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Dr Dale Read
Senior Lecturer in Sports Performance
My profile
Biography
Dale joined the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences as a Lecturer in Sports Performance in April 2020 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in August 2022. His teaching, research and consultancy is related to the physiology and performance of team sport athletes. Dale’s research utilises player tracking devices (i.e., GPS), heart rate monitoring and video analysis to study the physical characteristics of training and match-play which helps to inform the physical development and preparation of team sport athletes. Dale has published over 30 articles on the physiology and performance of rugby players and has worked in professional rugby in numerous applied sport science roles. Dale retains his visiting research fellowship within the Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) centre.
Degrees
2021 - Manchester Metropolitan University - Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
2019 - Leeds Beckett University - PhD in Sport Physiology and Performance
2014 - Manchester Metropolitan University - MSc in Sport and Exercise Physiology
2011 - University of Lincoln - BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
Accreditations
2021 - Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES)
2021 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2017 - Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCC) with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA)
Projects
October 2023 - September 2026. “Quantifying the physiological impact of rule changes in Olympic level Taekwondo”. (GB Taekwondo). Dale Read (PI), Dr Georgina Stebbings (CI) & Dr Laurence Birdsey (CI).
February 2023 - Ongoing. “Wearable technology in sport”. Dale Read (PI) & Dr Andy Sanderson (CI).
September 2022 - November 2022. “Heat acclimation of a professional soccer referee prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A unique applied case study”. (Professional Game Match Officials Limited). Dale Read (PI) & Dr Laurence Birdsey (CI).
January 2022 - May 2022. “The effects of wearing a change robe garment after cold water immersion on physiological and perceptual responses”. (Dryrobe). Dr Dale Read (PI) & Dr Gethin Evans (CI).
July 2021 - Ongoing. “Effects of gender affirming hormone treatment in trans women on molecular and morphological markers of musculoskeletal performance relevant to combat and collision sports”. (International Olympic Committee). Dr Georgina Stebbings (PI), Dr Dale Read (CI), Dr Sophie Joanisse (CI) & Dr Alun Williams (CI).
October 2017 - September 2020. “The talented developing player (TDP) project”. (England Rugby Football Union). Prof Ben Jones (PI), Prof Kevin Till (CI), Dr Dale Read (CI).
October 2014 - September 2017. “Player development research funding”. (Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Club). Prof Ben Jones (PI), Prof Kevin Till (CI), Dr Dale Read (CI).
Teaching
Dale leads the following teaching units:
- Strength and Conditioning (L5)
- Performance Training DL (L6)
- Performance Testing, Monitoring and Analysis (L7)
- Field-based Conditioning, and Injury Mitigation (L7)
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Research outputs
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Chapters in books
Whitehead, S., Weaving, D., Johnston, R., Read, D., White, R., Jones, B. (2022) 'The demands of youth rugby match-play.' In Till, K., Weakley, J., Whitehead, S., Jones, B. (ed.) The Young Rugby Player: Science and Application. Routledge,
Whitehead, S., Weaving, D., Johnston, R., Read, D.B. (2022) 'The demands of youth rugby match-play.' In Till, K., Weakley, J., Whitehead, S., Jones, B. (ed.) Youth Rugby. New York: Routledge, pp. 56-72.
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Journal articles
Weakley, J., Black, G., McLaren, S., Scantlebury, S., Suchomel, T.J., McMahon, E., Watts, D., Read, D.B. (2024) 'Testing and profiling athletes: recommendations for test selection, implementation, and maximizing information.' Strength and Conditioning Journal,
Weakley, J., Cowley, N., Schoenfield, B.J., Read, D.B., Timmins, R.G., Garcia-Ramos, A., McGuckian, T.B. (2023) 'The effect of feedback on resistance training performance and adaptations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Sports Medicine,
Owen, C., Till, K., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Atkinson, M., Cross, M., Kemp, S., Sawczuk, T., Stokes, K., Williams, S., Jones, B. (2022) 'A multidimensional approach to identifying the physical qualities of male English regional academy rugby union players; considerations of position, chronological age, relative age and maturation.' European Journal of Sport Science, 23(2) pp. 178-188.
Weaving, D., Read, D.B. (2021) 'Re: A contemporary multi-modal mechanical approach to training monitoring in elite professional soccer: A statistical problem?.' Science and Medicine in Football, 6(2) pp. 268-269.
Read, D.B., Williams, S., Fullagar, H.H.K., Weakley, J.J.S. (2021) 'The effects of travel on performance: a 13-year analysis of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.' Science and Medicine in Football, 6(1) pp. 60-65.
Leduc, C., Tee, J., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Ramirez, C., Thomas, S., Weaving, D., Jones, B. (2020) 'Objective sleep patterns and validity of self-reported sleep monitoring across different playing levels in rugby union.' South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(1) pp. 1-6.
Weakley, J., Read, D., Fullager, H., Ramirez, C., Jones, B., Cummins, C., Sampson, J. (2020) '“How am I going, coach?” – The effect of augmented feedback during small-sided games on locomotor, physiological, and perceptual responses.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(5) pp. 677-684.
Ramírez-López, C., Till, K., Sawczuk, T., Giuliano, P., Peeters, A., Beasley, G., Murray, F., Pledger, S., Read, D., Jones, B. (2020) 'A multi-nation examination of the fatigue and recovery time course during the inaugural Under-18 Six Nations rugby union competition.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(6) pp. 644-651.
Till, K., Weakley, J., Read, D., Phibbs, P., Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G., Chantler, S., Mellalieu, S., Hislop, M., Stokes, K., Rock, A., Jones, B. (2020) 'Applied Sport Science for Male Age-Grade Rugby Union in England.' Sports Medicine - Open, 6(1) pp. 14-14.
Weakley, J.J., Till, K., Read, D.B., Phibbs, P.J., Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Jones, B.L. (2020) 'The effects of superset configuration on kinetic, kinematic, and perceived exertion in the barbell bench press.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(1) pp. 65-72.
Weakley, J.J.S., Wilson, K., Till, K., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G., Phibbs, P., Jones, B. (2019) 'Visual feedback maintains mean concentric barbell velocity, and improves motivation, competitiveness, and perceived workload in male adolescent athletes.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(9) pp. 2420-2425.
Weakley, J.J.S., Till, K., Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Jones, B. (2019) 'Strength and Conditioning Practices in Adolescent Rugby Players: Relationship with Changes in Physical Qualities.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(9) pp. 2361-2369.
Read, D., Till, K., Beasley, G., Clarkson, M., Heyworth, R., Lee, J., Weakley, J., Phibbs, P., Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Jones, B. (2019) 'Maximum running intensities during English academy rugby union match-play.' Science and Medicine in Football, 3(1) pp. 43-49.
Weakley, J., Wilson, K., Till, K., Read, D., Scantlebury, S., Sawczuk, T., Neenan, C., Jones, B. (2019) 'Visual kinematic feedback enhances velocity, power, motivation and competitiveness in adolescent female athletes.' Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 27(3) pp. 16-22.
Jones, B., Weaving, D., Tee, J., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Roe, G., Hendricks, S., Till, K. (2018) 'Bigger, stronger, faster, fitter: the differences in physical qualities of school and academy rugby union players.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(21) pp. 2399-2404.
Read, D., Jones, B., Williams, S., Phibbs, P., Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G., Weakley, J., Rock, A., Till, K. (2018) 'The physical characteristics of specific phases of play during rugby union match-play.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(10) pp. 1331-1336.
Weakley, J., Wilson, K., Till, K., Banyard, H., Dyson, J., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Jones, B. (2018) 'Show me, Tell me, Encourage me: The Effect of Different Forms of Feedback on Resistance Training Performance.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(11) pp. 3157-3163.
Weakley, J., Till, K., Read, D., Leduc, C., Roe, G., Phibbs, P., Darrall-Jones, J., Jones, B. (2018) 'Jump Training in Rugby Union Players : Barbell or Hexagonal Bar?.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(3) pp. 754-761.
Roe, G., Shaw, W., Darrall-Jones, J., Phibbs, P.J., Read, D., Weakley, J.J., Till, K., Jones, B. (2018) 'Reliability and Validity of a Medicine Ball-Contained Accelerometer for Measuring Upper-Body Neuromuscular Performance.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(7) pp. 1915-1918.
Costello, N.B., Deighton, K., Preston, T., Matu, J., Rowe, J., Sawczuk, T., Halkier, M., Read, D., Weaving, D., Jones, B. (2018) 'Collision activity during training increases total energy expenditure measured via doubly labelled water.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118(6) pp. 1169-1177.
Phibbs, P., Jones, B., Roe, G., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Rock, A., Till, K. (2018) 'Organized Chaos in Late Specialization Team Sports: Weekly Training Loads of Elite Adolescent Rugby Union Players.' The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 32(5) pp. 1316-1323.
Phibbs, P., Jones, B., Roe, G., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Rock, A., Till, K. (2018) 'The organised chaos of English adolescent rugby union; Influence of weekly match frequency on the variability of match and training loads.' European Journal of Sport Science, 18(3) pp. 341-348.
Read, D.B., Jones, B., Phibbs, P.J., Roe, G.A.B., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J.J.S., Till, K. (2018) 'The physical characteristics of match-play in English schoolboy and academy rugby union.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(6) pp. 645-650.
Phibbs, P., Jones, B., Read, D., Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Rock, A., Till, K. (2018) 'The appropriateness of training exposures for match-play preparation in adolescent schoolboy and academy rugby union players.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(6) pp. 704-709.
Sawczuk, T., Jones, B., Scantlebury, S., Read, D., Costello, N., Darrall-Jones, J., Stokes, K., Till, K., Weakley, J. (2018) 'Between-Day Reliability and Usefulness of a Fitness Testing Battery in Youth Sport Athletes: Reference Data for Practitioners.' Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 22pp. 11-18.
Weakley, J.J.S., Till, K., Read, D., ROE, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Phibbs, P., Jones, B. (2017) 'The effects of traditional, superset, and tri-set resistance training structures on perceived intensity and physiological responses.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 117(9) pp. 1877-1889.
Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Till, K., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Rock, A., Jones, B. (2017) 'The effect of physical contact on changes in fatigue markers following rugby union field-based training.' European Journal of Sport Science, 17(6) pp. 647-655.
Weakley, J.J.S., Till, K., Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G.A.B., Phibbs, P.J., Read, D.B., Jones, B.L. (2017) 'The Influence of Resistance Training Experience on the Between-Day Reliability of Commonly Used Strength Measures in Male Youth Athletes.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(7) pp. 2005-2010.
Read, D., Jones, B., Phibbs, P., Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Till, K. (2017) 'Physical demands of representative match play in adolescent rugby union.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(5) pp. 1290-1296.
Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Till, K., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Jones, B. (2017) 'To Jump or Cycle? Monitoring Neuromuscular Function in Rugby Union Players..' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12(5) pp. 690-696.
Phibbs, P., Roe, G., Jones, B., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Till, K. (2017) 'Validity of daily and weekly self-reported training load measures in adolescent athletes.' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(4) pp. 1121-1126.
Read, D., Weaving, D., Phibbs, P., Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G., Weakley, J., Hendricks, S., Till, K., Jones, B. (2017) 'Movement and physical demands of school and university rugby union match-play in England.' BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2(1) pp. e000147-e000147.
Phibbs, P., Jones, B., Roe, G., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J.J., Till, K. (2017) 'We know they train, but what do they do? Implications for coaches working with adolescent rugby union players.' International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 12(2) pp. 175-182.
Roe, G., Till, K.A., Darrall-Jones, J., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Jones, B. (2016) 'Changes in Markers of Fatigue Following a Competitive Match in Elite Academy Rugby Union Players.' South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(1) pp. 2-5.
Roe, G., Darrall-Jones, J., Till, K.A., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Jones, B. (2016) 'Between-Days reliability and sensitivity of common fatigue measures in rugby players.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(5) pp. 581-586.
Darrall-Jones, J., Roe, G., Carney, S., Clayton, R., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Till, K.A., Jones, B. (2016) 'The Effect of Body Mass on the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test in Rugby Union Players.' International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(3) pp. 400-403.
Roe, G., Till, K.A., Jones, B., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Darrall-Jones, J. (2016) 'Changes in adductor strength following competition in academy rugby union players..' Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(2) pp. 344-350.
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Conference papers
Read, D., Evans, D., Breivik, S., Elliott, J., Birdsey, L. (2023) 'Heat acclimation of a professional soccer referee prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: a case study.' In 10th World Congress on Science and Football. Groningen, Netherlands, 24/5/2023 - 26/5/2023.
Read, D., Driscoll, C., Pickford, E., Evans, G. (2022) 'The effects of wearing a change robe garment after cold water immersion on physiological and perceptual responses.' 31/8/2022 - 3/9/2022.
Owen, C., Till, K., Phibbs, P., Read, D., Weakley, J., Atkinson, M., Stokes, K., Kemp, S., Jones, B. (2019) 'Countermovement jump qualities of elite academy rugby union players.' In The 42nd Annual National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Conference. Washington D.C, USA, 10/7/2019 - 13/7/2019.
Read, D., Weakley, J., Fullagar, H., Ramirez-Lopez, C., Jones, B., Cummins, C., Sampson, J. (2019) 'Giving ‘live’ GPS feedback to athletes: Does it alter locomotor performance during small-sided games?.' In The 9th World Congress of Science in Football (WCSF). Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 4/6/2019 - 7/6/2019.
Phibbs, P., Read, D., Till, K., Atkinson, M., Williams, S., Stokes, K., Kemp, S., Jones, B. (2019) 'Bigger, stronger, faster: The differences in physical qualities between player development group and England academy players in youth rugby union.' In The 9th World Congress on Science and Football (WCSF). Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 4/6/2019 - 7/6/2019.
Read, D., Till, K., Dalton-Barron, N., Beasley, G., Jones, B. (2018) 'A comparison of the maximum locomotor intensities in age-grade international and academy rugby union.' In The 23rd Annual European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Congress. Dublin, Ireland, 4/7/2018 - 7/7/2018. International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education,
Neenan, C., Sawczuk, T., Scantlebury, S., Read, D., Weakley, J., Till, K., Emmonds, S., Jones, B. (2017) 'Changes in sprint and jump height during an academic year in high school adolescent and youth sport athletes.' In The 40th Annual National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 12/7/2017 - 15/7/2017.
Read, D., Till, K., Beasley, G., Clarkson, M., Heyworth, R., Lee, J., Jones, B. (2017) 'Peak running intensities in rugby union match-play: comparisons to whole match data.' In The 40th Annual National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 12/7/2017 - 15/7/2017. National Strength and Conditioning Association,
Read, D., Jones, B., Till, K. (2016) 'The use of relative speed thresholds in team sports: Applications for GPS analysis.' 29/11/2016 - 30/11/2016.
Read, D., Jones, B., Till, K. (2016) 'The influence of possession on the movement and physical demands in adolescent rugby union match play.' In Annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference. East Midlands Conference Centre, UK, 29/11/2016 - 30/11/2016.
Read, D., Jones, B., Till, K. (2016) 'A comparison of U18 school and academy rugby union match play.' 6/7/2016 - 9/7/2016. European College of Sport Science,
Read, D., Jones, B.L., Till, K. (2015) 'A comparison of rugby union match demands between age group categories in UK representative adolescent players.' In Annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference. St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, UK, 1/12/2015 - 2/12/2015.
Read, D., Onambele-Pearson, G. (2014) 'Impact of Playing Level on Vascular Adaptation in Rugby League Players.' In The 15th Annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Student Conference. Portsmouth, UK, 8/4/2014 - 9/4/2014.