Dr Jamie Salter

Teaching

I predominantly teach across the specialist modules for the BSc Sport and Exercise Therapy course. I lead modules in Strength and Conditioning, Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation and Return to Sport. I am also heavily involved with the employability and career development of students and lead the Better Me initiative within the department.

Research

My research area explores how the changes associated with biological maturation impact sports performance and injury risk. I am particularly keen on developing knowledge around managing the adolescent growth-spurt in young athletes and producing 'best practice' guidelines for professionals on how we can enhance youth development to reduce early-maturing bias and growth-related injury. I work closely with local, national and international sports organisations to help improve coach knowledge and awareness of these issues and aim to have a lasting impact on the development pathways in sport.

Recent publications

First author publications

Salter, J., Dawson, Z., Rymer, J., Walsh, L., Mundy, P. and Forsdyke, D. (2025). The influence of athletic profile on acute neuromuscular response to a repeated sprint protocol in youth females: a pilot study. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (in press).

Salter, J., Dawson, Z., Rymer, J., Walsh, L., Mundy, P. and Forsdyke, D. (2024). Reliability and sensitivity of using isometric strength and sprint speed measures in adolescent females. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (in press).

Salter, J. (2024). Small-sided Game induced Mechanical Load in Adolescent Soccer: the need for care and consideration for athlete preservation. Sports Health, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/19417381241296063

Salter, J., Black, J., Mallett, J., Barrett, S., Towlson, C., Hughes, J. and De Ste Croix, M. (2022). Does biologically categorised training alter the perceived exertion and neuromuscular movement profile of academy soccer players compared to traditional age-group categorisation? European Journal of Sport Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2117090

Salter, J., Julian, R., Mentzel, S., Hamilton, A., Hughes, J. and De Ste Croix, M. (2022). Maturity status influences perceived training load and neuromuscular performance during an Academy soccer season. Research in Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2022.2102916

Salter, J. and Forsdyke, D. (2021) Hamstring, hip, and groin injury in football; you won’t go wrong remaining strong. BASES Sport and Exercise Scientist, available from the YSJU repository (RAY)

Salter, J., Johnson, D. and Towlson, C. (2021). A stitch in time saves nine: the importance of biological maturation for talented athlete development. BASES Sport and Exercise Scientist, available from the YSJU repository (RAY)

Salter, J., Cresswell, R. and Forsdyke, D. (2021). The impact of simulated soccer match-play on hip and hamstring strength in academy soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.1973080

Salter, J., Cumming, S.P., Hughes, J.D. and De Ste Croix, M. (2021). Estimating somatic maturity in adolescent soccer: Methodological comparisons. International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211020418

Salter, J., De Ste Croix, M., Hughes, J., Weston, M. and Towlson, M. (2020). Monitoring practices of training load and biological maturity in UK Soccer academies. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0624

Salter, J., Hughes, J.D. and De Ste Croix, M.D. (2020). The moderating impact of maturation on acute neuromuscular and psycho-physiological response to simulated soccer activity in academy soccer players,  https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1851775

Contributing author publications

Springham, M., Singh, N., Stewart, P., Matthews, J., Jones, I., Norton-Sherwood, C., May, D., Salter, J., Strudwick, A. and Shaw, J. (2025). The moderating effect of match external load on neuromuscular performance in U-18 English Premier League academy football players: a principal component regression approach. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (in press).

Springham, M., Singh, N., Stewart, P., Matthews, J., Jones, I., Norton-Sherwood, C., May, D., Salter, J., Strudwick, A. and Shaw, J. (2025). The moderating effects of speed, strength and endurance capacities on match-induced neuromuscular fatigue in U-18 English Premier League academy football players. International Journal of Sport Science & Coaching (in press)

Springham, M., Singh, N., Stewart, P., Matthews, J., Jones, I., Norton-Sherwood, C., May, D., Trehen Sharma, S, Salter, J., Strudwick, A. and Shaw, J. (2024). Acute neuromuscular and perceptual responses to U-18 English Premier League academy football match play. European Journal of Sports Science (in press).

Springham, M., Singh, N., Stewart, P., Matthews, J., Jones, I., Norton-Sherwood, C., May, D., Salter, J., Strudwick, A. and Shaw, J. (2024). Countermovement tump and Isometric Strength test-retest reliability in English Premier League Academy Football Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (in press).

Robinson, J., Cumming, S., Salter, J., Toner, J. and Towlson, C. (2024). A new method to identify key match-play behaviours of young soccer players: Development of the Hull Soccer Behavioural Scoring Tool. Plos One 19(3).

Towlson, C., Watson DJ, Cumming, S., Salter, J. and Toner, J. (2023). Soccer academy practitioners’ perceptions and application of bio-banding. PLOS One, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274079

Towlson, C., Salter, J., Ade, J., Enright, K., Harper, L., Page, R. and Malone, J. (2020). Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance within youth soccer: One size does not fit all. Journal of Sport and Health Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.09.003

Book chapters

Ashton, J. and Salter, J. (In-Press). Strength & Conditioning for the Injured Athlete In: Moss, R. and Gledhill, A (Eds) Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Sports Rehabilitation and Training. London: Routledge.

Professional activities

I hold professional accreditation as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with the UKSCA and as a Sport and Exercise Scientist (CSci) with CASES. I have extensive experience supporting a range of athletes within a physical performance field and currently teach and assess the UKSCA Level 3 Strength and Conditioning Trainer award.