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Dr Daniel Kadlec

Overview of Role

Dan is a Lecturer in Biomechanics, Motor Control and Skill Acquisition in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Current Teaching

  • SPS2203 - Principles and Practices of Resistance Training
  • SPS6104 - Applied Biomechanics in Strength and Conditioning

Professional Associations

  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Association
  • International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
  • Exercise and Sports Science Australia

Research Areas and Interests

(Knee) injury risk reduction, motor learning and movement variability.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning with Merit, England, 2016.
  • Bachelor of Science, Germany, 2013.

Research Outputs

2026

Journal Articles

  • Vial, S., Cochrane Wilkie, J., Blazevich, T., Kadlec, D. (2026). Peak lower limb joint angles are weak predictors of hamstring length change during sprinting. Journal of Biomechanics, 196(2026), article number 113127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.113127.
  • Kadlec, D., Jordan, MJ., Alderson, J., Nimphius, S. (2026). Adding a weight to constrain the trunk increases knee joint kinetics during sidestep cutting in female athletes. Scientific Reports, 16(1), article number 12248. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-38368-z.

2025

Journal Articles

  • Cassidy, J., Kadlec, D., Fransen, J. (2025). Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Seemingly Contrasting Perspectives on Training Perceptual-Cognitive Abilities for Sports Performance Through Moderated Dialogue. Sports Medicine - Open, 11(1), article number 101. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00904-y.
  • Vial, S., Scanlan, M., Beranek, P., Kadlec, D., Barley, O., Cochrane Wilkie, J. (2025). How Strong Is Strong Enough? Assessing When Physical Performance Tests Cease to Be Predictive of Sprint Performance in Trained Football Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2025(Article In press), 7 pages. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000005185.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Kadlec, D., Jordan, M., Alderson, J., Nimphius, S. (2024). Examining the Effects of Dynamic and Isometric Resistance Training on Knee Joint Kinetics During Unplanned Sidesteps in Elite Female Athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38(12), 2079-2087. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004923.
  • Kadlec, D., Colyer, S., Nagahara, R., Nimphius, S. (2024). An Exploratory Vector Field Analysis of Ground Reaction Force During Maximum Sprinting Efforts in Male Soccer Players and Sprinters. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34(11), Article number e14763. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14763.
  • Raynor, A., Nimphius, S., Kadlec, D., Casson, S., Fox-Harding, C., Fortington, L. (2024). Evaluation of the HEAL™ing Mental Health program: A prospective cohort study of short-term changes from a physical activity and lifestyle education program for people with mental health disorders living in rural Australia. PLoS One, 19(3), Article number e0299859. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299859.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Kadlec, D., Miller-Dicks, M., Nimphius, S. (2023). Training for “Worst-Case” Scenarios in Sidestepping: Unifying Strength and Conditioning and Perception–Action Approaches. Sports Medicine - Open, 9(1), Article number 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00566-8.
  • Kadlec, D., Sainani, K., Nimphius, S. (2023). With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Common Errors in Meta‑Analyses and Meta‑Regressions in Strength & Conditioning Research. Sports Medicine, 53(2), 313-325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01766-0.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Kadlec, D., Jordan, M., Snyder, L., Alderson, J., Nimphius, S. (2021). Test re-test reliability of single and multijoint strength properties in female Australian footballers. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(1), Article number 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-00292-5.

Research Projects

  • Measuring and monitoring movement variability for the return to play of elite athletes, Australian Institute of Sport, AIS Research and Development Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $127,294.
  • Can coaches and sports medicine professionals predict who is at greater risk of ACL rupture, Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Applied Sports Science Research Grant, 2025, $24,272.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Recovery Trajectories Beyond Return to Sport in Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Understanding Quadriceps Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Determining Thresholds of Diminishing Returns in Performance Assessments of Trained Sprinters

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Validity, reliability, and sensitivity of methods for monitoring training load and training effects in elite sprinters
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