Professor Rhodri Lloyd
Professor of Paediatric Strength and Conditioning
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Rhodri is a Professor in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning and Chair of the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He also holds a research associate position with Auckland University of Technology and is a research fellow for Waikato Institute of Technology. His research interests surround the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and the neuromuscular mechanisms underpinning training adaptations in youth. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and as associate editor for the Strength and Conditioning Journal. In 2016, he received the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award for Research and Education from the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and in 2017 was awarded the Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is the current Chair of the NSCA Long-term Athletic Development Special Interest Group, and between 2011-2015 served as a Board Director for the UKSCA.
Research Publications
Drop jump vertical kinetics identify male youth soccer players at greater risk of non-contact knee injury
Pedley, J. S., Lloyd, R. S., Read, P. J., Moore, I. S., Myer, G. D. & Oliver, J. L., 11 Mar 2025, In: Physical Therapy in Sport. 73, p. 48-56 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dynamic Assessment Methods for ACL Injury Risk: A Narrative Review With Implications for Prevention and Rehabilitation
Kember, L. S., Myer, G. D., Oliver, J. L. & Lloyd, R. S., 11 Mar 2025, In: Strength and Conditioning Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Provision of online information and resources for resistance training in Australian youth sports: A scoping review
Kennedy, S. G., Murray, S. J., Guagliano, J. M., Lloyd, R. S., Lubans, D. R., Smith, J. J., Eather, N. & Bennie, A., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 20, 1, p. 375-387 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The Influence of Relative Age and Biological Maturity on Youth Weightlifting Performance
Morris, S. J., Oliver, J. L., Radnor, J. M., Hill, M., Haff, G. G. & Lloyd, R. S., 30 Jan 2025, In: Pediatric Exercise Science. p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kinetics During the Tuck Jump Assessment and Biomechanical Deficits in Female Athletes 12 Months After ACLR Surgery
Kember, L. S., Riehm, C. D., Schille, A., Slaton, J. A., Oliver, J. L., Myer, G. D. & Lloyd, R. S., 16 Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53, 2, p. 333-342 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Embedding growth and maturation analyses into the talent development pathways of youth weightlifters
Morris, S., Oliver, J., Pedley, J., Radnor, J., Hill, M., Haff, G. G. & Lloyd, R., 1 Jan 2025, In: Strength and Conditioning Journal. 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Kinetic Enhanced Tuck Jump Assessment Exposes Residual Biomechanical Deficits in Female Athletes 9 Months Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Kember, L. S., Riehm, C. D., Schille, A., Slaton, J. A., Myer, G. D. & Lloyd, R. S., 1 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38, 12, p. 2065-2073 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Different External Cues Elicit Specific Kinetic Strategies During a Drop Jump in Well-Trained Adolescent Soccer Players
Barillas, S. R., Lloyd, R., Pedley, J. & Oliver, J., 17 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 39, 1, p. e30-e39Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of Fatigue on Lower Limb Biomechanics and Kinetic Stabilization During the Tuck-Jump Assessment
Kember, L. S., Myer, G. D., Moore, I. S. & Lloyd, R. S., 25 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Athletic Training. 59, 7, p. 705-712 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kinetic Predictors of Weightlifting Performance in Young Weightlifters
Morris, S. J., Oliver, J. L., Pedley, J. S., Radnor, J. M., Haff, G. G., Cooper, S. M. & Lloyd, R. S., 23 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38, 9, p. 1551-1560 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review