2026
2026 NIN research
- Assessment of rowing biomechanics during single sculling using functional clustering, opens in a new tab. Legge N; Draper C; O'Meara D; et al., Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol. 44 (7), pp. 920-931, (Apr 2026).
- An Ensemble of Long Short-Term Memory Models to Automatically Detect End-Range Movement Patterns in Men's Professional Hard Court Grand Slam Tennis, opens in a new tab. Armstrong C; Peeling P; Murphy A; et al., European Journal of Sport Science, Vol. 26 (4), pp. E70081, (Apr 2026).
- Hip Adductor Muscle Forces During Strength Training and Rehabilitation Exercises, opens in a new tab. Collings TJ; Horsman A; Watts D; et al., Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, (3 Apr 2026).
- Practices and Perceptions of Resistance Training Load Quantification, opens in a new tab. Moriarty B; Watts D; Gastin P; et al., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, pp. 1-9, (8 Apr 2026).
- Can a Simple Trapezoidal Integration Approach Accurately Estimate the Supra-Critical Speed Distance Capacity of a Swimmer?, opens in a new tab Bulte KR; Mitchell LLG; Siegel R; et al., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, pp. 1-6, (20 Apr 2026).
- Role of medical doctors in promoting and supporting sports participation by people with disabilities: an exploratory study of medical doctors' knowledge, practices and perceptions, opens in a new tab. Gowinnage SS; Hill J; Beckman E; et al., BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol. 12 (1), pp. E002847, (9 Mar 2026)
- Decrements in Neuromuscular Function Are Reduced Following Low-Load Continuous Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Compared With High-Load Resistance Exercise, opens in a new tab. Davids CJ; Raastad T; Peake JM; et al., Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (25 Mar 2026).
- Measuring Plantar Flexor Voluntary Activation and Maximal Voluntary Contraction in a Portable, Seated Method: A Validity and Reliability Study, opens in a new tab. Coventry ME; Mosler AB; Rio EK; et al., Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, Vol. 11 (1), (10 Mar 2026).
- Sport and exercise medicine through a new lens: integrating behavioural medicine for enhanced athlete care, opens in a new tab. Nesheim S; McCracken LM; Rio EK; et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 60 (6), pp. 409-411, (17 Mar 2026).
- Redefining roles in wheelchair basketball: A data driven approach to characterising playing positions, opens in a new tab. Wilde P; Santos-Fernandez E; Peeling P; et al., Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-11, (2 Mar 2026).
- Women-Specific Health Factors in Community-Level Australian Football Players, opens in a new tab. Cowan SM; Crossley KM; Girdwood MA; et al., Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, pp. 1-7, (6 Mar 2026).
- Unifying to Advance Understanding: Collaborative, Community-Driven and 'Open' Approaches for Better Science in Sport, opens in a new tab. Warmenhoven J; Shrier I; Bullock GS; et al., Sports Medicine, (16 Mar 2026).
- Multisensory assessment and machine learning for athlete classification in talent identification, opens in a new tab. MacGabhann S; Waddington G; Witchalls J; et al., Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, (25 Mar 2026).
- Iron Status, Muscle Oxygenation and Performance in Female Athletes During Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia, opens in a new tab. Stein M; Peeling P; Girard O, Sports Medicine, Vol. 56 (3), pp. 637-650, (Mar 2026).
- A Bayesian perspective on geographic influences in coach decision-making for athlete identification and selection, opens in a new tab. Johnston K; Wang Y; Trace J; et al., Scientific Reports, (11 Feb 2026).
- Considerations for the Use of Brain Endurance Training in Elite Sport: A Narrative Review, opens in a new tab. Joseph SD; Russell S; Tofari PJ; et al., Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Vol. 36 (2), pp. E70228, (Feb 2026).
- Introducing a new "Preliminary Report" submission category for small-sample intervention studies: viewpoints from external experts, opens in a new tab. Nimphius S; Heussen N; Borg DN; et al., Science & Medicine in Football, pp. 1-7, (5 Feb 2026).
- Evaluating the shoulder toolkit impact on usability, workload, and confidence in novice and expert ultrasound users, opens in a new tab. Duhig S; McKenzie A; Lakiang T; Turner D, Radiography, Vol. 32 (2), pp. 103291, (Feb 2026).
- Impact of Drafting on Race Outcome in the Paris Olympics 1500-m Final: A Retrospective Analysis of Ingebrigtsen and Hocker Using the D' Balance Model, opens in a new tab. Bellenger CR; Mitchell L; Bartram JC, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol. 21 (3), pp. 432-438, (10 Feb 2026).
- Rowing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games: 1500-m Versus 2000-m Performance and the Predictive Accuracy of a Critical Speed Model, opens in a new tab. Astridge DJ; Peeling P;Goods PSR; et al., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol. 21 (3), pp. 482-486, (6 Feb 2026).
- Oral ferrous sulphate supplementation has greater efficacy, but lower tolerance than iron (III)-hydroxide polymaltose complexes in exercising women with low iron stores, opens in a new tab. McKay AK; Broome S; Peeling P; et al., Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 58, pp. 106594, (9 Feb 2026).
- Empowering women in sports biomechanics: exploring the impact of mentor circles, opens in a new tab. Kean CO; Burton S; Brackley V; et al., Sports Biomechanics, Vol. 25 (1), pp. 135-149, (Jan 2026).
- Agreement between an automated video-based system and tethered system to measure instantaneous swimming velocity, opens in a new tab. Scott M; Elsworthy N; Brackley V; et al., Sports Biomechanics, Vol. 25 (1), pp. 122-134, (Jan 2026).
- Quantifying women's water polo overhead movement volumes using inertial measurement units and machine learning techniques: a cross-sectional study, opens in a new tab. King, Marguerite H ;Sanchez, Raimundo; Watson, Kate; et al., Science Reports, (19 Jan 2026).
- Response to Dotan: Critical Power Is More Strongly Associated With Rowing Performance Than the Second Lactate Threshold, opens in a new tab. Dwyer, Dan B; Lester, Kieron D; Siegel, Rodney; et al., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol. 21 (2), pp. 164, (5 Jan 2026).
- Toward an International Consensus on a Social Return on Investment Model of Recreational Physical Activity and Sport Participation: A Delphi Study, opens in a new tab. Nieto I; Mayo X; Reece LJ; et al., Journal of Physical Activity & Health, pp. 1-19, (22 Jan 2026).
- An Exploratory Case Series Investigating Concurrent Aerobic and Resistance Training in Young, Highly Trained Rowers, opens in a new tab. Brown, Melissa E; Spence, Angela L; Binnie, Martyn J; Chapman, Dale W, Sports, Vol. 14 (1), (14 Jan 2026).
- Parallel Pursuits: Exploring the Intersection of Elite Sport and Surgery, opens in a new tab. Cooper H; Sibillin O; McNamara A, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Vol. 96 (1-2), pp. 13-16, (Jan 2026)
