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Philip Graham-Smith
Dr Philip Graham-Smith
postal addressDirectorate of Sport, Exercise & Physiotherapy, Allerton Building, M6 6PU.
email addressP.Graham-Smith@salford.ac.uk
telephone 0161 2952327
Key Memberships
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Member of Faculty: Faculty of Health & Social Care
From January 2001 to September 2010.
Member of School: School of Health Sciences
From September 2011 to present.
Member of School: School of Health, Sport & Rehabilitation Sciences
From January 2001 to September 2011.
Full Member of Research Institute: Institute for Health & Social Care Research (IHSCR)
From December 2003 to May 2009.
Full Member of Research Centre: Centre for Health, Sport & Rehabilitation Sciences Research
From January 2010 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Rehabilitation & Human Performance
From December 2003 to May 2009.
Profile Summary

 

Dr Phil Graham-Smith is  a senior lecturer in Sports Biomechanics and Research Programme Leader in Strength & Conditioning Research. He is a BASES Accredited Sports Biomechanist, BOA registered Performance Analyst and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. He has over 18 years applied experience providing biomechanical assessments for UK Athletics and professional football and rugby clubs. He is also the consultant Head of Biomechanics at the English Institute of Sport.
Key Qualifications
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1999
Phd Sports Biomechanics (from Liverpool John Moores University).

Thesis entitled:

The kinematics and kinetics of jumping for distance with particular reference to the long and triple jumps

1992
BSc (Hon) Sports Science (from Liverpool Polytechnic).

2:I

Key Projects
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2011
Jul
Fit Flop Research Project
Fitflop Ltd, £85,280.00.
Principal Investigator: R Jones (50%). Co-Investigator: P Graham-Smith (50%).
2010
Jul
UK Athletics PhD Studentship
UK Athletics Ltd, £116,720.00.
Principal Investigator: P Graham-Smith (100%).
2010
May
Fit Flop Summer Research
Fitflop Ltd, £2,000.00.
Principal Investigator: P Graham-Smith (50%). Co-Investigator: R Jones (50%).
2010
May
Man City FC Summer Research
Manchester City Football Club, £2,000.00.
Principal Investigator: P Graham-Smith (60%). Co-Investigator: P Comfort (40%).
2008
Dec
KTP with Fitflop Ltd
Technology Strategy Board, £131,318.00.
Investigators: P Graham-Smith (50%), R Jones (50%).
2003
Oct
Challenging the established paradigm of foot control over the lower limb during walking
EPSRC, £84,704.00.
Investigators: D Howard (5%), C Nester (20%), P Graham-Smith (75%).
Key Publications
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Refereed Journal Articles
2010
Nov
Comfort, P & Graham-Smith, P & Matthews, M & Bamber, C 2010, 'Strength and power characterisitcs in English elite rugby league players', Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 24.
2009
Apr
Burgess, K & Graham-Smith, P & Pearson, S 2009, 'Effect of acute tensile loading on gender-specific tendon structural and mechanical properties.', J. Orthop. Res., 27(4), pp.510-516.
2008
Jan
Galbraith, H & Scurr, J & Hencken, C & Wood, L & Graham-Smith, P 2008, 'Biomechanical comparison of the track start and the modified one-handed track start in competitive swimming: an intervention study. ', Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 24(4), pp.307-315.
2007
Jan
Graham-Smith, P & Ridler, A & Burgess, K 2007, 'The relationship between strength, power, flexibility, anthropometry and technique in predicting 2000m and 5000m rowing ergometer performance. ', Kinanthropometry X, edited by Marfell-Jones, M.J. and Olds, T..
2003
Dec
Rahnama, N & Reilly, T & Lees, A & Graham-Smith, P 2003, 'Muscle fatigue induced by exercise simulating the work rate of competitive soccer', J Sports Sci, 21(11), pp.933-942.
2002
Jan
Rahnama, N & Reilly, T & Lees, A & Graham-Smith, P 2002, 'A critical incident analysis of injury risk in competitive soccer play.', -Physical Therapy in Sport Journal, 3, pp.44-45.
Other Journal Articles
2009
Jan
Comfort, P & Graham-Smith, P 2009, 'Training considerations for athletes with lower limb muscle imbalances', Professional Strength and Conditioning, 15, pp.4-8.
2002
Jul
Graham-Smith, P & Lees, A 2002, 'Finding the balance in the horizontal jumps - part 2 relationships between speed, strength and technique. ', The Coach, July/Aug(11), pp.42-45.
2002
May
Graham-Smith, P & Lees, A 2002, 'Finding the balance in the horizontal jumps - part 1 utilising speed. ', The Coach, May/June(10), pp.30-33.
2000
Jan
Graham-Smith, P & Lees, A 2000, 'Developmental aspects of the triple jump.', The Coach, Autumn(3), pp.48-55.
Poster Presentations
2010
Jul
McMahon, J & Graham-Smith, P 2010, 'Relationship between lower extremity stiffness and eccentric leg strength in horizontal jumpers. ', Exhibited at: International Society of Biomechanics in Sport Annual Conference , University of Northern Michigan, Marquette, USA, From 20/07/2010 To 23/07/2010.abstract
2010
Jul
Graham-Smith, P & Brice, P 2010, 'Speed, strength & power characteristics of horizontal jumpers.', Exhibited at: International Society of Biomechanics in Sport Annual Conference, University of Northern Michigan, Marquette, USA, From 20/07/2010 To 23/07/2010.
2009
Jun
Graham-Smith, P & Atkinson, L & Barlow, R & Jones, P 2009, 'Braking characteristics and load distribution in 180 degree turns.', Exhibited at: UKSCA annual conference, (Award for best scientific communication)., Wyboston Lake, England, From 05/06/2009 To 07/06/2009.
Key Presence
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Consultancy Roles
2009
Oct
Head of Biomechanics (English Institute of Sport, October 2009).

Strategic planning and mentoring sports biomechanists within the EIS

1992
Sep
Biomechanist (UK Athletics, September 1992).

Delivery of biomechanical support and education to athletes and coaches, primarily in the long and triple jumps

External Examiner Duties
2010
Jun
Chichester (United Kingdom, June 2010).

Phd examination

2010
Jun
Sunderland (United Kingdom, June 2010).

Undergraduate degree in sports science (biomechanics)

2010 to present

2009
Jun
Liverpool John Moores (United Kingdom, June 2009).

MPhil examination

2008
Dec
Brunel (United Kingdom, December 2008).

Phd examination

2007
Sep
Chichester (United Kingdom, September 2007).

Postgraduate degree in Sports Biomechanics

2007-2010

2004
Jun
Hull (United Kingdom, June 2004).

Phd examination

2003
Sep
Portsmouth (United Kingdom, September 2003).

Undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in sports science and sports biomechanics

2003-2007

Memberships of External Bodies
2004
Jan
Full Member of National Strength & Conditioning Association of America (United States, January 2004).

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, CSCS

1992
Jan
Full Member of British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (United Kingdom, January 1992).

Accredited Sports Biomechanist, 1996 to present

Biomechanics Workshop Coordinator 2006 to present