Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory

Its been a busy week in the lab and continues tonight with another round of data collection for our batted ball velocity project. Check out some clips from earlier this week and stay tuned for updates! ⚾💪 #baseball #hitting #velocity #sportscience #research #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

Recently, Dr. Dimitrije Cabarkapa presented his research at the Slovenian Basketball Coaches Association Conference. It was a great opportunity to translate research into practice and connect with colleagues in the field! #sportperformance #sportscience #research #basketball #coaching #athlete

Congratulations to first year PhD student, Cassie McDonald on passing her BOC exam and officially becoming a certified athletic trainer! We are excited to have you in the lab and sharing your expertise. Way to go, Cassie! 👏💯

📃PUBLISHED📃 Biological Reliability of a Movement Analysis Assessment Using a Markerless Motion Capture System Authors: Nico Philipp, Andrew C. Fry, Eric Mosier, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Justin Nicoll, and Stephanie Sontag Link to full text: https://lnkd.in/gVpgb7Us #markerless #motioncapture #reliability #sportscience #research #technology #biomechanics #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

🏀💪RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT 💪🏀 Former JAPL doctoral student and now ALUM, Dr. Nico Philipp discusses his recent National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) podium presentation, "Investigating the Stretch-Shortening Cycle Fatigue Response to a High-Intensity Overreaching Phase of Training in Men's Basketball.” #sportscience #research #basketball #trainingloads #fatigue #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

📃PUBLISHED📃 Blood Flow Restricted Resistance Exercise in Well-Trained Men: Salivary Biomarker Responses and Oxygen Saturation Kinetics Authors: Drake A. Eserhaut, Joseph M. DeLeo, and Andrew C. Fry Link to full article: https://lnkd.in/gJkRhBH4 #BFRexercise #biomarkers #alphaamylase #cortisol #bloodlactate #exercisescience #research #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

Happy first week of classes, Jayhawks! We are excited to welcome some new faces in the JAPL this year - stay tuned for introductions! #rockchalk #jayhawk #KU #sportscience #research

🏈💪RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT 💪🏈 Assistant Director of the lab, Dr. Quincy Johnson, discusses his recent National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) podium presentation, "Quantification of In-Season External Training Loads Relative to Competitive Load in Collegiate American Football.” Dr. Johnson also gave a poster presentation titled “Physiological Characteristics of American Football Athletes.” Football season is here, so stay tuned as we look forward to sharing more of Dr. Johnson's work in the sport! #sportscience #research #football #trainingloads #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

📃PUBLISHED📃 Changes in Countermovement Vertical Jump Force-Time Metrics Across Different Levels in Women's Volleyball Authors: Damjana Cabarkapa, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Vanja Bankovic, Haiying Long, Nico Philipp, and Andrew C. Fry Link to full text: https://lnkd.in/egQ_UMFM #Coaching #Monitoring #Volleyball #Biomechanics #Femaleathlete #Testing #Eccentric #Concentric #SportScience #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

Congratulations to Jessica Provost for completing the doctoral program in medical nutrition science by successfully passing her dissertation yesterday! As a member of the JAPL, Dr. Provost provided critical insight and expertise in sport dietetics and nutrition. We look forward to watching her continued success as she transitions to the next phase of her career. Congrats, Dr. Provost! We are so proud of you! 🎉 #rockchalk #jayhawk #KU #sportscience #nutritionscience