The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire as a Tool to Drive Excellence in Elite Sport Environments
Journal Article
Hall, A., Jones, L., & Martindale, R. (2019)
The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire as a Tool to Drive Excellence in Elite Sport Environments. International Sport Coaching Journal / ISCJ, 6(2), 187-198
Currently, little work has evaluated the impact of interventions within talent development environments (TDEs). This study is the first of its kind to evaluate the efficacy o...
Do physical education teachers and general teachers differ in their implicit anti-fat bias?
Journal Article
Lau, P., Leung, B., Pitkethly, A., & Ransdell, L. (2018)
Do physical education teachers and general teachers differ in their implicit anti-fat bias?. International Journal of Physical Education, 55(1), 27-37
The purpose of this study was to examine implicit attitudes of physical education (PE) and non-PE teachers towards overweight children stratified by gender, age, and body mass...
Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control
Journal Article
Sproule, J., Lin, C., Martindale, R., & Morgan, K. (2017)
Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control. International Sport Studies, 39(1), 1-18
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect on self-regulated learning (SRL) of a physical education (PE) pedagogy based on Zimmerman’s (2000) model of SRL by means of...
Land Based Resistance Training and Youth Swimming Performance
Journal Article
Grant, M. C., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2017)
Land Based Resistance Training and Youth Swimming Performance. International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 3(4), https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5718/1510064
Resistance training has been shown to have both performance-enhancing and injury-reducing benefits in youth athletes. The benefits are somewhat overlooked by many swimming coa...
Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Olivares, P. R., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2017)
Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation. PLOS ONE, 12(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177721
This study aimed to translate the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire into Spanish and provide an initial validation. A recommended methodology for translation and cu...
An Investigation into the nature of psychological resilience in junior athletes
Thesis
Fountain, H. E. An Investigation into the nature of psychological resilience in junior athletes. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/979005
Psychological resilience has been described as a multidimensional, context specific concept, and has been defined in numerous ways that attempt to encapsulate the process by w...
Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Martínez-Valencia, M. A., Müller, L., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2016)
Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(22), 2172-2178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260151
This study examined the impact of relative age effect (RAE) on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation (RFEA) training camps (TC) between 2006 and 2013. Overall...
Injury, Sleep, Mood and Performance and the Role of Mental Toughness during an Arctic Ultra-Marathon
Presentation / Conference
Martindale, R., Graham, S., McKinley, M. & Connaboy, C. (2015, May)
Injury, Sleep, Mood and Performance and the Role of Mental Toughness during an Arctic Ultra-Marathon. Poster presented at American College of Sports Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA
Studies examining ultra-endurance racing in ‘extreme environments’ are sparse. However, research has shown that injury and sleep management are crucial. For example, sleep dep...
The Impact of Expeditions on Mental Toughness and Life Skills - A Longitudinal Study
Report
Allison, P., Martindale, R., Gray, S., Sproule, J., Nash, C. & Wang, J. (2014)
The Impact of Expeditions on Mental Toughness and Life Skills - A Longitudinal Study. London: British Exploring Society
No abstract available.
The Impact of Expeditions on Mental Toughness and Life Skills
Report
Allison, P., Martindale, R., Gray, S., Sproule, J., Nash, C. & Wang, J. (2013)
The Impact of Expeditions on Mental Toughness and Life Skills. London: British Exploring Society
No abstract available.