Recent publications
Book
Williams, AM, Ford, PR & Drust, B (eds) 2023, Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers. 4 edn, Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003148418
Article
Robshaw, DC, Murtagh, CF, Drust, B & Erskine, RM 2025, 'Gastrocnemius medialis tendon properties do not differ between male academy soccer players and control participants but are related to jump performance', European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 125, no. 9, pp. 2597-2609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05763-9
Ley, CD, Martinez Valdes, E, Murtagh, CF, Power, J, Nobes, L & Drust, B 2025, 'MyotonPRO Is Not Comparable to Shear Wave Elastography in the Measurement of Rectus Femoris Muscle Stiffness due to Interference of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 35, no. 8, e70095. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.70095
Ley, CD, Martinez Valdes, E, Murtagh, CF, Power, J & Drust, B 2025, 'Shear wave elastography provides reliable assessments of stiffness in the skin, fascia, and both superficial and deep muscle tissues', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 84, 103050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.103050
McGregor, R, Anderson, L, Weston, M, Brownlee, T & Drust, B 2024, 'Intensity gradients: a novel method for interpreting external loads in football', International journal of sports physiology and performance. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0435
González-García, J, Giráldez-Costas, V, Ramirez-Campillo, R, Drust, B & Romero-Moraleda, B 2023, 'Assessment of Peak Physical Demands in Elite Women Soccer Players: Can Contextual Variables Play a Role?', Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 435-443. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2021.2004297
Unnithan, VB, Drust, B, Brow, C, Bakhshi, A, Mason, L & Weston, M 2023, 'Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in aerobic fitness and injury incidence in elite male soccer players', Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 155-161. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.22.13929-0
Ruf, L, Altmann, S, Härtel, S, Skorski, S, Drust, B & Meyer, T 2023, 'Psychophysiological Responses to a Preseason Training Camp in High-Level Youth Soccer Players', International journal of sports physiology and performance, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0179
Flannigan, C, Robinson, M, Rodriguez-Sanchez, N, Drust, B, McGregor, R & Galloway, S 2023, 'Skinfold thickness in elite male professional football players: changes across 3 seasons including a COVID-19 lockdown period', Science and Medicine in Football, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2023.2248062
Murtagh, CF, Hall, ECR, Brownlee, TE, Drust, B, Williams, AG & Erskine, RM 2023, 'The genetic association with athlete status, physical performance and injury risk in soccer', International Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2103-0165
Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Cronin, K, Drust, B, Garner, P & Soundy, A 2025, Para-athlete preparation camps. in G Bennett & E Goodall (eds), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability, Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter
Anderson, L & Drust, B 2023, Aerobic and anaerobic training. in AM Williams, P Ford & B Drust (eds), Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers. 4 edn, Taylor and Francis, pp. 34-51. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003148418-4
Anderson, L & Drust, B 2023, Metabolic Conditioning for Multidirectional Speed. in P Jones & T Dos’Santos (eds), Multidirectional Speed in Sport: Research to Application. 1st edn, Routledge, pp. 250-265. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003267881-14
Drust, B & Bowen, L 2023, Monitoring training. in AM Williams, P Ford & B Drust (eds), Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers. 4 edn, Taylor and Francis, pp. 292-308. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003148418-22
Murtagh, C, Rydings, D & Drust, B 2023, Resistance training. in Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers. 4 edn, Taylor and Francis, pp. 15-33. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003148418-3
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