Associate Professor
Vince Kelly
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Biography
Dr Vince Kelly has over 20 years’ experience in elite sport working in high performance, sport science and strength and conditioning roles with professional football teams, the Queensland Academy of Sport and individual athletes.
Dr Kelly currently supervises a number of postgraduate students examining a wide variety of sport science and strength and conditioning projects.
His areas of research interest include quantification and management of athlete training load, fatigue and recovery in athletes, the neuromuscular and hormonal adaptations to exercise, high intensity interval trainign, strength and power development, ergogenic aids and sport nutrition supplementation, sport analytics, virtual reality, and strength and conditioning in high performance sport.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences- Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects - Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Keywords
Sport Science, Strength and Conditioning, Athletic Performance, Exercise and Sport Nutrition Supplementation, Strength and Power Training, Fatigue and Recovery in Athletes, Monitoring Performance and Training Load, Team Sport Physiology, Fitness Testing and Training, Football, Rugby League and Rugby Union
Discipline
Human Movement and Sports Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Accredited High Performance Manager (AHPM)
- Accredited Sport Scientist - Level 2 (ASpSL2)
- Committee Member - Qld State Chapter (2017 - present)
- Organising Committee Member - 2019 Innovation & Practice Forum
- Committee Member - ASpS & AHPM Professional Standards Review (2108)
National Rugby League (NRL)
- Committee Member - Rugby League Research Committee
Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA)
- Level 2 Strength and Conditioning Coach
Teaching
- Strength and Conditioning (XNB379)
- Exercise Conditioning (XNB280)
Experience
Dr Kelly has consulted to the following organisations: National Rugby League, World Rugby, Football Federation Australia, Qld Firebirds, Netball Qld, AFL Qld, Softball Qld, Ski Racing Australia, NSW Police, Air Service Australia, Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Australian Strength and Conditioning Association and Sports Medicine Australia.
High Performance Sport
- 2018-2016: Performance Science Consultant, Brisbane Broncos
- 2016-2009: High Performance Manager, UQ Sport Academy
- 2012-2009: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Softball Qld
- 2009-2006: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, South Sydney Rabbitohs
- 2006-2005: Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach, Rugby Australia/Western Force
- 2005-2004: High Performance Manager, Fiji Rugby
- 2004-2002: Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach, Auckland Rugby
- 2002-2000: Strength and Conditioning Coach, Qld Academy of Sport
Academic Experience
- 2018-current: Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
- 2009-2018: Lecturer School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
Selected publications
- McLean B, Coutts A, Kelly V, McGuigan M, Cormack S, (2010) Neuromuscular, endocrine, and perceptual fatigue responses during different length between-match microcycles in professional rugby league players, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5 (3), pp. 367-383.
- Russell S, Jenkins D, Smith M, Halson S, Kelly V, (2019) The application of mental fatigue research to elite team sport performance: New perspectives, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 (6), pp. 723-728.
- Russell S, Jenkins D, Rynne S, Halson S, Kelly V, (2019) What is mental fatigue in elite sport? Perceptions from athletes and staff, European Journal of Sport Science, 19 (10), pp. 1367-1376.
- Russell S, Jenkins D, Halson S, Kelly V, (2020) Changes in subjective mental and physical fatigue during netball games in elite development athletes, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (6), pp. 615-620.
- Harrison P, James L, McGuigan M, Jenkins D, Kelly V, (2019) Resistance priming to enhance neuromuscular performance in sport: Evidence, potential mechanisms and directions for future research, Sports Medicine, 49 (10), pp. 1499-1514.
- Russell S, Evans A, Jenkins D, Kelly V, (2020) Effect of External Counterpulsation on Running Performance and Perceived Recovery, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15 (7), pp. 920-926.
- Roberts L, Caia J, James L, Scott T, Kelly V, (2019) Effects of external counterpulsation on postexercise recovery in elite rugby league players, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14 (10), pp. 1350-1356.
- Bowtell J, Kelly V, (2019) Fruit-derived polyphenol supplementation for athlete recovery and performance, Sports Medicine, 49, pp. 3-23.
- Kelly V, Leveritt M, Brennan C, Slater G, Jenkins D, (2017) Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes relating to ß-alanine use among professional footballers, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 (1), pp. 12-16.
- Scott M, Scott T, Kelly V, (2016) The validity and reliability of global positioning systems in team sport: A brief review, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (5), pp. 1470-1490.
QUT ePrints
To find publications by Vince, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- The Impact of the Rugby League Calendar on the Management of NRL Player Workload
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Geoffrey Minett - The impact of mental fatigue and caffeine on cognition and exercise performance
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jonathan Peake - Investigating the Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Resistance Priming
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Anthony Shield, Dr Gabriel Siqueira Trajano
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Sleep in professional rugby league athletes: methods to quantify and assess, factors influencing, and strategies to aid (2019)
- The relationships between Muscle Fibre Composition, muscle carnosine and multiple sprint (Wingate) performance (2019)
- The efficacy of salivary testosterone and cortisol as a biomarker of training and competition in elite rugby union athletes (2018)
- The determinants of mixed martial arts performance: from identification to development of the primary physiological qualities (2017)