Publications: Sport Science

Leicht, C.A., Bishop, N.C., Paulson, T., Griggs, K. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2011). Salivary immunoglobulin A during five months of training in elite tetraplegic athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. Epub ahead of print.

Leicht, C.A., Bishop, N.C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2011). Submaximal exercise responses in tetraplegic, paraplegic and non spinal cord injured elite wheelchair athletes. Scand J Med Sci Sports. Epub ahead of print.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., West, M., Lenton, J, and Tolfrey, K. (2011). Influence of varied tempo music on wheelchair mechanical efficiency following 3-week practice. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 32 (2): 126-31.

Leicht, C.A., Bishop, N.C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (in press 2011) Mucosal immune responses to treadmill exercise in elite wheelchair athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43(8):1414-21.

Mason, B., Van Der Woude, L., De Groot, S. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (2011) Effects of camber on the ergonomics of propulsion in wheelchair athletes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 43 (2): 319-326.

Croft, L., Dybrus S., Lenton, J. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (2010). A comparison of the physiological demands of wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5 (3): 301-315.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2010). Supporting the Paralympic athlete: focus on wheeled sports. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32 (26): 2237-43

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Crosland J. (2010). Nutritional practices of competitive British wheelchair games players. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 27 (1): 47-59.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Foden, E., Perrett, C., and Degens, H. (2010). Effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory function and repetitive sprint performance in wheelchair basketball players British Journal of Sports Medicine, 44 (9): 665–668. First published online in 2008.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Lenton, J., Goddard, J., Oldfield, V., Tolfrey, K. and Eston, R. (2010). Regulating intensity using perceived exertion in spinal cord injured participants. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42 (3): 608-613.

Leicht, C.A., Smith, P.M. Sharpe, G. Perret, C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2010). The effects of a respiratory warm-up on the physical capacity and ventilatory response in paraplegic individuals. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 110 (6): 1291-8.

Lenton, J.P., Fowler, N.E., Woude, van der L.H.V. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2010). Effects of 4-weeks asynchronous hand-rim wheelchair practice on mechanical efficiency and timing. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32 (26): 2155-2164.

Mason, B.S., Porcellato, l., van der Woude l.H.V. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2010). A qualitative examination of wheelchair configuration for optimal mobility performance in wheelchair sports: a pilot study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 42 (2): 141-149.

Rittweger, J., Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Cointry, G., and Ferretti, J.L. (2010). Structural analysis of the human tibia in men with spinal cord injury by tomographic (pQCT) serial scans. Bone, 47(3): 511-518.

Webborn, N., Price, M.J., Castle, P. C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2010). Cooling strategies improve intermittent sprint performance in the heat of athletes with tetraplegia. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 44(6):455-460.

Andrews, B., Goosey-Tolfrey, V. and Bressan, E.S. (2009). The classification of sprinters with intellectual impairments: A preliminary analysis. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 31(2): 1-14.

Diaper, N and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). A physiological case study of a paralympic wheelchair tennis player: reflective practise. Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 8 (2): 300-3007.

Lenton, J.P, Woude, van der L.H.V., Fowler, N.E., Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). Effects of arm frequency during synchronous and asynchronous wheelchair propulsion on efficiency. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30 (4): 233-239.

Lutgendorf, M., Mason, B., van der Woude, L.H.V., Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). Effect of glove type on wheelchair rugby sports performance. Sports Technology, 2 (3-4): 121-128.

Mason, B, Woude, van der , L.H.V. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). The influence of glove type on mobility performance for wheelchair rugby players. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88 (7): 559-570.

Price, M.J., Boyd, C., and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). The physiological effects of pre-event and midevent cooling during intermittent running in the heat in elite female soccer players. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 34 (5): 942-949.

Sutton, L. Wallace, J., Scott, M., Reilly, T and Goosey-Tolfrey. V.L. (2009). Body composition of female wheelchair athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30 (4): 259-265.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Alfano, H. and Fowler, N. (2008). The influence of crank length and cadence on the mechanical efficiency in hand cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 102 (2): 189-194.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Diaper, N., Crosland, J. and Tolfrey, K. (2008). Fluid intake during wheelchair exercise in the heat: Effects of localized cooling garments. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 3 (2): 145-156.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Swainson, M.G., Boyd, C., Atkinson, G. and Tolfrey, K. (2008). The effectiveness of hand cooling at reducing exercise-induced hyperthermia and improving distance-race performance in wheelchair and able-bodied athletes. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105 (1): 37-43.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Tolfrey K. (2008). The multistage fitness test as a predictor of endurance fitness in wheelchair athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26 (5): 511-517.

Lenton, J.P., Fowler, N., van der Woude, L. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2008). Efficiency of wheelchair propulsion and effects of strategy. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 29 (5): 384-389.

Lenton J. P., Fowler, NE, van der Woude L, and Goosey-Tolfrey VL.  (2008). Wheelchair propulsion: effects of experience and push strategy on efficiency and perceived exertion. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 33 (5): 870-9.

Price, M.J. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2008). Heat flow of the paraplegic and able-bodied lower limb during resting heat exposure. Journal of Thermal Biology, 33 (4):
255-260.

Webborn, N., Price, M.J., Castle, P. C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2008). Cooling strategies improve intermittent sprint performance in the heat of athletes with tetraplegiaBritish Journal of Sports Medicine. Published online 14 June 2008.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., and Sindall, P. (2007). The effects of arm crank strategy on physiological responses and mechanical efficiency during submaximal exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25 (2): 453-460.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Castle, P.C.,Webborn, N. and Abel, T. (2006). Aerobic capacity and peak power output of elite quadriplegic games players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40 (8): 684-687.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Lenton (2006). A comparison between intermittent and constant wheelchair propulsion strategies. Ergonomics, 49 (11): 1111-1120.

Ardigo, L.P., Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Minetti, A.E. (2005). Biomechanics and energetic's of basketball wheelchairs evolution. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26 (5): 388-396.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2005). Physiological profiles of elite wheelchair basketball players in preparation for the 2000 Paralympic Games. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 22 (1): 57-66.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Moss, A.D. (2005).Wheelchair Velocity of Tennis Players During Propulsion With and Without the Use of Racquets. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 22 (3): 291-301.

Moss, A.D., Fowler, N.E. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2005). The intra-push velocity profile of the over-ground racing wheelchair sprint start.  Journal of Biomechanics, 38 (1): 15-22.

Webborn, N., Price, M.J., Castle, P. C. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2005). Effects of two cooling strategies on thermoregulatory responses of tetraplegic athletes during repeated intermittent exercise in the heat. Journal of Applied Physiology, 98 (6): 2101-2107.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Tolfrey, K. (2004). The oxygen uptake-heart rate relationship in trained female wheelchair athletes. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 41(3B): 415-420.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Batterham, A, M. and Tolfrey, K. (2003). Scaling behaviour of VO2 peak in trained wheelchair athletes. Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise, 35 (12): 2106-2111.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Kirk, J.H. (2003). Effect of push frequency and strategy variations on economy and perceived exertion during wheelchair propulsion. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 90 (1-2), 154-158.

Moss, A.D., Fowler, N.E. and Tolfrey, V.L. (2003). A telemetry-based velocometer to measure wheelchair velocity. Journal of Biomechanics, 36 (2): 253-257.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V., Morriss, C and Butterworth, D. (2002).Free Throw Shooting Technique of Male Wheelchair Basketball PlayersAdapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 19 (2): 238-250.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L., Fowler, N.E., Campbell, I.G. and Iwnicki, S.D. (2001). A kinetic analysis of trained wheelchair racers during two speeds of propulsion.Medical Engineering and Physics, 23 (4): 259-266.

Tolfrey, K., Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. and Campbell, I.G. (2001). The oxygen uptake-heart rate relationship in elite wheelchair racers. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 86 (2): 174-178.

Goosey, V.L., Campbell, I.G. and Fowler, N.E. (2000). Effect of push frequency on the economy of wheelchair racers. Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise, 32 (1): 174-181.

Goosey, V.L. and Campbell, I.G. (1998). Pushing Economy and Propulsion Technique of Wheelchair Racers at Three Speeds. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 15 (1): 36-50.

Goosey, V.L. and Campbell, I.G. (1998). Symmetry of the elbow kinematics during racing wheelchair propulsion. Ergonomics, 41 (12): 1810-1820.

Goosey, V.L., Campbell, I.G. and Fowler, N.E. (1998). The relationship between three-dimensional wheelchair propulsion techniques and pushing economy. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14 (4): 412-427.

Goosey, V.L., Campbell, I.G. and Fowler, N.E. (1997). A kinematic analysis of wheelchair propulsion in senior male, senior female and junior athletes. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 14 (2): 156-165.

Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2007). Specific considerations for the assessment of wheelchair athletes. In: Jones, A. and Winter, E. (Eds). British Association of  Sport and Exercise Sciences Physiological Testing Guidelines, BASES. pp. 350-366.

Webborn, N. and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2008).  Spinal Cord Injury. In: Buckley, J. (Ed.) Exercise Physiology in Special Populations. Elsevier. pp. 309-334.

Non Disability Related Publications -

Price, M.J., Boyd, C., and Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2009). The physiological effects of pre-event and midevent cooling during intermittent running in the heat in elite female soccer players. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 34 (5): 942-949.