Oliver R L Farley

• PhD
• Head Coach at Farley Performance Training

Epidemiological studies of surfing related injuries have found an increased occurrence of impact related injuries to the lower limbs (Furness et al., 2014). The incidence of injury has also been demonstrated to be particularly high after a dynamic type manoeuvre (Lundgren et al., 2015). As surfing is a repetitive sport with the athlete performing s...

The last decade, notably the past two years, have seen significant advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology, especially within the development of 3D and 360° virtual environments. Smart Phone technology now allows for head mounted display of this environment which is much more user friendly and cost effective. Sport training can now take ful...

The last decade, notably the past two years, have seen significant advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology, especially within the development of 3D and 360° virtual environments. Smart Phone technology now allows for head mounted display of this environment which is much more user friendly and cost effective. Sport training can now take full...

Spencer, KN, Paget, N, Farley, ORL, and Kilding, AE. Activity profile of elite netball umpires during match play. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2019-The study aimed to determine activity profiles of officials in elite netball. Physical demands of Load·min (au) representing accumulated accelerations by triaxial accelerometers during matches an...

Farley, ORL, Secomb, JL, Raymond, ER, Lundgren, LE, Ferrier, BK, Abbiss, CR, and Sheppard, JM. Workloads of competitive surfing: work-to-relief ratios, surf-break demands, and updated analysis. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2018-The study provides an in-depth descriptive and quantitative time-motion analysis of competitive surfing, using Glob...

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of aerial manoeuvres on scoring in professional surfing. 23,631 waves were analysed for the number and types of aerial manoeuvres performed from the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Men’s World Championship Tour. Additionally, the awarded score, timing and order of the aerial was also analysed. Descriptive sta...

Although previous research has investigated the training-specific adaptations to training in adults, there is a paucity of research aimed at investigating these adaptations in adolescent athletes. As such, adolescent athletes’ training-specific adaptations from three different training interventions were investigated in this study. Sixteen adolesce...

Background Surfing is a high skill sport that requires a considerable amount of time in a variety of ocean conditions to help develop the fundamental techniques. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four weeks of detraining on strength, power, and sensorimotor ability in adolescent surfers. Methods Nineteen adolesc...

DESPITE THE HIGH METABOLIC DEMANDS OF SURFING, THE LITERATURE ON SURFERS' AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CHARACTERISTICS IS LIMITED. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE USED TETHERED BOARD PADDLING, ARM CRANKING, SWIM BENCH ERGOMETERS, AND MODIFIED KAYAK ERGOMETERS TO INVESTIGATE PEAK OR MAXIMAL AEROBIC CAPACITY. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES RESEARCH INVESTIGATING SURFING-RELATE...

This study investigated the correlations with anthropometry, upper extremity strength, and surfboard paddling performance in recreational and competitive surfers. Twenty-nine recreational and competitive male surfers were assessed for height, mass, relative arm span, relative seated height, relative biacromial width, and skinfolds (Sum7). The upper...

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the influence that improvements in UB closed kinetic chain (CKC) maximal strength have on surfboard paddling in both competitive and recreational surfers. Methods: Seventeen competitive and recreational male surfers (29.7 ± 7.7 years, 177.4 ± 7.4cm, 76.7 ± 9.9kg) participated in a repeated measures parallel...

Despite the increased professionalism and substantial growth of surfing worldwide, there is limited information available to practitioners and coaches in terms of key performance analytics that are common in other field based sports. Indeed, research analyzing surfing performance is limited to a few studies examining male surfers' heart rates, surf...

The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the gender differences in physical performance characteristics of elite surfers. Twenty competitive female surfers (CFS) and twenty competitive male surfers (CMS) performed a battery of physical performance tests: squat Jump (SJ), isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP), 15m-sprint paddle and 400m-endur...

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of sprint interval training (SIT; 10 s) and high intensity interval training (HIT; 30 s) on surfing athletes paddling performance (400m time trial and repeat sprint paddle performance). Methods: Twenty four competitive adolescent surfers (19 male, 5 female, age=14.4 ± 1.3 y, mass: 50.1...

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether any relationships were present between lower-body muscle structure and, lower-body strength, variables measured during a countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ), and eccentric leg stiffness, in adolescent athletes. Thirty junior male (n = 23) and female (n = 7) surfing athletes (14.8...

The purpose of this study was to investigate two different resistance-training interventions (unstable or stable) on strength, power, and sensorimotor abilities in adolescent surfers. Ten competitive female and male high school surfers were assessed before and after each of 2 × 7-week training intervention, using a within-subjects cross-over study...

Purpose: To identify whether there were any significant differences in the lower-body muscle structure, and countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ) performance between stronger and weaker surfing athletes. Methods: Twenty elite male surfers had their lower-body muscle structure assessed with ultrasonography, and completed a series of lowe...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether any significant associations were present between lower-body strength and power, and the performance of turning and aerial manoeuvres in elite surfing athletes. Eighteen competitive male surfers performed a battery of physical tests (countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), and isometric mid-th...

This study aimed to describe the impact forces, accelerations and ankle range of motion in five different landing tasks that are used in training and testing for competitive surfing athletes, to assist coaches in the prescription of landing task progression and monitoring training load. Eleven competitive surfing athletes aged 24 ± 7 years particip...

Upper extremity (UE) pressing and pulling strength are vital for success in many sports. Therefore, testing UE strength is considered an integral component of a complete athletic testing profile. Although open kinetic chain (OKC) UE strength tests and associated protocols are common, closed kinetic chain (CKC) UE tests are less so. Hence it is wort...

This study develops and evaluates a multi-factorial model, based on landing performance, to estimate injury risk for surfing athletes. Five measures were collected from 78 competitive surfing athletes and then used to create a model to serve as a screening tool for landing tasks and potential injury risk. In the second part of the study, the model...

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether any relationships were present between lower-body muscle structure and strength and power qualities. Fifteen elite male surfing athletes performed a battery of lower-body strength and power tests, including; countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP), and ha...

The study compared scores obtained by the 10 highest and lowest ranked athletes on the men’s 2013 World Championship Tour (WCT) of surfing. Significant differences (p < .001) were identified between the two groups’ average wave scores, average total scores, and total heats competed. In addition, the average standard deviation (± SD) of each surfer’...

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a drop and stick (DS) test method and to assess dynamic postural control in senior elite (SE), junior elite (JE), and junior development (JD) surfers. Nine SE, 22 JE, and 17 JD competitive surfers participated in a single testing session. The athletes completed five drop and stick trials barefoo...

THE EXERCISE TECHNIQUE FOR THE SINGLE-LEG SQUAT AND THE ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIONS ARE OUTLINED IN THIS ARTICLE. FIVE PROGRESSIONS ARE DESCRIBED, WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ASSIST THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH TO SELECT THE BEST MODALITY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE.

Purpose: To determine whether a previously validated performance-testing protocol for competitive surfers is able to differentiate between Australian elite junior surfers selected (S) to the national team and those not selected (NS). Methods: Thirty-two elite male competitive junior surfers were divided into 2 groups (S=16, NS=16). Their age, he...

Despite widespread popularity of competitive surfing internationally, very little research has investigated the physiological profile of surf athletes and attempted to identify the relationships between physiological measures and surfing performance. This study determined the peak oxygen uptake (V(O2)peak) from an incremental ramp test and anaerobi...

This study was a performance analysis of surfing athletes during competitive surfing events in an attempt to inform the development of surfing-specific conditioning. Twelve nationally ranked surfers were fitted with heart rate (HR) monitors and global positioning system (GPS) units and videoed during the heats of 2 sanctioned competitions. Means an...