Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Applied sports science
  • Human performance
  • Elite and junior athlete development
  • Strength and conditioning for sports and athletic performance
  • Talent Identification and Development

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About James Zois

Dr James Zois has a unique blend of applied and research experience in the fields of sports performance and athletic conditioning.

James has been involved in various international research collaborations, creating cutting edge knowledge in sports performance, athlete loading/monitoring, and performance development.

With over 15 years high-level experience in applied “Sports Coaching” and “The Business Of Sport”, James’ skills and insights are paving the way in current research and practice.

James has published numerous works in high ranked peer-reviewed journal publications, collaborated on grant funded research projects as associated investigator, and leads the sports coaching discipline at Victoria University.

 

Qualifications

  • PhD, Victoria University, Australia, 2011
  • Honours (First Class). Victoria University, Australia, 2007

Key publications

Year Citation
2013 Zois, J., Bishop, D., Fairweather, I., Aughey, R., & Ball, K. (130629). Half-time soccer performance can be improved following specific re warm up activities In Balague, N. ;. (Ed.), Paper presented at 18th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science,26th-29th June 2013, Barcelona, Spain: book of abstracts (pp. 63-63). Spain: National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC).

Year Citation
2021 Pickett, C. W., Nosaka, K., Zois, J., & Blazevich, A. J. (211001). Relationships Between Midthigh Pull Force Development and 200-m Race Performance in Highly Trained Kayakers.. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 35(10), (2853-2861).

doi: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003235

2020 Graham, S., Duthie, G., Aughey, R., & Zois, J. (200901). Comparison of Physical Profiles of State-Level Netball Players by Position. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 34(9), (2654-2662).

doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002934

2018 Zois, J., Fathers, S., & Cronin, J. (180101). Differentiating segmental contribution of rotational power of the core: reliability and diagnostic applications. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 26(3),
2018 Pickett, C. W., Nosaka, K., Zois, J., Hopkins, W. G., & Blazevich, A. J. (180101). Maximal upper-body strength and oxygen uptake are associated with performance in high-level 200-m sprint kayakers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(11), (3186-3192).

doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002398

2018 Hammami, A., Zois, J., Slimani, M., Russel, M., & Bouhlel, E. (180101). The efficacy and characteristics of warm-up and re-warm-up practices in soccer players: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 58(1-2), (135-149).

doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06806-7

2017 Klaus, A., Bradshaw, R., Young, W., O Brien, B., & Zois, J. (171001). Success in national level junior tennis: Tactical perspectives. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 12(5), (618-622).

doi: 10.1177/1747954117727792

2015 Zois, J., BISHOP, D., & Aughey, R. J. (151113). High-intensity warm-ups: effects during subsequent intermittent exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 10(4), (498-503).

doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0338

2015 Talukdar, K., Cronin, J., Zois, J., & Sharp, A. P. (150404). The role of rotational mobility and power on throwing velocity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(4), (905-911).

doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000749

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

The development, implementation and evaluation of an eLearning solution for the Swimming Australia silver and gold coach development programs.
From: Swimming Australia Ltd
Other investigators: Dr Andrew Dawson, Dr Damian Farrow, Aspr Daryl Marchant, Aspr Loretta Konjarski
For period: 2017-2021
Not disclosed

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
2 PhD Associate supervisor
1 PhD Principal supervisor
1 Masters by Research Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (2) Associate supervisor
PhD (1) Principal supervisor
Masters by Research (1) Principal supervisor

Careers

Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.