Kevin was awarded a Ph.D. from Liverpool John Moores University for his thesis entitled “The impact of concurrent-training on the physiological adaptations to sports specific exercise in elite football players” Supervised by Prof Barry Drust, Prof James Moreton and Dr John Iga. Previously, Kevin supported a range of athletes preparing for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Premier League footballers, and the U17 English national football team, who won the European Championships. Kevin is an Accredited Strength-and-Conditioning coach (ASCC) with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), a Chartered Scientist (CSci), and an accredited sport and exercise scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).
Highlighted publications
Roberts SJ, McRobert AP, Rudd JR, Enright KJ, Reeves MJ. 2020. Research in Another un-Examined (RAE) context. A Chronology of 35 Years of Relative Age Effect Research in Soccer: Is it time to move on? Science and Medicine in Football, 5 :301-309 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Towlson C, Salter J, Ade JD, Enright K, Harper LD, Page RM, Malone JJ. 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, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright K, Malone J, Green M, Hay G. 2019. Workload and injury in professional soccer players: Role of injury tissue type and injury severity International Journal of Sports Medicine, 41 :89-97 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton JP, Iga J, Lothian D, Roberts SJ, Drust B. 2017. Reliability of ‘in-season’ fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches. Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton J, Iga J, Drust B. 2015. The effect of concurrent training organisation in youth elite soccer players European Journal of Applied Physiology, 115 :2367-2381 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Journal article
Nulty C, Tang J, Dutton J, Dunn R, Fraser W, Enright KJ, Stewart CE, Erskine R. 2024. Hydrolyzed collagen supplementation prior to resistance exercise augments collagen synthesis in a dose-response manner in resistance-trained, middle-aged men American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 327 :E599-E677 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mannix P, Roberts S, Enright KJ, Littlewood MA. 2024. The evolution of the talent pathway in Major League Soccer Soccer and Society, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Franceschi A, Robinson MA, Owens DJ, Brownlee T, Bampouras TM, Ferrai Bravo D, Enright KJ. 2024. Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lee J, Tang JCY, Dutton J, Dunn R, Fraser WD, Enright KJ, Clark DR, Stewart CE, Erskine R. 2024. Effects of resistance exercise, collagen ingestion and circulating oestrogen concentration on collagen synthesis in a female athlete: A case report Experimental Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lee J, Tang J, Dutton J, Dunn R, Fraser WD, Enright KJ, Clark DR, Stewart CE, Erskine R. 2023. The Collagen Synthesis Response to an Acute Bout of Resistance Exercise Is Greater when Ingesting 30 g Hydrolyzed Collagen Compared with 15 g and 0 g in Resistance-Trained Young Men The Journal of Nutrition, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mannix P, Roberts SJ, Enright KJ, Littlewood MA. 2023. Surveying the youth-to-senior transition landscape in Major league Soccer: a new frontier Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Sullivan J, Roberts S, McKeown J, Littlewood MA, Mclaren-Towlson C, Andrew M, Enright KJ. 2023. Methods to predict the timing and status of biological maturation in male adolescent soccer players: A narrative systematic review PLoS One, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Moss S, Brindley E, Enright K, Highton J, Bott R. 2023. The effects of an acute dose of New Zealand blackcurrant extract on 5 km running performance International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Franceschi A, Robinson M, Owens D, Brownlee T, Ferrari Bravo D, Enright K. 2023. Reliability and sensitivity to change of post-match physical performance measures in elite youth soccer players Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McCullough D, Harrison T, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Mazidi M, Lane KE, Stewart CE, Davies IG. 2023. The Effect of Carbohydrate Restriction on Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Based Metabolites: CALIBER, a Randomised Parallel Trial Nutrients, 15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McCullough D, Harrison T, Boddy LM, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt MA, Doenges K, Quinn K, Reisdorph N, Mazidi M, Lane KE, Stewart CE, Davies IG. 2022. The Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate and Fat Manipulation on the Metabolome and Markers of Glucose and Insulin Metabolism: A Randomised Parallel Trial Nutrients, 14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Alwan N, Moss SL, Davies IG, Elliott-Sale KJ, Enright KJ. 2022. Weight loss practices and eating behaviours among female physique athletes: Acquiring the optimal body composition for competition. PLoS One, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nédélec E, Foli E, Shultz SJ, Swinton PA, Dolan E, Enright K, Piasecki J, Matthews JJ, Sale C, Elliott-Sale KJ. 2021. Effect of menstrual cycle phase, menstrual irregularities and hormonal contraceptive use on anterior knee laxity and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury occurrence in women: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McCullough D, Webb R, Enright KJ, Lane KE, McVeigh J, Stewart CE, Davies IG. 2020. How the love of muscle can break a heart: Impact of anabolic androgenic steroids on skeletal muscle hypertrophy, metabolic and cardiovascular health Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Roberts SJ, McRobert AP, Rudd JR, Enright KJ, Reeves MJ. 2020. Research in Another un-Examined (RAE) context. A Chronology of 35 Years of Relative Age Effect Research in Soccer: Is it time to move on? Science and Medicine in Football, 5 :301-309 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Towlson C, Salter J, Ade JD, Enright K, Harper LD, Page RM, Malone JJ. 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, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright K, Malone J, Green M, Hay G. 2019. Workload and injury in professional soccer players: Role of injury tissue type and injury severity International Journal of Sports Medicine, 41 :89-97 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Alwan N, Moss SL, Elliot-Sale KJ, Davies IG, Enright K. 2019. A Narrative Review on Female Physique Athletes: The Physiological and Psychological Implications of Weight Management Practices International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Cronin CJ, Knowles ZR, Enright KJ. 2019. The Challenge to Care in a Premier League Football Club Sports Coaching Review, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Moss S, Enright KJ, Cushman S. 2018. The influence of music genre on explosive power, repetitions to failure and mood responses during resistance exercise Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 37 :128-138 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Reeves MJ, Enright KJ, Dowling J, Roberts SJ. 2018. Stakeholder’s understanding and perceptions of bio-banding in junior-elite football training Soccer and Society, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton JP, Iga J, Lothian D, Roberts SJ, Drust B. 2017. Reliability of ‘in-season’ fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches. Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hurst H, Rylands L, Atkins S, Enright KJ, Roberts SJ. 2017. Profiling of translational and rotational head accelerations in youth BMX with and without neck brace Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton JP, Iga J, Drust B. 2017. Hormonal responses during two different concurrent-training trials in youth elite soccer players: does changing the organisation of training impact the hormonal response to concurrent exercise? Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton JP, iga J, Drust B. 2017. Implementing concurrent-training and nutritional strategies in professional football: a complex challenge for coaches and practitioners Science and Medicine in Football, 1 :65-73 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Enright KJ, Morton J, Iga J, Drust B. 2015. The effect of concurrent training organisation in youth elite soccer players European Journal of Applied Physiology, 115 :2367-2381 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Sullivan J, Enright KJ, Littlewood MA, Johnson D, Hartley D, Roberts S. Consensus on Maturity-Related Injury Risks and Prevention in Youth Soccer: A Delphi Study PLoS One, Public Url
Conference publication
Franceschi A, Robinson M, Owens D, Brownlee T, Connolly D, Ferrari B, Enright K. 2024. Training loads in congested and non-congested microcycles in elite youth soccer players. Isokinetic Medical Conference. 27th - 30th May (2024).
Franceschi A, Robinson M, Owens D, Brownlee T, Bampouras T, Ferrari, Bravo D, Enright K. 2023. Training loads and micro-cycle periodization in Italian Serie A youth soccer players World Congress on Science and Football (WCSF) DOI Author Url
Dixon D, Enright K, Low D, Brownlee T, Enright K. 2023. The locomotive demands of elite soccer assistant referees across different competitions World Congress on Science and Football (WCSF)
Franceschi A, Robinson M, Owens D, Brownlee T, Connolly D, Ferrari Bravo D, Enright K. 2022. The reliability and sensitivity of post-match neuromuscular measures in elite youth soccer players World Conference on Science and Soccer (WCSS)
Enright K, Morton J, Iga J, Lothian D, Roberts S, Drust B. 2019. Reliability of ‘in-season’ fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches . British association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual conference. 19th-20th November. Leicester, England. UK
Enright K, Green M, Hay G, Malone J. 2019. External training-load prior to muscle, tendon and ligament injuries in a large cohort of professional soccer players Paper presented at the 24th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS) Prague, Czech Republic.
Steendahl IB, Enright K, Skorski S. 2019. A descriptive analysis of the inciting events prior to acute calf muscle injuries in professional football players Paper presented at the 9th World congress in Science in football (WCSF). Melbourne Australia.
Harrison T, McCullough D, Lane K, Boddy L, Stewart C, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian, F, Schmidt M, Davies I. 2018. Dietary carbohydrate intake, visceral adipose tissue and associated markers of cardiometabolic risk. The Nutrition society Conference, 10 - 12 July DOI Author Url Publisher Url
McCullough D, Harrison T, Lane K, Boddy L, Stewart C, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt M, Davies I. 2018. The association between dietary macronutrient intake and fibrogen growth factor 21 in a sample of White UK adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk markers The Nutrition society Conference, 10th-12th July DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Alwan N, Davies I, Moss S, McVeigh J, Enright K. 2017. Novel insights into methods practiced among female physique athletes to acquire optimal body compositions. International Sport & Exercise Nutrition Conference, 19-21st December.
Enright KJ, Morton J, Iga J, Drust B. 2017. Concurrent training and nutritional practices carried out by an English senior professional soccer team The 6th World Conference on Science and Soccer (WCSS). Rennes, France
Enright K, Dallaway N, Daley T, Li F-X. 2015. Quantification of high running velocity using a commercially available soccer motion camera tracing system The 20th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS) Malmo, Sweeden
Enright K, Morton J, Iga J, Drust B. 2015. The acute hormonal responses to two concurrent endurance and strength-training programmes in elite soccer players The 8th World congress in Science in football (WCSF). Copenhagen, Denmark.
Enright K, Morton J, Iga J, Drust B. 2011. The effect of in-season concurrent soccer and strength-training sequence on muscle strength and morphology of elite soccer players The 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS). Liverpool, England
McCullough D, Harrison T, Lane K, Boddy L, Stewart C, Enright KJ, Amirabdollahian F, Schmidt M, Davies I. The effect of dietary carbohydrate manipulation on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and its associated cardiometabolic risk The Nutrition society Conference, 4th-5th December 2018 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Chapters
Cronin CJ, Armour K, Enright KJ. 2018. Caring through Science and Autonomy: Terry’s Story Care in Sport Coaching 1 Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 9781351109314 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Poster
Enright K. 2018. A novel approach to ‘in-season’ fitness assessment in youth elite soccer players: can we inform the ‘return to play’ process? Isokinetic Medical Group Conference, Barcelona Spain 2nd – 4th June 2018
Webb R, Davies I, McVeigh J, Stewart C, Kean J, Enright KJ, McCullough D, Alwan N. 2018. Anabolic steroid use in male bodybuilders – implications upon lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and cellular mechanisms of cardiometabolic health Institute for Health Research Conference, Liverpool England
Enright KJ. 2017. The organisation of concurrent training and nutritional intake in English professional soccer clubs: A survey of the typical prescriptions during a one game match week World Conference on Science and Soccer (WCSS). Rennes, France
Enright K. 2017. The organisation of concurrent training and nutritional intake in English professional soccer clubs: A survey of the typical prescriptions during a one game match week World Conference on Science and Soccer Rennes, France 30th May - 3rd June.
Enright K. 2016. The organisation of concurrent-training within professional soccer teams in England. Paper presented at the 12th Annual United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning (UKSCA) Conference. Leicestershire, England
Enright K. 2016. Physical education students’ experiences of varying degrees of scaffolding: too much of a good thing? Presented at Liverpool John Moores University, Learning and Teaching Conference
Webb R, Davies I, McVeigh J, Stewart C, Kean J, Enright K, McCullough D, Alwan N. How a love of muscle can break a heart: The rationale and design of a study investigating lipid-mediated cardiovascular disease in anabolic steroid using bodybuilders Faculty of Education, Health & Community Festival of Research Conference, Place/location of conference:
Report
Enright KJ. 2018. Scheduling of concurrent-training preceding non-contact injuries in elite European football players Union of European Football Association, Research Grant Programme 2017/18
Research Grants Awarded:
Industry funded PhD studentship Juventus FC, Post-match response and recovery process in elite youth soccer players, Grant value (£): 16000. 2021
Faculty of Education, Health & Community Application to the FREE Research Capacity Building Fund 2016-17, Pedal Away: An Evaluation of a Physical Activity Cycling Initiative, Grant value (£): 13000. 2016
Faculty of Education, Health & Community Application to the FREE Research Capacity Building Fund 2016-17, Step-wise changes of dietary carbohydrate intake in relation to cardiometabolic risk in viscerally obesity, normal body weight, Grant value (£): 12000. 2016
UEFA Research Grant Programme (2016/18), Project title: Scheduling of concurrent-training preceding acute non-contact injuries in elite European football players, Grant value (£): ~13,500, Duration of research project: 9 months. 2016
Faculty of Education, Health & Community Application to the Faculty Research and Enterprise Excellence (FREE)., Profiling of translational and rotational head accelerations in youth BMX with and without neck brac, Grant value (£): 1500. 2016
Faculty of Education, Health & Community Application to the FREE PhD Studentship Fund, The Effects of Eating behaviours and Training Practices on Health in Female Physique Athletes: A Multi-Method Exploration, Grant value (£): 56000. 2016
Conference presentation:
Reliability of ‘in-season’ fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches, Faculty of Education, Health & Community Festival of Research Conference, Liverpool, England, Oral presentation. 2017
The organisation of concurrent-training within professional soccer teams in England, 12th Annual United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning (UKSCA) Conference., Leicestershire, England., Oral presentation. 2016
Physical education students’ experiences of varying degrees of scaffolding: too much of a good thing?, Liverpool John Moores University, Learning and Teaching Conference, Liverpool, England, Poster presentation. 2016
Quantification of high running velocity using a commercially available soccer motion camera tracing system, 20th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS), Malmo, Sweden., Oral presentation. 2015
The acute hormonal responses to two concurrent endurance and strength-training programmes in elite soccer players, the 8th World congress in Science in football (WCSF), Copenhagen, Denmark, Oral presentation. 2015
The effect of in-season concurrent soccer and strength-training sequence on muscle strength and morphology of elite soccer players, The 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, (ECSS), Liverpool, England, Oral presentation. 2011
Membership of professional bodies:
BASES Accredited Member, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, http://www.bases.org.uk/. 2015
Chartered Scientist, The Science Council, http://www.sciencecouncil.org/. 2015
UKSCA Accredited Member, The United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association, http://www.uksca.org.uk/. 2009
Fellowships:
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy. 2015
Teaching qualification:
Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. 2015