Journal Articles

Vatter, R, Segura-Velandia, D, Moore, IS, Mears, A (2025) The effect of a pelvic compression belt on postural stability in postpartum women, Sports Engineering, 28(2), 34, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-025-00516-5.

Espinosa, H, Mears, A, Stamm, A, Ohgi, Y, Coniglio, C (2025) Wearable sensor technology in sports monitoring, Sports Engineering, 28(1), ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-025-00485-9.

Mears, A, Williams, EMP, Kong, PW, Wood, P, Brubacher, K, Allen, T (2024) Towards inclusive sports engineering research: considerations of research methods, Sports Engineering, 27(2), 32, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-024-00472-6.

Vatter, R, Segura-Velandia, D, Moore, I, Mears, A (2024) Investigating the physical activity habits and apparel choices of perinatal women, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 32(1), pp.1-13, ISSN: 1063-6161. DOI: 10.1123/wspaj.2024-0005.

Reeves, K, James, RM, Griggs, KE, Mears, AC (2024) Assessing current maternity/nursing sports bras and providing recommendations for future product development, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, ISSN: 1560-6074. DOI: 10.1108/rjta-12-2023-0138.

Mears, A, Pearsall, D, Scher, I, Steele, C (2021) Winter sports topical collection editorial, Sports Engineering, 24(1), 27, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-021-00364-z.

Blocken, B, Allen, T, Drory, A, Espinosa, HG, Mears, A (2021) New initiative: "Ten Questions in Sports Engineering" papers, Sports Engineering, 24(1), 17, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-021-00354-1.

Shepherd, I, Lindley, M, Logan, O, Mears, A, Pain, M, King, M (2021) The effect of body position and mass centre velocity at toe off on the start performance of elite swimmers and how this differs between gender, Sports Biomechanics, 22(12), pp.1659-1668, ISSN: 1476-3141. DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1919750.

Sumner, J, Roberts, J, Mears, A (2020) Just noticeable differences in the length of golf irons, Proceedings, 49(1), 147, DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2020049147.

Luckemann, P, Forrester, S, Mears, A, Shepherd, J, Roberts, J (2020) Assessment of measurement uncertainty in optical marker tracking of high-speed motion, 49(1), ISSN: 2504-3900. DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2020049072.

Turner, J, Forrester, S, Mears, A, Roberts, J (2020) The effect of golf club moment of inertia on clubhead delivery and golfer kinematics, 49(1), ISSN: 2504-3900. DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2020049096.

Turner, J, Forrester, S, Mears, A, Roberts, J (2020) The influence of tracking marker locations on three-dimensional wrist kinematics, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(10), pp.985-990, ISSN: 1440-2440. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.03.011.

Turner, J, Forrester, S, Mears, A, Roberts, J (2020) Reliability of repeat golf club testing sessions with modified club moment of inertia, Sports Engineering, 23(1), 8, ISSN: 1369-7072. DOI: 10.1007/s12283-020-0320-7.

Roberts, J, Osei-Owusu, P, Mears, A, Harland, A (2019) Elite players’ perceptions of football playing surfaces: A qualitative study, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91(2), pp.239-251, ISSN: 0270-1367. DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2019.1660757.

Mears, A, Roberts, J, Forrester, S (2018) Matching golfers’ movement patterns during a golf swing, Applied Sciences, DOI: 10.3390/app8122452.

Mears, A, Osei-Owusu, P, Harland, A, Owen, A, Roberts, J (2018) Perceived links between playing surfaces and injury: A worldwide study of elite association football players, Sports Medicine - Open, 4(40), ISSN: 2198-9761. DOI: 10.1186/s40798-018-0155-y.

Leach, RJ, Forrester, S, Mears, A, Roberts, J (2017) How valid and accurate are measurements of golf impact parameters obtained using commercially available radar and stereoscopic optical launch monitors?, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 112, pp.125-136, ISSN: 0263-2241. DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.08.009.

Nigg, BM, Vienneau, J, Smith, AC, Trudeau, MB, Mohr, M, Nigg, SR (2017) The Preferred Movement Path Paradigm: Influence of Running Shoes on Joint Movement, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, ISSN: 1530-0315. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001260.

Mears, A, Roberts, J, Kong, PW, Forrester, S (2017) Comparison of centre of gravity and centre of pressure patterns in the golf swing, European Journal of Sport Science, pp.1-11, ISSN: 1746-1391. DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2016.1240238.

Mears, A, Roberts, J, Wallace, ES, Kong, PW, Forrester, S (2016) Comparison of two- and three-dimensional methods for analysis of trunk kinematic variables in the golf swing, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 32(1), pp.23-31, ISSN: 1065-8483. DOI: 10.1123/jab.2015-0032.

Owen, A, Mears, A, Osei-Owusu, P, Harland, A, Roberts, J (2016) Elite players’ perceptions of football playing surfaces: a mixed effects ordinal logistic regression model of players’ perceptions, Journal of Applied Statistics, pp.1-17, ISSN: 0266-4763. DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2016.1177500.

Mears, A, Roberts, J, Wallace, ES, Kong, PW, Forrester, S (2015) Golf coaches' perceptions of key technical swing parameters compared to biomechanical literature, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING, 10(4), pp.739-755, ISSN: 1747-9541. DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.10.4.739.

Conferences

Mears, A (2025) Evolving demands of women and girls' footwear for physical activity, exercise and sport: A life course perspective [Abstract]. In 2025 WiSEAN, Leeds, UK.

Mears, A, Forrester, S, Fleming, P, Grant, R, Farmer, J, authors, V (2024) ISEA 2024: The Engineering of Sport 15, Loughborough UK 8-11 July 2024: Conference Abstracts. In Mears, A, Forrester, S, Fleming, P, Grant, R, Farmer, J (ed) , Loughborough University, UK, pp.1-382.

Vatter, R, Mears, A, Moore, I (2024) Examining the effect of a compression pelvic belt on static stability in postpartum women: a pilot study. In ISEA 2024: The Engineering of Sport 15, Loughborough UK 8-11 July 2024: Conference Proceedings, Loughborough University, UK, pp.247-248.

Mears, A (2024) Just making do: Functional sportswear considerations for pregnant and postpartum women [Abstract]. In Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) Conference 2024; Moving Women: Shaping Victories, Portsmouth, UK.

Vatter, R, Moore, I, Segura-Velandia, D, Mears, A (2024) Examining the effect of external force applied to the pelvic region on postpartum women's static stability [Abstract]. In Biomechanics Interest Group Conference, Loughborough, UK.

Mears, A, Phillips, I, Sumner, J (2019) Investigating the perceived effectiveness of digital technology for elite athlete support in golf. In Vilas-Boas, J, Pezarat-Correia, P, Cabri, J (ed) 7th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support (icSports 2019); Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support, Vienna, Austria, pp.190-197, ISBN: 9789897583834. DOI: 10.5220/0008347501900197.

Mears, A, Roberts, J, Turner, J, Forrester, S (2019) Influence of modified driver properties on golfer movement patterns. In ISB/ASB 2019, Calgary.

Leach, R, Smith, A, Forrester, S, Roberts, J (2014) Stability of Pelvis and Thorax Kinematics During the Golf Swing. In Proceedings of the Biomechanics Interest Group of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, p.0.

Roberts, J, Osei-Owusu, P, Harland, A, Owen, A, Smith, A (2014) Elite Football Players’ Perceptions of Football Turf and Natural Grass Surface Properties. In , Procedia Engineering, pp.907-912, DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.06.150.

Owen, AJ, Roberts, J, harland, A, osei-owusu, P, smith, A (2013) The Application of Statistical Modelling to Elite Players' Perceptions of Football Playing Surfaces. In Fourth International Conference on Mathematics in Sport, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Mathematics in Sport (D. Goosens, F. Speiksma & P. A. Scarf eds.), Leven: MathSport International, 2013, Leuven, pp.233-243.

Smith, A, Roberts, J, Wallace, E, Forrester, S (2012) Professional golf coaches’ perceptions of the key technical parameters in the golf swing. In , Procedia Engineering, pp.224-229, DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.039.

Books

Mears, A (Accepted for publication) ISEA 2024: The Engineering of Sport 15, Loughborough UK 8-11 July 2024: Conference abstracts.

Roberts, J, Mears, A, Hiley, M, authors, V (Accepted for publication) Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf 2024.

Artefacts

Roberts, J, Mears, A, Harland, A (Accepted for publication) FIFA Perception of Playing Surfaces Questionnaire.

Posters

Mears, A (2025) Evolving Demands of Women and Girls' Footwear for Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport: A Life Course Perspective, 2025 WiSEAN.

Reports

Mears, A (2019) Investigating the effectiveness of digital technology for elite athlete development and support from athlete, coach and support team perspectives: Final report for the IOC Olympic Studies Centre Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme 2018/2019 Award, International Olympic Committee.

Harland, AR, Roberts, J, Smith, A (2013) Elite Female Players' Perceptions of Football Playing Surfaces, pp.1-41, FIFA.

Harland, AR, Smith, A, Owen, A, Roberts, J, Osei-Owusu, P (2012) Elite Players' Perceptions of Football Playing Surfaces: Interim Report, pp.1-33, FIFA.

Other

Rogers, M, Pullen, E, Rousham, E, Mears, A (Accepted for publication) Fear of movement as a barrier to physical activity in pregnant and postpartum women – A scoping review, This is a protocol for a Scoping Review that is being written exploring the 'Fear of movement as a barrier to physical activity in pregnant and postpartum women.'. The primary objective of this scoping review is to investigate the breadth and nature of existing research on fear of movement as a barrier to exercise, sport and physical activity in pregnant and postpartum populations. The proposed scoping review will follow the PRISMA-ScR protocol for scoping reviews to address gaps in the existing literature (Tricco et al, 2018). The search for this scoping review is designed to identify published studies. A preliminary search was conducted in PubMed and EMBASE to explore relevant literature on this topic. The full search strategy was developed using keywords extracted from titles and abstracts of relevant articles, along with term identified during the preliminary search. The strategy was the tailored for each database using all identified keywords and terms. Thea databases searched will include PubMed, Embase, and Scopus. Additionally, the reference lists of review articles will be screened for further relevant sources. A date limit will be applied, excluding studies published before 2015, and only studies published in English will be included. After completing all database searches, articles will be uploaded to Covidence, where duplicate entries will be removed. A pilot test of the title and abstract screening process will be conducted by two reviewers. Following this, the reviewers will independently screen the titles and abstracts, discussing and resolving any conflicts together. If consensus cannot be reached, a third reviewer will resolve disagreements. Full-text versions of the selected papers will then be retrieved and uploaded to Covidence. Two reviewers will independently assess the full-text articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, following the same conflict resolution process used in the title and abstract screening stage. Reasons for exclusion during full-text screening will be documented and reported in the scoping review. The final search results, along with the study selection process, will be presented in a PRISMA-ScR flow diagram (Tricco et al, 2018). An Excel spreadsheet will be used to record data extracted from articles that pass the full-text screening stage. One reviewer will independently extract data from the selected studies. To ensure all relevant information is accurately captured, a pilot trial will be conducted with two members of the review team. During this process, one reviewer will extract the data while the second reviewer verifies its relevance and accuracy. The key information recorded in the extraction table will include author(s), year of publication, country of origin, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, study aims/purpose, population and sample size, data on fear of movement, definitions of fear of movement, descriptions of physical activity (frequency, intensity, type, and duration), and information on pregnancy experiences, including feelings, sensations and opinions. The results of the data extraction process will be presented as a narrative synthesis. This scoping review will explore the occurrence of key concepts, populations, characteristics, and themes emerging from the extracted data. Findings from the selected studies will be categorised and summarised based on their relevance to the objectives of this review.© the authors.