Investigating the Talent Development Environment in Scottish Football: a Comparison between Elite and Grassroots Academies
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, D., Armatas, V., & Andronikos, G. (2020, November)
Investigating the Talent Development Environment in Scottish Football: a Comparison between Elite and Grassroots Academies. Paper presented at 3rd International e-Congress on Functional Rehabilitation of Injuries in Athletes and Trainees, Online
The Talent Development Environment (TDE) refers to the organised system influencing the progression of players and it is a crucial part of the development pathway. The purpose...
Final Report: Insight To Parents Of Performance Pathway Athletes In Scotland
Report
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Andronikos, G., & English, C. (2020)
Final Report: Insight To Parents Of Performance Pathway Athletes In Scotland. Edinburgh: Sportscotland Institute of Sport
An Investigation of the Talent Development Pathway in Scottish Female Football
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, D., & Andronikos, G. (2020, June)
An Investigation of the Talent Development Pathway in Scottish Female Football. Presented at International Conference on Sport Society, Online
Literature in talent development for female sports is sparse and assumes applicability from existing male talent development research. The purpose of this study was to gain an...
The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon
Journal Article
Graham, S. M., Martindale, R. J. J., McKinley, M., Connaboy, C., Andronikos, G., & Susmarski, A. (2021)
The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(1), 100-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1733670
There is scarcity of research examining the physiological and psychological effects of ultra-endurance racing on athletes in extreme conditions. The purpose of the current stu...
Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athlete's Perspective
Journal Article
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., & Martindale, R. J. (2019)
Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athlete's Perspective. Athens Journal of Sports, 6(4), 195-214. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.6-4-2
Limited studies have investigated the experiences of athletes who did not "make it" to elite level. To target this research gap, this study accessed and investigated this hard...
Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athletes’ Perspective
Presentation / Conference
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., & Martindale, R. (2019, May)
Unsuccessful Transitions: Understanding Dropout from the Athletes’ Perspective. Presented at 19th International Conference on Sports: Economic, Management, Marketing and Social Aspects
Limited studies have investigated the experiences of athletes who did not ‘make it’ to elite level. To target this research gap, this study accessed and investigated this hard...
The trajectory to elite level: an investigation of the individual and environmental features of within career transitions in sport
Thesis
Andronikos, G. The trajectory to elite level: an investigation of the individual and environmental features of within career transitions in sport. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1253325
While much of the ‘sport transitions’ literature focusses on the ‘end of career’, research focussing on within career transitions in sport has identified a number of challengi...
The Importance and Influence of a Successful Environment on Athletes’ Transition towards Elite Level: The case of Triathlon
Presentation / Conference
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., Kolyperas, D., & Martindale, R. (2018, June)
The Importance and Influence of a Successful Environment on Athletes’ Transition towards Elite Level: The case of Triathlon. Paper presented at European Academy of Management 2018 (EURAM'18), Reykjavík, Iceland
Developing athlete talents into professional successful athletes has been a challenge across various nations, sports, and cultures. While research has flourished and strived t...
Relative age effects in international age group championships: A study of Spanish track and field athletes
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Martínez-Valencia, M. A., Müller, L., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2018)
Relative age effects in international age group championships: A study of Spanish track and field athletes. PLOS ONE, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196386
The relative age effect is a well-researched phenomenon, however there is still a dearth of understanding in track and field and female sport. This study investigated the role...
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...