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Dr Thomas Jones

Associate Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Dr Thomas Jones holds a PhD in Sports Physiology from Northumbria University and is accredited as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). Dr Jones has held numerous roles in high performance sport including: Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sports Physiologist and Data Analyst. Dr Jones has worked with a range of sports including; football, boxing, cross country skiing, biathlon, track and field, racket sports, rugby union, swimming and cricket.

Dr Jones is the Optimising Sports Performance research group lead and CPD / consultancy coordinator within the Department of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation. Additionally, Dr Jones provides sports science support to Newcastle United Football Club Academy.

Thomas Jones

Campus Address

Northumberland Building, 234



Concurrent strength and endurance training

Neck strength and concussion risk in contact sports

Physical performance enhancement strategies across numerous sports

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Enhancing the interpretation of competition performance and physical characteristics in male youth track and field athletes, Baker, J., Read, P., Graham-Smith, P., Monaco, M., Cardinale, M., Jones, T. 1 Oct 2026, In: European Journal of Sport Science
  • Differences in Sprinting and Jumping Performance Between Maturity Status Groups in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Baker, J., Read, P., Graham-Smith, P., Cardinale, M., Jones, T. 1 Jun 2025, In: Sports Medicine
  • Experiences of athletes in a simulation based applied sports science university assessment: Identifying areas for improvement, Jones, T., Ansdell, P. 1 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
  • Physical Determinants of Sprint and Long Jump Performance in Male Youth Track-and-Field Athletes With Differing Maturity Statuses, Baker, J., Read, P., Graham-Smith, P., Monaco, M., Varamenti, E., Cardinale, M., Jones, T. 1 Nov 2025, In: Pediatric Exercise Science
  • The cardiovascular response to international Olympic class windsurfing competition, Anastasiou, A., Jones, T., Mullan, P., Ross, E., Howatson, G. 1 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
  • Growth and maturation in adolescent track and field athletes, Baker, J., Read, P., Graham-Smith, P., Cardinale, M., Jones, T. Mar 2024
  • Evolution of Anthropometric and Physical Performance Characteristics of International Male Cricketers from 2014 to 2020 in a World Cup Winning Nation, Scott, P., Ahmun, R., de Waymarn, C., Gardner, E., Bliss, A., Jones, T., Callaghan, S., Tallent, J. 1 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
  • Physiological responses and performance factors for double poling and diagonal stride treadmill roller-skiing time-trial exercise, Andersson, E., Lögdal, N., Byrne, D., Jones, T. 1 Nov 2023, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Using multivariate data analysis to project performance in biathletes and cross-country skiers, Jones, T., Lindblom, H., Laaksonen, M., McGawley, K. 1 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
  • An Analysis of Warm-Up Strategies at a Cross-Country Skiing National Championship, Jones, T., Govus, A., Buskqvist, A., Andersson, E., McGawley, K. 1 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
  • Michael Harding Does Lower Limb Muscle Asymmetry Relate to Injury in Elite Football? Start Date: 10/02/2021 End Date: 19/05/2026
  • James Bell 'Quantifying the intensity of seam bowling in cricket: Could ‘Accumulated Player Load Per Delivery’ provide a credible and objective alternative to percentage-based prescription.' Start Date: 01/10/2024
  • Rebecca Bradburn Monitoring and improving student athlete health, wellbeing and performance Start Date: 01/10/2024
  • Physiology PhD June 01 2014
  • Accredited Anthropometrist - Level 3 - International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)
  • Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach - United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA)
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy SFHEA

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