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P Comfort

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Name:

P Comfort

Email:

P.Comfort@salford.ac.uk

Department:

School of Health & Society

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Biography

Expertise:

Strength and Conditioning, Sports Science

Job title:

Senior Lecturer: Strength and Conditioning

Biography:

Paul is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning and the programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning. Paul is also an honorary research fellow at Leeds Beckett University and an adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. He worked as Head of Sports Science Support for Salford City Reds Rugby League squad (2009-2013), coordinated the Strength and Conditioning and Sports Science support for England Mens Lacrosse (2009-2012). He has also worked with numerous sports teams, through the University partnerships, including Sale Sharks RFU, Manchester City Football Club, Wigan Warriors RFL and Lancashire County Cricket Club. Paul was also recently elected on to the board of directors for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a senior associatemore...

Qualifications:

PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons) PGCAP, ASCC, CSCS*D

My Most Viewed

#	Item title
1.	Female soccer: Part 1 - a needs analysis	2173	1
2.	The validity of the Nordic hamstring lower as a field-based assessment of eccentric hamstring strength	1522	7
3.	Understanding the key phases of the countermovement jump force-time curve	1252	2540
4.	Changes in sprint, change of direction and jump performance during a competitive season in male lacrosse players	1131	1297
5.	The affect of grip width and hand orientation on muscle activity during pullups and the lat pulldown exercises	813	2
6.	The effect of peer tutoring on academic achievement	787	1
7.	Applying complex training principles to boxing: A practical approach	708
8.	Relationship between isometric mid-thigh pull variables and sprint and change of direction performance in collegiate athletes	645	2
9.	Training Considerations after hamstring injury in athletes	620
10.	Strength and power characteristics in English elite rugby league players	599	1

My Latest

Cuthbert, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-9085, Haff, GG, Arent, SM, Ripley, NJ, McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846, Evans, M and Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 2021, 'Effects of variations in resistance training frequency on strength development in well-trained populations and implications for in-season athlete training : a systematic review and meta-analysis' , Sports Medicine .
Dos'Santos, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2715-0116, Thomas, C, McBurnie, A, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 and Jones, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-7670 2021, 'Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict?' , Sports Medicine .
Dos'Santos, TM, Thomas, C, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 and Jones, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-7670 2021, 'Biomechanical effects of a six-week change of direction technique modification intervention : implications for performance and anterior cruciate ligament injury risk' , Sports Medicine - Open . (In Press)
Calderbank, JA, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 and McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846 2021, 'Association of jumping ability and maximum strength with dive distance in swimmers' , International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16 (2) , pp. 296-303.
Cuthbert, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-9085, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626, Ripley, N, McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846, Evans, M and Bishop, C 2021, 'Unilateral vs. bilateral hamstring strength assessments : comparing reliability and inter-limb asymmetries in female soccer players' , Journal of Sports Sciences , pp. 1-8.
Lake, JP, Mundy, PD, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626, McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846, Suchomel, TJ and Carden, P 2021, 'The effect of barbell load on vertical jump landing force-time characteristics' , Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35 (1) , pp. 25-32.
McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846, Suchomel, TJ, Lake, JP and Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 2021, 'Relationship between reactive strength index variants in rugby league players' , Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35 (1) , pp. 280-285.
McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846, Lake, JP, Ripley, NJ and Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 2020, 'Vertical jump testing in rugby league : a rationale for calculating take-off momentum' , Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 36 (6) , pp. 370-374.
Greig, L, Stephens Hemingway, BH, Aspe, RR, Cooper, K, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 and Swinton, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-0696 2020, 'Autoregulation in resistance training : addressing the inconsistencies' , Sports Medicine, 50 (11) , pp. 1873-1887.
Thomas, C, Dos’Santos, T, Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 and Jones, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-7670 2020, 'Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction' , Sports Biomechanics , pp. 1-14.