Professor Jon Oliver

I co-founded the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University and my research interests focus on the interlinking themes of performance, injury risk and the health and wellbeing of young athletes. This research has been supported by national and international collaborative research networks and key external partners including schools, clubs, professional associations and national governing bodies. This has included research supported by funding from the Knowledge Skills Enterprise Economy, FIFA, UEFA and Sport Wales. My research aims to impact positively on practice and I have translated my research to inform coach education for organisations including UKCoaching and Welsh Athletics. I have also contributed to international position statements on both resistance training and the long-term athletic development of children and adolescents. Most recently I co-authored the American College of Sports Medicine "Essentials of Youth Fitness" textbook.

Peer Review Journal Articles

Oliver, J.L., Lloyd, R.S., Barillas, S., Moore, I., Pedley, J. (2019). The influence of cueing on drop jump performance in young elite football players. J Strength Cond Res. In press

Nagahara, R., Haramura, M, Takai, Y, Oliver, J.L. et al. (2019). Age-related differences in kinematics and kinetics of sprinting in young female. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 29(6): 800-807.

Pichardo, A. W., Oliver, J. L., Harrison, C. B., Maulder, P. S., & Lloyd, R. S. (2019). Effects of combined resistance training and weightlifting on motor skill performance of adolescent athletes. J Strength Cond Res. 33(1): 283-299.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S.(2019). A review of field-based assessments of neuromuscular control and their utility in male youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res, 33(1): 283-299.

Hendricks, S, Till, K, Oliver J.L et al. (2019). Rating of perceived challenge as a measure of internal load for technical skill performance. Br J Sports Med, 53(10): 18-19.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. B. (2017). Lower-limb stiffness and maximal sprint peed in 11-16 year old Boy. J Strength Cond Res, 33 (7): 1987-1995.

Pichardo, A. W., Oliver, J. L., Harrison, C. B., Maulder, P. S., & Lloyd, R. S. (2019). Integrating models of long-term athletic development to maximize the physical development of youth. Int J Sports Sci and Coaching, 41(1): 39-50

De Ste Croix, M., Priestley, A., Lloyd, R., & Oliver, J. (2018). Age-Related Differences in Functional Hamstring/Quadriceps Ratio Following Soccer Exercise in Female Youth Players: An Injury Risk Factor. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 30(3), 376-382.

Gould, Z. I., Oliver, J. L., Lloyd, R. S., Neil, R., & Bull, M. (2018). The Golf Movement Screen Is Related to Spine Control and X-Factor of the Golf Swing in Low Handicap Golfers. J Strength Cond Res (in press)

Hughes, J. D., Denton, K., R, S. L., Oliver, J. L., & De Ste Croix, M. (2018). The Impact of Soccer Match Play on the Muscle Damage Response in Youth Female Athletes. Int J Sports Med, 39(5), 343-348.

Moeskops, S., Oliver, J. L., Read, P. J., Cronin, J. B., Myer, G. D., Haff, G. G., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). Within- and between-session reliability of the isometric mid-thigh pull in young female athletes. J Strength Cond Res.32 (7):1892-1901.

Hendricks, S, Till, K, Oliver J.L et al. (2018) Technical skil training framework and skill load measurement for the rugby union tackle. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 40(5): 44-59

Radnor, J. M., Oliver, J. L., Waugh, C. M., Myer, G. D., Moore, I. S., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). The Influence of Growth and Maturation on Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Youth. Sports Med, 48(1), 57-71.

Read, P. J., Jimenez, P., Oliver, J. L., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). Injury prevention in male youth soccer: Current practices and perceptions of practitioners working at elite English academies. J Sports Sci, 36(12), 1423-1431.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). An audit of injuries in six english professional soccer academies. J Sports Sci, 36(13), 1542-1548.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). Landing Kinematics in Elite Male Youth Soccer Players of Different Chronologic Ages and Stages of Maturation. J Athl Train, 53(4), 372-378.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). A prospective investigation to evaluate risk factors for lower extremity injury risk in male youth soccer players. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 28(3), 1244-1251.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., Myer, G. D., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Belshaw, A., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). Altered landing mechanics are shown by male youth soccer players at different stages of maturation. Phys Ther Sport, 33, 48-53.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., Myer, G. D., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., & Lloyd, R. S. (2018). The Effects of Maturation on Measures of Asymmetry During Neuromuscular Control Tests in Elite Male Youth Soccer Players. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 30(1), 168-175.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J., Oliver, J., & Hughes, M. (2018). Sprint running kinematics and kinetics in pre-peak-height-velocity male children on a non-motorised treadmill: reliability and normative data. Sports Biomech, 1-8.

Uthoff, A., Oliver, J., Cronin, J., Harrison, C., & Winwood, P. (2018). A New Direction to Athletic Performance: Understanding the Acute and Longitudinal Responses to Backward Running. Sports Med, 48(5), 1083-1096.

Uthoff, A., Oliver, J., Cronin, J., Winwood, P., & Harrison, C. (2018). Prescribing Target Running Intensities for High-School Athletes: Can Forward and Backward Running Performance Be Autoregulated? Sports (Basel), 6(3).

De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Hughes, J. D., Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., & Read, P. J. (2017). Leg Stiffness in Female Soccer Players: Intersession Reliability and the Fatiguing Effects of Soccer-Specific Exercise. J Strength Cond Res, 31(11), 3052-3058.

Williams, C.A., Winsley, R.J…….and Oliver, J.L. (2017). Prevalence of non-functional overreaching in elite male and female youth academy football players., 1(3): 222-228.

Jeffreys, M., De Ste Croix, M., Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, J. (2017). The effect of varying plyometric volume on stretch-shortening cycle capability in collegiate male rugby players. J Strength Cond Res.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. B. (2017). Asymmetry During Maximal Sprint Performance in 11- to 16-Year-Old Boys. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 29(1), 94-102.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. B. (2017). Influence of Age, Maturity, and Body Size on the Spatiotemporal Determinants of Maximal Sprint Speed in Boys. J Strength Cond Res, 31(4), 1009-1016.

Radnor, J. M., Lloyd, R. S., & Oliver, J. L. (2017). Individual Response to Different Forms of Resistance Training in School-Aged Boys. J Strength Cond Res, 31(3), 787-797.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B. A., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2017). Hopping and Landing Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players: Effects of Age and Maturation. Int J Sports Med, 38(12), 902-908.

Cox, H, Neil, R., Oliver, J.L., & Hanton, S. (2016). PasSport4life: A trainee sport psychologist's perspective on a developing a resilience-based life skills program. J Sport Psych in Action, 7(3): 182-192.

Lloyd, R. S., Cronin, J. B., Faigenbaum, A. D., Haff, G. G., Howard, R., Kraemer, W. J., . . . Oliver, J. L. (2016). National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Long-Term Athletic Development. J Strength Cond Res, 30(6), 1491-1509.

Lloyd, R. S., Radnor, J. M., De Ste Croix, M. B., Cronin, J. B., & Oliver, J. L. (2016). Changes in Sprint and Jump Performances After Traditional, Plyometric, and Combined Resistance Training in Male Youth Pre- and Post-Peak Height Velocity. J Strength Cond Res, 30(5), 1239-1247.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. B. (2016). Asymmetry During Maximal Sprint Performance in 11-16 Year Old Boys. Pediatr Exerc Sci.

Read, P., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2016). Consistency Of Field-Based Measures Of Neuromuscular Control Using Force Plate Diagnostics In Elite Male Youth Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2016). Neuromuscular Risk Factors for Knee and Ankle Ligament Injuries in Male Youth Soccer Players. Sports Med, 46(8): 1059-66

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., de Ste Croix, M. B., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2016). Reliability of the Tuck Jump Injury Risk Screening Assessment in Elite Male Youth Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res, 30(6), 1510-1516.

Read, P. J., Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2016). The scientific foundations and associated injury risks of early soccer specialisation. J Sports Sci, 1-8.

Stone, K. J., Hughes, M. G., Stembridge, M. R., Meyers, R. W., Newcombe, D. J., & Oliver, J. L. (2016). The influence of playing surface on physiological and performance responses during and after soccer simulation. Eur J Sport Sci, 16(1), 42-49.

De Ste Croix, M. B., Priestley, A. M., Lloyd, R. S., & Oliver, J. L. (2015). ACL injury risk in elite female youth soccer: Changes in neuromuscular control of the knee following soccer-specific fatigue. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 25(5), e531-538.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Faigenbaum, A. D., Howard, R., De Ste Croix, M. B., Williams, C. A., . . . Myer, G. D. (2015a). Long-term athletic development- part 1: a pathway for all youth. J Strength Cond Res, 29(5), 1439-1450.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Faigenbaum, A. D., Howard, R., De Ste Croix, M. B., Williams, C. A., . . . Myer, G. D. (2015b). Long-term athletic development, part 2: barriers to success and potential solutions. J Strength Cond Res, 29(5), 1451-1464.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Radnor, J. M., Rhodes, B. C., Faigenbaum, A. D., & Myer, G. D. (2015). Relationships between functional movement screen scores, maturation and physical performance in young soccer players. J Sports Sci, 33(1), 11-19.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Cronin, J. B., & Lloyd, R. S. (2015). Maximal sprint speed in boys of increasing maturity. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 27(1), 85-94.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. (2015). Reliability of the Spatiotemporal Determinants of Maximal Sprint Speed in Adolescent Boys Over Single and Multiple Steps. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 27(3), 419-426.

Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S., & Cronin, J. B. (2015). The influence of age, maturity and body size on the spatiotemporal determinants of maximal sprint speed in boys. J Strength Cond Res.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. M., Jidovtseff, B., & Pinder, S. (2015). The reliability of isoinertial force-velocity-power profiling and maximal strength assessment in youth. Sports Biomech, 14(1), 68-80.

Oliver, J. L., Lloyd, R. S., & Whitney, A. (2015). Monitoring of in-season neuromuscular and perceptual fatigue in youth rugby players. Eur J Sport Sci, 15(6), 514-522.

Read, P., Oliver, J. L., MB, D. E. S. C., Myer, G. D., & Lloyd, R. S. (2015). Reliability of the Tuck Jump Injury Risk Screening Assessment in Elite Male Youth Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Mohamad, I. N., Mohamad, S., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, M. G. (2015). The effect of resisted sprint training on maximum sprint kinetics and kinematics in youth. Eur J Sport Sci, 15(5), 374-381.

Lloyd, R. S., Faigenbaum, A. D., Stone, M. H., Oliver, J. L., Jeffreys, I., Moody, J. A., . . . Myer, G. D. (2014). Position statement on youth resistance training: the 2014 International Consensus. Br J Sports Med, 48(7), 498-505.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Faigenbaum, A. D., Myer, G. D., & De Ste Croix, M. B. (2014). Chronological age vs. biological maturation: implications for exercise programming in youth. J Strength Cond Res, 28(5), 1454-1464.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J., Hopkins, W. G., & Oliver, J. (2014). Adjustment of measures of strength and power in youth male athletes differing in body mass and maturation. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 26(1), 41-48.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J., Oliver, J. L., Hopkins, W. G., & Pinder, S. (2014). Contribution of vertical strength and power to sprint performance in young male athletes. Int J Sports Med, 35(9), 749-754.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., Hopkins, W. G., & Contreras, B. (2014). The effect of maturation on adaptations to strength training and detraining in 11-15-year-olds. Scand J Med Sci Sports, 24(3), e156-164.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Manson, S. (2014). An evidence-based model of power development in youth soccer. Int J Sports Sci and Coaching, 9(5), 1241-1262.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., & Rumpf, M. C. (2014). Sex-related differences in explosive actions during late childhood. J Strength Cond Res, 28(8), 2097-2104.

Meylan, C. M. P., Cronin, J., Oliver, J. L., Hopkins, W. G., & Pinder, S. (2014). Contribution of Vertical Strength and Power to Sprint Performance in Young Male Athletes. Int J Sports Med, 35(9), e2.

Oliver, J. L., De Ste Croix, M. B., Lloyd, R. S., & Williams, C. A. (2014). Altered neuromuscular control of leg stiffness following soccer-specific exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol, 114(11), 2241-2249.

Phillips, S. M., Thompson, R., & Oliver, J. L. (2014). Overestimation of required recovery time during repeated sprint exercise with self-regulated recovery. J Strength Cond Res, 28(12), 3385-3392.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Mohamad, I. N., Mohamad, S., Oliver, J., & Hughes, M. (2014a). Acute effects of sled towing on sprint time in male youth of different maturity status. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 26(1), 71-75.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Mohamad, I. N., Mohamad, S., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, M. G. (2014b). Kinetic asymmetries during running in male youth. Phys Ther Sport, 15(1), 53-57.

Hughes, M. G., Birdsey, L., Meyers, R., Newcombe, D., Oliver, J. L., Smith, P. M., . . . Kerwin, D. G. (2013). Effects of playing surface on physiological responses and performance variables in a controlled football simulation. J Sports Sci, 31(8), 878-886.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Meyers, R. W., Read, P., Jeffreys, I., & Nimphius, S. (2013). The natural development and trainability of agility during childhood. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35(3), 2-11.

Oliver, J. L., Lloyd, R. S., & Rumpf, M. C. (2013). Developing speed throughout childhood and adolescence: the role of growth, maturation and training. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35(3), 42-48.

Read, P. J., Lloyd, R. S., De Ste Croix, M., & Oliver, J. L. (2013). Relationships between field-based measures of strength and power and golf club head speed. J Strength Cond Res, 27(10), 2708-2713.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, M. G. (2013). Vertical and leg stiffness and stretch-shortening cycle changes across maturation during maximal sprint running. Hum Mov Sci, 32(4), 668-676.

Shapie, M. N. M., Oliver, J. L., O'Donoghue, P. G., & Tong, R. (2013). Activity during action time in international silat competition. Journal of Combat Sports and Martial Arts, 4(1), 81-86.

Lloyd, R. S., & Oliver, J. L. (2012). The Youth Physical Development (YPD) model: a new approach to long-term athletic development. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 34(3), 61-72.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Williams, C. A. (2012a). Age-related differences in the neural regulation of stretch-shortening cycle activities in male youths during maximal and sub-maximal hopping. J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 22(1), 37-43.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Williams, C. A. (2012b). The effects of 4-weeks of plyometric training on reactive strength index and leg stiffness in male youths. J Strength Cond Res, 26(10), 2812-2819.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Meyers, R., Moody, J. A., & Stone, M. H. (2012). Long-term athlete development and its application to youth weightlifting. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 34(4), 55-66.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & McMaster, D. T. (2012). The reliability of jump kinematics and kinetics in children of different maturity status. J Strength Cond Res, 26(4), 1015-1026.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Pinder, S. D., Oliver, J., & Hughes, M. (2012). Effect of different training methods on running sprint times in male youth. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 24(2), 170-186.

Ford, P., De Ste Croix, M., Lloyd, R., Meyers, R., Moosavi, M., Oliver, J., . . . Williams, C. (2011). The long-term athlete development model: physiological evidence and application. J Sports Sci, 29(4), 389-402.

Lloyd, R. S., Meyers, R., & Oliver, J. L. (2011). The natural development and trainability of plyometric ability during childhood. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 33(2), 23-32.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Williams, C. A. (2011a). The influence of chronological age on periods of accelerated adaptation of stretch-shortening cycle performance in pre and postpubescent boys. J Strength Cond Res, 25(7), 1889-1897.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Williams, C. A. (2011b). Specificity of test selection for the appropriate assessment of different measures of stretch-shortening cycle function in children. J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 51(4), 595-602.

Oliver, J. L., Lloyd, R. S., & Meyers, R. (2011). Training elite child athletes: promoting welfare and wellbeing. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 33(4), 73-79.

Oliver, J. L., & Stembridge, M. (2011). Use of a heart rate:ground contact index to monitor and predict middle distnce running performance. Eur J Sport Sci, 11(6), 431-436.

Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J. B., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, M. (2011). Assessing youth sprint ability-methodological issues, reliability and performance data. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 23(4), 442-467.

Stone, K. J., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Stembridge, M. R., Newcombe, D. J., & Meyers, R. W. (2011). Development of a soccer simulation protocol to include repeated sprints and agility. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 6(3), 427-431.

Williams, C. A., Oliver, J. L., & Faulkner, J. (2011). Seasonal monitoring of sprint and jump performance in a soccer youth academy. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 6(2), 264-275.

Meylan, C. M., Cronin, J. C., Oliver, J. L., & Hughes, M. G. (2010). Talent identification in soccer: the role of maturity status on physical, physiological and technical characteristics. Int J Sports Sci and Coaching, 5(4), 571-592.

Oliver, J. L., & Smith, P. M. (2010). Neural control of leg stiffness during hopping in boys and men. J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 20(5), 973-979.

Lloyd, R. S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., & Williams, C. A. (2009). Reliability and validity of field-based measures of leg stiffness and reactive strength index in youths. J Sports Sci, 27(14), 1565-1573.

Oliver, J. L. (2009). Is a fatigue index a worthwhile measure of repeated sprint ability? J Sci Med Sport, 12(1), 20-23.

Oliver, J. L., Armstrong, N., & Williams, C. A. (2009). Relationship between brief and prolonged repeated sprint ability. J Sci Med Sport, 12(1), 238-243.

Oliver, J. L., & Meyers, R. W. (2009). Reliability and generality of measures of acceleration, planned agility, and reactive agility. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 4(3), 345-354.

Stone, K. J., & Oliver, J. L. (2009). The effect of 45 minutes of soccer-specific exercise on the performance of soccer skills. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 4(2), 163-175.

Oliver, J., Armstrong, N., & Williams, C. (2008). Changes in jump performance and muscle activity following soccer-specific exercise. J Sports Sci, 26(2), 141-148.

Oliver, J. L., Armstrong, N., & Williams, C. A. (2007). Reliability and validity of a soccer-specific test of prolonged repeated-sprint ability. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 2(2), 137-149.

Oliver, J. L., Williams, C. A., & Armstrong, N. (2006). Reliability of a field and laboratory test of repeated sprint ability. Pediatr Exerc Sci, 18, 339-350.

Ratel, S., Williams, C. A., Oliver, J., & Armstrong, N. (2006). Effects of age and recovery duration on performance during multiple treadmill sprints. Int J Sports Med, 27(1), 1-8.

Ratel, S., Williams, C. A., Oliver, J., & Armstrong, N. (2004). Effects of age and mode of exercise on power output profiles during repeated sprints. Eur J Appl Physiol, 92(1-2), 204-210.

Books

Faigenbaum, A, Lloyd, R.S. and Oliver J.L. (2019). American College of Sports Medicine Essentials of Youth Fitness. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Lloyd, R.S. and Oliver, J.L.  (eds) (2019). Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application, second edition. London: Routledge.

Lloyd, R.S. and Oliver, J.L.  (eds) (2013). Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application. London: Routledge.

Book Chapters

Oliver, J.L. and Harrison, C. (2019).  Aerobic and Anaerobic Development in Youths.  In "Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application," Lloyd, R.S. & Oliver, J.L. (eds).  London: Routledge.

Oliver, J.L., Cahill, M and Uthoff, A. (2019).  Speed Development in Youths.  In "Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application," Lloyd, R.S. & Oliver, J.L. (eds).  London: Routledge.

Oliver, J.L. and Lloyd, R.S. (2018). Speed and Agility Training. In "Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport and Exercise Medicine". Armstrong, N. and van Mechelen, W. (eds). Oxford University Press.

Lloyd, R.S., Kember, L., Radnor, J.M. and Oliver, J.L. (2018). Training the young female athlete. In Strength and Conditioning for Female Athletes (Sargent, D., Barker, K. ed.). Crowood Press

Lloyd, R.S, Radnor, J.M., Moeskops, S., Meyers R.W., Read. P.J., Oliver, J.L. (2016). Applying Strength and Conditioning Practices to Young Athletes. In "Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning Sport-Specific Programming for High-Performance".  Turner, A (eds). London: Routledge.

Lloyd, R.S. and Oliver, J.L. (2014). Developing Younger Athletes. In "High-Performance Training for Sports". Joyce, D. and Lewindon, D. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Oliver, J.L. and Lloyd, R.S. (2014). Physical training as a potential form of abuse. In "Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice". Lang, M. & Hartill, M.(eds). London: Routledge.

Stratton, G. and Oliver, J.L. (2013). The influence of growth and maturation on physical performance. In "Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application," Lloyd, R.S. & Oliver, J.L (eds).  London: Routledge.

Williams, C.A, Oliver, J.L. and Lloyd R.S. (2013).  Youth Talent Development.  In "Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application," Lloyd, R.S. & Oliver, J.L (eds).  London: Routledge.

Oliver, J.L., Lloyd, R.S. and Brady, A (2013).  Youth athlete well-being.  In "Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes: Science and Application," Lloyd, R.S. & Oliver, J.L. (eds).  London: Routledge.

Hughes, M.G., Oliver, J.L. and Lloyd, R.S. (2013). Physiology for Coaches. In "An Introduction to Sports Coaching: From Science and Theory to Practice," Jones, R.L., Hughes, M. & Kingston, K. (eds). London: Routledge

Oliver, J.L. (2010). Developing physical fitness and talent in elite child athletes. In "Elite Child Athletes: International Perspectives," Brackenridge, C.H. & Rhinds, D. (eds). London: Brunel University Press, pp34-40.

I supervise a large group of postgraduate research students affiliated with the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. I am also module leader for level 6 Physiology of Sports Performance and I teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate models.

Postgraduate Research Completions

Jason Pedley (2019): Drop jump kinetics as a marker of injury risk in elite youth football. PhD*

John Radnor (2019): Neural-muscle-tendon development and adaptability in childhood and adolescence. PhD

Michael Cahill (2019): Resisted sprint training in adolescent athletes. PhD

Andrew Pichardo (2019): Resistance training with or without weightlifting to promote the athletic development of youth (2019). PhD*

Aaron Uthoff (2019): Backward running to improve forward sprint running in youth athletes. PhD

Robert Condliffe (2018): Prediction of push-start performance in elite bobsleigh. PhD*

Zach Gould (2017): Development of a golf movement screen. PhD*

Hamish Cox (2016): Designing, implementing and evaluating a resilience-based life skills intervention for adolescents via the "vehicle" of golf. PhD

Paul Read (2016): Development and validation of a novel movement screen to predict neuromuscular injury risk factors in male youth soccer players. PhD

Rob Meyers (2016): The influence of age, growth and maturation on the development of maximal sprint speed in male youth. PhD*

Cesar Meylan (2013): Power development and trainability in youth. PhD

Mohamed Nizam Bin Mohamad Shapie (2012): Fitness development in a youth martial art (Silat Olahraga). Director of Studies. PhD*.

Michael Rumpf (2012): Sprint running kinetics and kinematics in youth. PhD.

Rhodri Lloyd (2011): Development and trainability of the stretch-shortening cycle in male youths. PhD*.

Sam Dodge (2016): Monitoring recovery from muscle damage in rugby union. MPhil

Abigail Priestley (2012): "Protect her knees" – exploring the role of football specific fatigue on dynamic knee stability in elite female youth football players. MRes

*denotes Director of Studies

Postgraduate Research Students

Nakul Kumar: Muscle, tendon and neural adaptations to growth, maturation and resistance training in adolescent boys (expected completion, Sept 2021). PhD*

Ben Pullen: An intervention to improve the athletic motor competencies of secondary school age children (expected completion, Sept 2020). Director of Studies, PhD*

Salidam Barillas: The use of external cueing to increase power production in youth athletes (expected completion September 2020). Director of Studies, PhD*

Ian Dobbs: Short to long-term strength and conditioning interventions to improve the athleticism of elite youth cricketers (expected completion September 2020). PhD

Dean Perkins: Cardiovascular adaptation to high-intensity exercise training in adolescence (Expected completion, September 2020). PhD

Sylvia Moeskops: The use of strength and condition to improve the physical qualities and performance of young gymnasts (expected completion September 2020). PhD

Adeline Phillips: Hamstring function in maximal sprint running: implications for training and injury prevention (expected completion June 2021). PhD

James Shaw: Strength and conditioning to support young talented golfers (expected completion September 2022).

Emma Williams: Reducing injury risk in young gymnasts (expected completion September 2022)

Gabrielle Peach: The influence of balance and strength on the athletic motor competency of boys and girls (expected completion September 2022).

PhD Sport and Health Sciences (University of Exeter)
BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science (UWIC)

Fellow of the Higher Education Authority

I am an Adjunct Professor at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand at Auckland University of Technology and I am also affiliated with Athlete Training and Health in Texas, extensively collaborating on research with both of these partners. Prof Greg Myer of Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Prof Avery Faignebaum of New Jersey College and Dr Paul Read of Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital (Qatar) are other key collaborators in my work.

Sport Wales: I am strength and conditioning research lead for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science, who work with Sport Wales to help maximise the potential of elite athletes through the use of sport science. I also supervise a PhD student supported by Sport Wales, which is introducing strength and conditioning in secondary schools to improve the athletic movement competency of adolescents.  

Golf Wales: I have already supervised one student to completion who was based with Golf Wales and I currently have another student co-funded by Golf Wales. That student is examining the role of strength and conditioning in supporting the athletic development of talented young golfers.

• ​​Stength and Conditioning
  
• Physiology and Health