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Dr Jeremy Sheppard

Dr Jeremy Sheppard

Dr Jeremy Sheppard

Senior Lecturer

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Email: jeremy.sheppard@ecu.edu.au   
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Current Teaching

  • SPS4108 - Physiological Testing of Human Performance
  • SPS5119 - Current Issues in Strength and Conditioning

Background

  • Australian Institute of Sport
  • Queensland Academy of Sport
  • Canadian Sport Centre
  • Canadian, US, and European National Teams

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association
  • United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association (USA)

Awards and Recognition

Other

  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Professional Coaches Structure-Master coach
  • 2007 - Best Poster, National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference
  • 2004 - Research Award-Best Masters by Research, Victorian State Government

Research Areas and Interests

  • Strength and Power training and adaptation
  • Physical Preparation for elite surfers
  • Physical Preparation for elite volleyball players
  • Testing and Training of vertical jump

Staff Qualifications

  • PhD (Doctoral Degree), Edith Cowan University, 2009 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Surfing Collaborative Research Program: A partnership between Surfing Australia and Edith Cowan University,  Surfing Australia,  Surfing Australia - Grant,  2011,  $65,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Books

  • Biancani, A., Doscher, M., Durkin, T., Gillett, J., Infantolino, G., Jeffreys, I., Jones, J., Kovacs, M., Krall, K., Nitka, M., Rather, J., Sanders, M., Sandler, D., Sheppard, J., Suprak, D., (2011), NSCA's Developing Agility and Quickness., 190, USA.

Book Chapters

  • Sheppard, J., Young, W., (2011), Training Agility and Change-of-direction Speed (CODS). Strength and Conditioning: Biological Principles and Practical Applications, 363-376, West Sussex, UK.
  • Young, W., Sheppard, J., (2011), Speed and Agility Assessment. Strength and Conditioning: Biological Principles and Practical Applications, 271-276, West Sussex, UK.
  • Dawes, J., Sheppard, J., (2011), Factors determining quickness. Developing Agility and Quickness , 25-34, Champaign, IL..

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, K., Cronin, J., Gill, N., Chapman, D., Sheppard, J., (2011), Warm-up affects diurnal variation in power output. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(3), 185-189, Stuttgart, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268437.
  • Sheppard, J., Dingley, AA., Janssen, I., Spratford, W., Chapman, D., Newton, R., (2011), The effect of assisted jumping on vertical jump height in high-performance volleyball players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14(n/a), 85-89, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.07.006.
  • Sheppard, J., Chapman, D., Taylor, K., (2011), An evaluation of a strength qualities assessment method for the lower body. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 19(2), 4-10.
  • Sheppard, J., Newton, R., (2011), Long-term training adaptations in elite male volleyball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, n/a(n/a), n/a, United States, DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823c429a.
  • Taylor, K., Cronin, J., Gill, N., Chapman, D., Sheppard, J., (2010), Sources of variability in iso-inertial jump assessments. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5(4), 546-558, United States.
  • Harris, N., Cronin, J., Taylor, K., Boris, J., Sheppard, J., (2010), Understanding Position Transducer Technology for Strength and Conditioning Practitioners. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 32(4), 66-79, United States.
  • Sheppard, J., Young, K., (2010), Using additional eccentric loads to increase concentric performance in the bench throw. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(10), 2853-2856, United States.
  • Taylor, K., Sheppard, J., Lee, H., Plummer, N., (2009), Negative effect of static stretching restored when combined with a sport specific warm up component. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(6), 657-661, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.04.004.
  • Sheppard, J., Gabbett, TJ., Stanganelli, L., (2009), An analysis of playing positions in elite men's volleyball: Consideration for competition demands and physiologic characteristics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(6), 1858-1866, United States.
  • Sheppard, J., Chapman, D., Gough, C., McGuigan, M., Newton, R., (2009), Twelve-month training-induced changes in elite international volleyball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(7), 2096-2101, United States.
  • Gabbett, T., Sheppard, J., Pritchard-Peschek, KR., Leveritt, MD., Aldred, MJ., (2008), Influence of closed skill and open skill warm-ups on the performance of speed, change of direction speed, vertical jump, and reactive agility in team sport athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(5), 1413-1415, United States.
  • Gabbett, T., Kelly, J., Sheppard, J., (2008), Speed, change of direction speed, and reactive agility of rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(1), 174-181 , United States, DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31815ef700.
  • Sheppard, J., Cormack, S., Taylor, K., McGuigan, M., Newton, R., (2008), Assessing the force-velocity characteristics of the leg extensors in well-trained athletes: the incremental load power profile. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(4), 1320-1326, Colorado Springs, United States.
  • Sheppard, J., Gabbett, T., Borgeaud, R., (2008), Training repeated effort ability in national team male volleyball players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3(3), 397-400, United States.
  • Sheppard, J., Doyle, T., Taylor, K., (2008), A methodological and performance comparision of free weight and smith-machine jump squats. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 16(2), 5-9, Australia.
  • Sheppard, J., Newton, R., McGuigan, M., (2008), The Effects of Depth-Jumping on Vertical Jump Performance of Elite Volleyball Players: An Examination of the Transfer of Increased Stretch-Load Tolerance to Spike Jump Performance. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. , 16(4), 3-10, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia.
  • Sheppard, J., Doyle, T., (2008), Increasing compliance to instructions in the squat jump. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(2), 648-651, United States.
  • Sheppard, J., Borgeaud, R., Strugnel, A., (2008), Influence of stature on movement speed abilities in elite volleyball players. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 16(3), 12-14, Australia.
  • Sheppard, J., Cronin, J., Gabbett, T., McGuigan, M., Etxebarria, N., Newton, R., (2008), Relative importance of strength, power, and anthropometric measures to jump performance of elite volleyball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(3), 758-765, Colorado Springs, United Sates.
  • Sheppard, J., Cormack, S., Taylor, K., McGuigan, M., Newton, R., (2008), Assessing the Force-Velocity Characteristics of the Leg Extensors in Well Trained Athletes: The incremental Load Power Profile. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(4), 1320-1326, USA.
  • Sheppard, J., Hobson, S., Barker, M., Taylor, K., Chapman, D., McGuigan, M., Newton, R., (2008), The effect of training with accentuated eccentric load counter-movement jumps on strength and power characteristics of high-performance volleyball players. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 3(3), 355-363.

Conference Publications

  • Sheppard, J., Nolan, E., Newton, R., (2011), Two year changes in strength and power qualities in volleyball players successfully progressing from junior to senior national team. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 19(November 11-13 2011), 71-75, Gold Coast, Queensland.