Dr. Paul Jones
School of Health and Society
Current positions
Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics and Strength & Conditioning
Biography
Paul is a Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics/ Strength and Conditioning (S&C) at the University of Salford. Paul earned a BSc (Hons) and MSc in Sports Science from Liverpool John Moores University and a PhD in Sports Biomechanics at the University of Salford. He has over 20 years’ experience in Biomechanics and S&C support to athletes and teams, primarily in athletics, football and rugby and was a former sports science co-ordinator for UK disability athletics. He is a BASES Fellow, has been BASES Accredited for over 17 years, a Chartered Scientist and currently serves on the BASES accreditation committee. Paul has also been a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA for over 18 years recertifying with Distinction on the last 2 occasions. Paul has authored/ co-authored over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and 6 book chapters mainly in change of direction biomechanics, assessment and development of change of direction speed and strength diagnostics and previously co-edited a book by Routledge titled ‘Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning’.
Areas of research
Biomechanics, Sports and Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning
Module Leader
- Level 5 Biomechanics & Performance Analysis
- Level 6 Biomechanics & Skill Acquisition of the BSc (Hons) Sports Science
Module Leader
- Injury Prevention & Performance Measurement of the MSc Strength & Conditioning
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Performance Analysis
- Assessment of muscle strength qualities for performance and injury risk assessment
- Assessment and development of speed and agility
- Biomechanics of sprinting and change of direction for performance and injury risk
Qualifications
- PhD in Sports Biomechanics, University of Salford, July 2013
- MSc Sports Science with Distinction, Liverpool John Moores University, October 2001
- BSc (Hons) Sports Science (Class I), Liverpool John Moores University, July 1999
- BASES Accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist since September 2005
- Chartered Scientist 2013 – present
- BASES Fellow (FBASES) since August 2021
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) since January 2004
- Recertified with Distinction (CSCS*D) since January 2018
Memberships
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
- International Society of Biomechanics in Sport
- Certified International member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- Founder member and currently associate member of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association
- Member of the BASES accreditation committee since August 2019