Associate Professor Christopher Joyce

PhD, MSc, Grad Cert Uni Teaching, BSc, AEP, AES
Discipline Head Exercise and Sport Science

Email: chris.joyce@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0224

  • Biography

    Chris’ teaching and research areas include sports biomechanics, team sport, and clinical exercise physiology producing over 55 peer-reviewed research outputs and collaborations with national and international universities and sports organisations. He has more than 10 years of tertiary teaching experience in Western Australia and Singapore and has supervised multiple higher degree research students. Throughout Chris’ academic career, he has attained an excellent teaching record and always updates his teaching materials to include current theory and methods which enables students with the required skills for current industry standards.

    Clinical

    Since becoming an ESSA accredited Exercise Physiologist in 2008, Chris has worked in five private practice settings as an allied health professional, mainly focusing on musculoskeletal rehabilitation and exercise. His current practice is The Golf Rehab Clinic where he provides exercise rehabilitation to referred and private patients, as well as PGA professionals.

    Applied Sport Science

    Throughout Chris’ academic career, he has coached as head S&C at Wanneroo Wolves WSBL (2002-03), West Perth Football Club (2005-07), Joondalup Brothers RFU (2009-10), and S&C and approved education provider Australian PGA (2009-current).

  • Teaching Areas

    Post Graduate Sport Coaching and Leadership

    • Performance Technology and Analysis for Coaches

    Post Graduate Clinical Exercise Physiology

    • Musculoskeletal Exercise Rehabilitation
    • Neuromuscular Exercise Rehabilitation
    • Clinical Biomechanics, Gait, and Ergonomics

    Undergraduate Exercise and Sports Science

    • Exercise Biomechanics
    • Advanced Biomechanics

  • Research Expertise and Supervision

    Supervision

    • PhDs (all primary supervisor)
      • 2011 – 2013 Ashley Cripps
        The effects of maturational variation on the performance of young Australian footballers and their selection into the AFL talent pathway
      • 2020 – current Mikayla Lyons
        Female talent pathway development in female Australian football (soccer)
      • 2019 – 2021 Toby Edwards
        Force – velocity profiling in the Australian football pathway
    • MPhils / MSc (* - primary supervisor)
      • 2018 – 2019 Alex Vernon*
        Velocity based training for varied resistance training methods
      • 2016 – 2017 Brock Fleay*
        Physical and technical differences in varied small sided games and implications for training in Australian football
      • 2015 – 2016 Jacob Joseph*
        Incremented fatigue and kicking performance in U18 elite Australian footballers
      • 2015 – 2016 Amanda Hopper
        Neuromuscular training effect on landing mechanics of 14-16 year old female netballers
      • 2019 – 2022 Jemma Bassi
        Meta-analysis of repeated sprint ability in elite hockey players
      • 2019 – 2021 Zac Hoyne
        Validity of self-reported throwing in elite Australian cricket
    • Honours (* - primary supervisor)
      • 2022 (current) Angelie Maestre
        Throwing competency in adolescents and self-perception
      • 2021 (current) Kristen De Marco
        The association between lower-body strength, sprint and change of direction ability among elite youth female soccer players
      • 2019 Mikayla Lyons (first class)*
        Physical and technical ability of elite and sub-elite female Football players
      • 2015 Toby Edwards (first class)
        The relationship between two measures of physical capacity and match performance in semi-professional Australian Rules football
      • 2015 Brad Goddard (first class)*
        Within-team differences between senior and junior anthropometric and physical traits and team selection in elite rugby union
      • 2015 Blake Taylor (first class)*
        Effect of resistance training on elite and sub-elite mountain bikers cross country performance
      • 2015 Ysabel Jacobs (first class)
        Identification of Genetic Markers for Skill and Athleticism in Sub-elite Australian Football Players: A Pilot Study

  • Journal Articles and Proceedings

    • Joyce, C., Farringdon, F., Bycroft, J., Anthony, S., & Conlon, J. (2022). Healthy aging and golf: Improvements in physical function and golf performance in senior golfers with age-related musculoskeletal conditions following a strength-training intervention. Under review.
    • Turner, M., Russell, A., Turner, K., Beranek, P., Joyce, C., McIntyre, F., & Cruickshank, T. (2022). The association between junior tennis players’ physical and cognitive attributes and groundstroke performance. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541221106824
    • Hoyne, Z., Cripps, A., Murphy, M., Joyce, C., Chivers, P., Chipchase, R., & Mosler, A. (2022). Self-reported throwing loads are not a valid tool for monitoring throwing loads in elite Australian Cricket players: an observational cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.06.008
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2022). The effect of a heavy resisted sled-pull mesocycle on sprint performance in junior Australian football players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004269
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2021). Sprint acceleration profiles of junior Australian football players: Intra-individual determinants of performance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24, S71-S72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.177
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2021). The Assessment and development of sprint performance in junior male Australian football. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19042.25283
    • Edwards, T., Piggott, B., Banyard, H., Haff, G., Joyce, C. (2021). The reliability and minimal detectable change of sprint times and force-velocity-power characteristics in junior Australian football. http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004161
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2021). The effect of a heavy resisted sled-pull mesocycle on sprint performance and force-velocity-power characteristics in junior Australian football players. http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004269
    • Joyce, C., Farringdon, F., Bycroft, J., Anthony, S., & Conlon, J. (2021). Effect of age-related musculoskeletal conditions on senior golfer physical capacity, golf performance ability and playing characteristics. International Journal of Golf Science. https://www.golfsciencejournal.org/article/28210-effect-of-age-related-musculoskeletal-conditions-on-senior-golfer-physical-capacity-golf-performance-ability-and-playing-characteristics
    • Joseph, J., McIntyre, F., Joyce, C., Scanlan, A., & Cripps, A. (2021). A comparison of multidimensional qualities discriminant of selection in elite adolescent Australian basketball athletes. PLoS ONE, 16(8). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256032
    • Edwards, T., Weakley, J., Banyard, H., Cripps, A., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2021). Influence of age and maturation status on sprint acceleration characteristics in junior Australian football. https://10.1080/02640414.2021.1886699
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2020). Sprint acceleration force-velocity-power characteristics in drafted vs non-drafted junior Australian football players: Preliminary results. Science and Medicine in Football, 5(3), 204-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1830159
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2020). Sprint acceleration characteristics across the Australian football talent pathway. Sports Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2020.1790641
    • Lyons, M., Conlon, J., Perejmibida, A., Chivers, P., & Joyce, C. (2020). Sustained passing performance of elite and sub-elite female soccer players following a female match-specific exercise protocol. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. https://10.1123/ijspp.2020-0082
    • Cripps, A., Banyard, H., Woods, C., Joyce, C., & Hopper, L. (2020). Does the longitudinal development of physical and anthropometric characteristics associate with professional career attainment in adolescent Australian footballers? International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747954120927117
    • Vernon, A., Joyce, C., & Banyard, H. (2020). Readiness to train: Return to baseline strength and velocity following strength or power training. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747954119900120
    • Joseph, J., Woods, C., & Joyce, C. (2020). The relationship between repeated kicking performance and maximal aerobic capacity in elite junior Australian football. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(8), 2294-2301. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002220
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2019). Can coaches predict long term career attainment in adolescent athletes?  International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.  https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747954119848418
    • Edwards, T., Spiteri, T., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2018). Monitoring and managing fatigue in basketball. Sports, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6010019
    • Fleay, B., Joyce, C., Banyard, H., & Woods, C. (2018). Manipulating field size dimensions during small-sided games impacts the technical and physical profiles of Australian footballers. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 32(7), 2039-2044. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002423
    • Hopper, A., Haff, E., Joyce, C., Lloyd, R., & Haff, G. (2017). Neuromuscular training improves lower extremity biomechanics associated with knee injury during landing in 11–13 year old female netball athletes: A randomized control study. Frontiers in Physiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00883
    • Joyce, C., Hine, G., & Anderton, R. (2017). The association between secondary mathematics and first year university performance in health science. Issues in Educational Research, 27(4), 770-783.
    • Edwards, T., Spiteri, T., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2017). A narrative review of the physical demands and injury incidence in American football: Application of current knowledge and practices in workload management. Sports Medicine, 48(2), 45-55.
    • Joyce, C. (2017). The most important “factor” in producing clubhead speed in golf. Human Movement Science, 55, 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2017.08.007
    • Hopper, M., Haff, E., Joyce, C., Lloyd, R., & Haff, G. (2017). Neuromuscular training improves movement competency and physical performance measures in 11-13 year old female netball athletes. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 31(5), 1165-1176. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000001794
    • Anderton, R., Hine, G., & Joyce, C. (2017). Predicting academic success for secondary students transitioning into university allied health and science courses. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 25(1), 34-37.
    • Woods, C., Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2016). A comparison of the physical and anthropometric qualities explanatory of talent in the elite junior Australian football development pathway. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(7), 684-688. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2016.11.002
    • Joyce, C. (2016). An examination of the correlation amongst trunk flexibility, x-factor, and clubhead speed in skilled golfers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(20), 2035-2041. doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1252052
    • Cripps, A., Joyce, C., Woods, C., & Hopper, L. (2016). Biological maturity and the anthropometric, physical and technical assessment of talent identified U16 Australian footballers. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 12(3), 344-350. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747954117710507.
    • Jacob, Y., Cripps, A., Evans, T., Chivers, P., Joyce, C., & Anderton, R. (2016). Identification of Genetic Markers for Skill and Athleticism in Sub-elite Australian Football Players: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 17(2), 41-46.
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2016). Coaches’ perceptions of long-term potential are biased by maturational variation. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 11(4), 478-481. Doi: 10.1177/1747954116655054
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Sato, K., & Chivers, P. (2016). Multi-segment trunk models used to investigate the crunch factor in golf and their relationship with selected swing and launch parameters. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(20), 1970-1975. Doi: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1149600
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2016). Maturity, physical ability, technical skill and coaches’ perception of semi-elite adolescent Australian footballers. Pediatric Exercise Science, 28(4), 535-541. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2015-0238
    • Joyce, C., & Burnett, A. (2015). Does flexibility correlate with crunch factor in golf and produce faster clubhead speed? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(SE90), 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.351
    • Joyce, C., Cochrane-Wilkie, J., Reyes, A., & Burnett, A. (2015). A preliminary investigation of trunk and wrist kinematics when using drivers with different shaft properties. Sports Biomechanics, 15(1), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2015.1123764
    • Woods, C., Joyce, C., & Roberston, S. (2015). What are talent scouts actually identifying? Investigating the physical and technical skill match activity profiles of drafted and non-drafted U18 Australian footballers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(5), 419-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.04.013
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., Joyce, C., & Veale, J. (2015). Pathway efficiency and relative age in the Australian Football League Talent Pathway. Talent Development and Excellence, 7(1),3-11.
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2015). Inter-rater reliability and validity of the Australian Football League’s Kicking and Handball tests. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14(3), 675-680.
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Herbert, S. (2014). A dynamic evaluation of how kick point location influences swing parameters and related launch conditions. Proceedings IMechE Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering & Technology, 228, 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1754337113515469
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Matthews, M. (2013). A new method to identify deflection points on a shaft during the golf swing. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(6), 779-784. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.29.6.779
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Ball, K., & Cochrane, J. (2013) Three dimensional trunk kinematics in golf: between-club differences and relationships to clubhead speed. Sports Biomechanics, 12(2), 108-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2012.728244
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., & Ball, K. (2010). Methodological considerations for the 3D measurement of the x-factor and lower trunk movement in golf. Sports Biomechanics, 9(3), 206-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2010.516446
    • Joyce, C. (2007). Combining a strength and power program for semi-professional footballers (AFL). Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 15, 15-21.

  • Conference Papers

    • Joyce, C., Conlon, J., Bycroft, J., Anthony, S., & Farringdon, F. Hitting longer and stronger: Enhanced holistic golf performance in senior golfers with age-related musculoskeletal conditions following a strength-training intervention. ESSA Research to Practice, Online, May 19-21.
    • Edwards, T., Banyard, H., Piggott, B., Haff, G., & Joyce, C. (2021). Similar sprint performance can be achieved through significantly different sprint acceleration profiles. Sports Medicine Australia. Melbourne, October 6-9.
    • De Marco, K., Lyons, M., Joyce, C., & Conlon, J. (2021). The association between lower-body strength and sprinting among elite youth female soccer athletes. Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Conference. Online, November.
    • Hoyne, Z., Cripps, A., Joyce, C., Murphy, M., & Mosler, A. (2021). Can we trust them? Assessing the validity of professional cricket self-reported throwing loads. ESSA Research to Practice, Perth, May 6-8.
    • Joyce, C., Farringdon, F., Bycroft, J., Anthony, S., & Conlon, J. (2021). How age-related musculoskeletal conditions affect golf participation characteristics and mental well-being in senior golfers. ESSA Research to Practice, Perth, May 6-8.
    • Vernon, A., Joyce, C., Weber, J., & Banyard, H. (2018). Return to baseline of mean and peak velocity are better indicators of readiness to train than maximal strength. 11th ICST International Conference on Strength Training, Perth, November 30 – December 3, p.114.
    • Joseph, J., Joyce, C., & Woods, C. (2016). Incremented fatigue and kicking performance of elite U18 Australian footballers. ESSA Research to Practice, Melbourne, April 14-16.
    • Fleay, B., Joyce, C., Banyard, H., & Woods, C. (2017). Effect of field size constraint on the technical characteristics of small sided games in Australian football. Australasian Skill Acquisition Network (ASAN) Conference, Brisbane, November 24 – 26.
    • Cripps, A., Hopper, L., & Joyce, C. (2015). Anthropometric, fitness and coaches’ perceptions of technical skill favour early maturing adolescent Australian footballers. The 8th World Congress on Science and Football, Copenhagen, May 20-23, 2015, p.189.
    • Joyce, C., & Burnett, A. (2015). Does flexibility correlate with crunch factor in golf and produce faster clubhead speed? 2015 ASICS Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Queensland, October 21 – 24, Sports Medicine Australia.
    • Hine, G., Anderton, R., & Joyce, C. (2015). Mathematics: A good predictor for success in a health sciences degree. The 21st Annual UniServe Science Conference: The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Perth, 30th September – 2nd October, 2015, p.114-117.
    • Edwards, T., Piggott, B., & Joyce, C., Chivers, P. (2015). The relationship between two measures of physical capacity and match performance in semi-professional Australian Rules football. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Strength & Conditioning (eds). Gold Coast, Australia, November 6-8 2015, The Australian Strength & Conditioning Association.
    • Joyce, C., Burnett, A., Herbert, S. (2012). The effects of the deflection point and shaft mass on swing and launch parameters in the golf swing. In: ISBS conference on biomechanics in sports (eds. Bradshaw, L., Burnett, A., & Hume, P.), Melbourne, Australia, July 2-6 2012, International Society of Biomechanics in Sport

  • In the Media

  • Professional Affiliations

    • ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologist
    • ESSA Accredited Exercise Scientist
    • Approved Education Provider Australian PGA

  • Community Engagement

    • Allied health provider for clinical Exercise Physiology services to local seniors for the Golf Rehab Clinic run through the School of Health Sciences exercise labs.
    • Approved Education Provider for Australian PGA