Dr Gareth Nicholson, Course Director

Dr Gareth Nicholson

Course Director

Gareth Nicholson is a Course Director for the Postgraduate Suite of Sports Science courses, Academic Discipline-group Lead for Biomechanics and a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics within the School of Sport.

In 2007, Gareth obtained a 1st class honours degree in Sport & Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University and went on to gain an MSc with Distinction in Sport & Exercise Science. Gareth then completed his PhD research at Leeds Beckett University which he completed in 2014.

Current Teaching

Gareth leads the Neuromuscular Biomechanics module which is delivered to students on the postgraduate Sport & Exercise Biomechanics, Sport & Exercise Medicine and Sport & Exercise Physiology courses. He also contributes to teaching on the undergraduate Sport & Exercise Science course.

Research Interests

Gareth's research interests are in the areas of neuromuscular function, strength assessment and injury prevention. He currently supervises a range of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation projects and a number of ongoing doctoral projects.

Dr Gareth Nicholson, Course Director

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  3. Sport science
  4. Sports injury

Selected Outputs

  • Nicholson G; Ispoglou T; Bissas A (In press) The impact of repetition mechanics on the adaptations resulting from strength-, hypertrophy- and cluster-type resistance training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 (110), pp. 1875-1888.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016--3439-2

  • Lunn D; Nicholson G; Cooke M; Crespo R; Robinson T; Price R; Walker J (In press) Discrete Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Strength Ratios Do Not Represent Angle-Specific Ratios in Premier League Soccer Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, pp. 1-6.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004574

  • Nicholson G; Epro G; Merlino S; Walker J; Bissas A (2024) Differences in run-up, take-off, and flight characteristics: successful vs. unsuccessful high jump attempts at the IAAF world championships. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6 pp. 1-9.

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1352725

  • Cronin NJ; Walker J; Tucker C; Nicholson G; Cooke M; Merlino S; Bissas A (2024) Feasibility of OpenPose markerless motion analysis in a real athletics competition. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 pp. 1-9.

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1298003

  • Gregg E; Beggs C; Bissas A; Nicholson G (2023) A machine learning approach to identify important variables for distinguishing between fallers and non-fallers in older women. PLoS One, 18 (10), pp. 1-32.

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293729

  • Hopkinson M; Nicholson G; Rennie G; Sawczuk T; Owen C; Hendricks S; Fitzpatrick A; Naylor A; Robertson C; Jones B (2023) Are rugby league players involved in more tackles than normal, prior to an injury sustained during a tackle event?. Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-7.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2172418

  • Nicholson G; Bennett T; Thomas A; Pollitt L; Hopkinson M; Crespo R; Robinson T; Price R (2022) Inter-limb asymmetries and kicking limb preference in English Premier League soccer players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.982796

  • Havenetidis K; Bissas A; Monastiriotis N; Nicholson G; Walker J; Bampouras T; Dinsdale A (2022) Combining sport and conventional military training provides superior improvements in physical test performance. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

    https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221116959

  • Nicholson G; Jongerius N; Tucker C; Thomas A; Merlino S; Bissas A (2022) The association between hip-shoulder separation angles and technique characteristics in world-class high jumpers. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.873526

  • Harris N; Nicholson G; Pountus I (2021) Anatomical reconstruction of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament in elite athletes using InternalBrace suture tape. The Bone & Joint Journal, 104-B (1), pp. 68-75.

    https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B1.BJJ-2021-0542.R2

  • Walker J; Nicholson G; Hanley B (2021) Morphological and mechanical properties of lower limbs in competitive racewalkers: associations with performance. Journal of Biomechanics, 129 pp. 110802-110802.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110802

  • 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

  • Nicholson G; Masini D (2021) Bilateral deficit: relationships with training history and functional performance. Kinesiology, 53 (1), pp. 86-94.

    https://doi.org/10.26582/k.53.1.11

  • 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

  • Bissas A; Havenetidis K; Walker J; Hanley B; Nicholson G; Metaxas T; Christoulas K; Cronin NJ (2020) Muscle-tendon morphology and function following long-term exposure to repeated and strenuous mechanical loading. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

    https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13669

  • Bissas A; Paradisis GP; Nicholson G; Walker J; Hanley B; Havenetidis K; Cooke CB (2020) Development and Maintenance of Sprint Training Adaptations : An Uphill-Downhill Study. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003409

  • Walker J; Nicholson G; Jongerius N; Parelkar P; Harris N; Bissas A (2020) Commonly reported isokinetic parameters do not reveal long-term strength deficits of the Triceps surae complex following operative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture. Journal of Biomechanics

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109630

  • Nicholson G; Walker J; Dawson Z; Bissas A; harris N (2019) Morphological and functional outcomes of operatively treated Achilles tendon ruptures. Physician and Sportsmedicine

    https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2019.1685364

  • 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

  • Clarke SB; Deighton K; Newman C; Nicholson G; Gallagher L; Boos C; Mellor A; Woods D; O'Hara JP (2018) Changes in balance and joint position sense during a 12-day high altitude trek: The British Services Dhaulagiri medical research expedition. PLoS ONE

    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190919

  • 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

  • Nicholson G; Mcloughlin G; Bissas A; Ispoglou T (2014) Do the acute biochemical and neuromuscular responses justify the classification of strength- and hypertrophy-type resistance exercise?. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 28 (11), pp. 3188-3199.

    https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000000519

  • Ispoglou T; Nicholson G; Pollitt L; Bissas A (2012) Acute Metabolic Responses Associated with Typical Hypertrophy and Strength Workouts Using the Back Squat. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 27 pp. 307-307.

  • Ispoglou T; Nicholson G; Pollitt L; Bissas A (2011) Acute Metabolic Responses Associated with Typical Hypertrophy and Strength Workouts Using the Back Squat. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 43 (5), pp. 307-307.

  • Gregg E (2021) A machine learning approach to understanding falls in older women.

  • Nicholson G (2014) The Acute and Chronic Effects of Manipulating Set Structure on Maximal Strength Development. [PhD Thesis].

  • Lunn D; Nicholson G; Walker J (2022) A comparison between discrete and time series analysis of hamstring quadricep ratio in elite football players. In: European College of Sport Science, 29 August 2022 - 3 September 2022, Seville, Spain.

  • Gregg E; Nicholson G; Beggs C; Bissas A (2019) Is trunk strength associated with functional mobility in older women?. In: International Society of Posture & Gait Research World Congress 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Harris N; Walker J; Parelkar P; Nicholson G; Bissas A (2018) Neuromuscular and Functional Outcomes of Operatively Treated Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Retrospective Study. In: Conference: 12th International Congress of Iinternational Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthoplasty, Leeds, UK.

  • Nicholson G; Ispoglou T; Bissas A (2015) Do cluster-type regimens offer a superior alternative to traditional resistance training methods when the goal is maximal strength development?. In: 20th Annual Congress of the ECSS, 24 June 2015 - 27 June 2015, Malmo, Sweden.