sampson, J. (2021), 'The 11+ of the future : a primary injury prevention framework for sub-elite football', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 55, no 7 , pp 351 - 352.
• Cross, R., Siegler, J., Marshall, P. and Lovell, R. (2020), 'Scheduling of training and recovery during the in-season weekly micro-cycle : insights from team sport practitioners', European Journal of Sport Science, vol 20, no 2 , pp 146 - 156.
• Scott, D., Haigh, J. and Lovell, R. (2020), 'Physical characteristics and match performances in women's international versus domestic-level football players : a 2-year, league-wide study', Science and Medicine in Football, vol 4, no 3 , pp 211 - 215.
• Whalan, M., Lovell, R. and Sampson, J. (2020), 'Do niggles matter? : increased injury risk following physical complaints in football (soccer)', Science and Medicine in Football, vol 4, no 3 , pp 216 - 224.
• Da Silva, C. and Lovell, R. (2020), 'External validity of the T-SAFT90 : a soccer simulation including technical and jumping activities', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 15, no 8 , pp 1074 - 1080.
• Scott, D., Norris, D. and Lovell, R. (2020), 'Dose-response relationship between external load and wellness in elite women's soccer matches : do customized velocity thresholds add value?', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 15, no 9 , pp 1245 - 1251.
• Lovell, R., Halley, S., Siegler, J., Wignell, T., Coutts, A. and Massard, T. (2020), 'Use of numerically blinded ratings of perceived exertion in soccer : assessing concurrent and construct validity', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 15, no 10 , pp 1430 - 1436.
• Whalan, M., Lovell, R., McCunn, R. and Sampson, J. (2019), 'The incidence and burden of time loss injury in Australian men's sub-elite football (soccer) : a single season prospective cohort study', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 22, no 1 , pp 42 - 47.
• Park, L., Scott, D. and Lovell, R. (2019), 'Velocity zone classification in elite women's football : where do we draw the lines?', Science and Medicine in Football, vol 3, no 1 , pp 21 - 28.
• Lovell, R., Fransen, J., Ryan, R., Massard, T., Cross, R., Eggers, T. and Duffield, R. (2019), 'Biological maturation and match running performance : a national football (soccer) federation perspective', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 22, no 10 , pp 1139 - 1145.
• Chalmers, S., Siegler, J., Lovell, R., Lynch, G., Gregson, W., Marshall, P. and Jay, O. (2019), 'Brief in-play cooling breaks reduce thermal strain during football in hot conditions', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 22, no 8 , pp 912 - 917.
• Lovell, R., Scott, D. and Park, L. (2019), 'Soccer velocity thresholds : do we really know what's best?', Science and Medicine in Football, vol 3, no 1 , pp 85 - 86.
• Norris, D., Joyce, D., Siegler, J., Clock, J. and Lovell, R. (2019), 'Recovery of force-time characteristics after Australian rules football matches : examining the utility of the isometric midthigh pull', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 14, no 6 , pp 765 - 770.
• Whalan, M., Lovell, R., Steele, J. and Sampson, J. (2019), 'Rescheduling Part 2 of the 11+ reduces injury burden and increases compliance in semi-professional football', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol 29, no 12 , pp 1941 - 1951.
• Lovell, R., Knox, M., Weston, M., Siegler, J., Brennan, S. and Marshall, P. (2018), 'Hamstring injury prevention in soccer : before or after training?', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol 28, no 2 , pp 658 - 666.
• Scott, D. and Lovell, R. (2018), 'Individualisation of speed thresholds does not enhance the dose-response determination in football training', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 36, no 13 , pp 1523 - 1532.
• Massard, T., Eggers, T. and Lovell, R. (2018), 'Peak speed determination in football : is sprint testing necessary?', Science and Medicine in Football, vol 2, no 2 , pp 123 - 126.
• Eggers, T., Massard, T., Clothier, P. and Lovell, R. (2018), 'Measuring vertical stiffness in sport with accelerometers : exercise caution!', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol 32, no 7 , pp 1919 - 1922.
• Towlson, C., Cobley, S., Parkin, G. and Lovell, R. (2018), 'When does the influence of maturation on anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics increase and subside?', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol 28, no 8 , pp 1946 - 1955.
• Lovell, R., Whalan, M., Marshall, P., Sampson, J., Siegler, J. and Buchheit, M. (2018), 'Scheduling of eccentric lower-limb injury prevention exercises during the soccer micro-cycle : which day of the week?', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol 28, no 10 , pp 2216 - 2225.
• Towlson, C., Cobley, S., Midgley, A., Garrett, A., Parkin, G. and Lovell, R. (2017), 'Relative age, maturation and physical biases on position allocation in elite-youth soccer', International Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 38, no 3 , pp 201 - 209.
• Malone, J., Lovell, R., Varley, M. and Coutts, A. (2017), 'Unpacking the black box : applications and considerations for using GPS devices in sport', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 12, no Supplement 2 , pp 218 - 226.
• Barrett, S., Midgley, A., Towlson, C., Garrett, A., Portas, M. and Lovell, R. (2016), 'Within-match PlayerLoad patterns during a simulated soccer match : potential implications for unit positioning and fatigue management', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 11, no 1 , pp 135 - 140.
• Barrett, S., Midgley, A., Reeves, M., Joel, T., Franklin, E., Heyworth, R., Garrett, A. and Lovell, R. (2016), 'The within-match patterns of locomotor efficiency during professional soccer match play : implications for injury risk?', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 19, no 10 , pp 810 - 815.
• Marshall, P., Lovell, R. and Siegler, J. (2016), 'Changes in passive tension of the hamstring muscles during a simulated soccer match', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 11, no 5 , pp 594 - 601.
• Lovell, R., Siegler, J., Knox, M., Brennan, S. and Marshall, P. (2016), 'Acute neuromuscular and performance responses to Nordic hamstring exercises completed before or after football training', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 34, no 24 , pp 2286 - 2294.
• Weston, M., Siegler, J., Bahnert, A., McBrien, J. and Lovell, R. (2015), 'The application of differential ratings of perceived exertion to Australian Football League matches', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, .
• Hunter, F., Bray, J., Towlson, C., Smith, M., Barrett, S., Madden, J., Abt, G. and Lovell, R. (2015), 'Individualisation of time-motion analysis : a method comparison and case report series', International Journal of Sports Medicine, .
• Marshall, P., Lovell, R., Knox, M., Brennan, S. and Siegler, J. (2015), 'Hamstring fatigue and muscle activation changes during six sets of Nordic hamstring exercise in amateur soccer players', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, .
• Lovell, R., Towlson, C., Parkin, G., Portas, M., Vaeyens, R. and Cobley, S. (2015), 'Soccer player characteristics in English lower-league development programmes : the relationships between relative age, maturation, anthropometry and physical fitness', PLoS One, vol 10, no 9 .
• Marshall, P., Cross, R. and Lovell, R. (2015), 'Passive heating following the prematch warm-up in soccer : examining the time-course of changes in muscle temperature and contractile function', Physiological Reports, vol 3, no 12 .
• Ryan, R., Bahnert, A., McBrien, J., Siegler, J. and Lovell, R. (2015), 'The effect of chronotype upon physical performance during Australian Rules football matches scheduled in the morning, afternoon and evening', Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, vol 23, no 6 , pp 101 - 104.
• Marshall, P., Lovell, R., Jeppesen, G., Andersen, K. and Siegler, J. (2014), 'Hamstring muscle fatigue and central motor output during a simulated soccer match', PLoS One, vol 9, no 7 .
• Barrett, S., Midgley, A. and Lovell, R. (2014), 'PlayerLoad (TM) : reliability, convergent validity, and influence of unit position during treadmill running', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 9, no 6 , pp 945 - 952.
• Lovell, R. and Abt, G. (2013), 'Individualization of time-motion analysis : a case-cohort example', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 8, no 4 , pp 456 - 458.
• Lovell, R., Barrett, S., Portas, M. and Weston, M. (2013), 'Re-examination of the post half-time reduction in soccer work-rate', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 250, no 254 , pp 16 - 3.
• Lovell, R., Midgley, A., Barrett, S., Carter, D. and Small, K. (2013), 'Effects of different half-time strategies on second half soccer-specific speed, power and dynamic strength', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, vol 23, no 1 , pp 105 - 113.
• Towlson, C., Midgley, A. and Lovell, R. (2013), 'Warm-up strategies of professional soccer players : practitioners' perspectives', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 31, no 13 , pp 1393 - 1401.
• Weston, M., Batterham, A., Castagna, C., Portas, M., Harley, J., Barnes, C. and Lovell, R. (2011), 'Reduction in physical match performance at the start of the second half in elite soccer', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 6, no 2 , pp 174 - 182.
• Harley, J., Lovell, R., Barnes, C., Portas, M. and Weston, M. (2011), 'The inter-changeability of GPS and video based performance data during elite soccer match-play', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol 25, no 8 , pp 2334 - 2336.
• Weston, M., Gregson, W., Castagna, C., Impelizzeri, F., Breivik, S. and Lovell, R. (2011), 'Changes in a top-level soccer referee's training, match activities, and physiology over an 8-year period: a case study', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 6, no 2 , pp 281 - 286.
• Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig, M. and Lovell, R. (2010), 'The effects of multidirectional soccer-specific fatigue on markers of hamstring injury risk', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol 13, no 1 , pp 120 - 125.
• Harley, J., Portas, M., Barnes, C., Lovell, R., Barrett, S., Paul, D. and Weston, M. (2010), 'Motion characteristics of elite U12 to U16 age-group soccer players', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 28, no 13 , pp 1391 - 1397.
• Sandstorm, M., Madden, L., Taylor, L., Siegler, J., Lovell, R., Midgley, A. and Mcnaughton, L. (2009), 'Variation in basal heat shock protein 70 is correlated to core temperature in human subjects', Amino Acids, vol 37, no 2 , pp 279 - 284.
• Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig, M. and Lovell, R. (2009), 'Effect of timing of eccentric hamstring strengthening exercises during soccer training: implications for muscle fatigability', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol 23, no 4 , pp 1077 - 1083.
• Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig, M., Lohkamp, M. and Lovell, R. (2009), 'Soccer fatigue, sprinting and hamstring injury risk', International Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 30, no 8 , pp 573 - 578.
• Abt, G. and Lovell, R. (2009), 'The use of individualized speed and intensity thresholds for determining the distance run at high-intensity in professional soccer', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol 27, no 9 , pp 893 - 898.
• Siegler, J., Mermier, C., Amorim, F., Lovell, R., Mcnaughton, L. and Robergs, R. (2008), 'Hydration, thermoregulation, and performance effects of two sport drinks during soccer training sessions', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol 22, no 5 , pp 1394 - 1401.
• Mcnaughton, L., Lovell, R., Siegler, J., Midgley, A., Moore, L. and Bentley, D. (2008), 'The effects of caffeine ingestion on time trial cycling performance', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 3, no 2 , pp 157 - 163.
• Sandstrom, M., Siegler, J., Lovell, R., Madden, L. and Mcnaughton, L. (2008), 'The effect of 15 consecutive days of heat-exercise acclimation on heat shock protein 70', Cell Stress Chaperones, vol 13, no 2 , pp 169 - 175.
• Lovell, R., Madden, L., McNaughton, L. and Carroll, S. (2008), 'Effects of active and passive hyperthermia on heat shock protein 70', Amino Acids, vol 34, no 2 , pp 203 - 211.
• Madden, L., Sandstrom, M., Lovell, R. and McNaughton, L. (2008), 'Inducible heat shock protein 70 and its role in preconditioning and exercise', Amino Acids, vol 34 , pp 511 - 516.
• Mcnaughton, L., Kenney, S., Siegler, J., Midgley, A., Lovell, R. and Bentley, D. (2007), 'The Effect of Superoxygenated Water on Blood Gases, Lactate, and Aerobic Cycling Performance', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol 2 , pp 377 - 385.
• Lovell, R., Siegler, J., Kirke, I., Mcnaughton, L. and Greig, M. (2007), 'Soccer half-time strategy influences thermoregulation and endurance performance', Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness, vol 47, no 3 , pp 263 - 269.
• Lovell, R., Madden, L., Carroll, S. and McNaughton, L. (2007), 'The time-profile of the leukocyte HSP70 response to in vitro heat shock appears temperature-dependent', Amino Acids, vol 33 , pp 137 - 144.
• Greig, M., Lovell, R., Marchant, D., Clough, P. and McNaughton, L. (2007), 'A continuous mental task decreases the physiological response to soccer-specific intermittent exercise', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 41 , pp 908 - 913.