James Dugdale
james dugdale

Dr James Dugdale

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  J.Dugdale@napier.ac.uk

   

Biography

James H Dugdale is a lecturer in sport science and coaching boasting over a decade of professional and academic experience in applied sport science. Specialising in the preparation, identification, and development of adolescent soccer athletes, James has experience working with youth athletes, coaches, and parents in both a research and applied setting. As a practitioner, James has worked as a strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist across multiple sports and with abilities ranging from professional sports teams to novices. Before joining Napier in 2021, James completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Stirling working on an Innovate UK and industry funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership developing a talent identification and development platform for youth soccer players. James also previously completed a PhD studentship match-funded by the University of Stirling and Soccer PDP in the same discipline. James has demonstrated his scholarly abilities through academic teaching, peer-reviewed publications, student supervision, oral presentations, and industry consultancy.

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Evaluation of multi-directional speed qualities throughout adolescence in youth soccer: The non-linear nature of transfer

Journal Article
Dugdale, J. H., Myers, T., Sanders, D., Andrew, M., Clarke, R., & Hunter, A. M. (in press)
Evaluation of multi-directional speed qualities throughout adolescence in youth soccer: The non-linear nature of transfer. Journal of Sports Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2329846
Training and assessment of agility is often prioritised by soccer coaches and practitioners aiming to develop multi-directional speed. Although the importance of agility is ad...

Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy

Journal Article
Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., Reeves, M. J., Dugdale, J. H., & Wilson, M. R. (in press)
Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2023.2213191
Social factors and psychological characteristics can influence selection and development in talent pathways. However, the interaction between these two factors is relatively u...

Exploring Talent Identification in Australian Rules Football: The Nuances of the Athlete Recruitment Process

Journal Article
Larkin, P., Bonney, N., Dugdale, J. H., Kittel, A., & Reeves, M. J. (2022)
Exploring Talent Identification in Australian Rules Football: The Nuances of the Athlete Recruitment Process. Journal of Expertise, 5(4), 169-183
The process of talent identification and recruitment is a key element of the elite athlete talent pathway. As such, it is important to understand the information and specific ...

Men Are from Quartile One, Women Are from? Relative Age Effect in European Soccer and the Influence of Age, Success, and Playing Status

Journal Article
Andrew, M., Finnegan, L., Datson, N., & Dugdale, J. H. (2022)
Men Are from Quartile One, Women Are from? Relative Age Effect in European Soccer and the Influence of Age, Success, and Playing Status. Children, 9(11), Article 1747. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111747
The relative age effect (RAE) is characterised by an overrepresentation of athletes born earlier in the selection year. Whilst an RAE is consistently evident in male soccer, e...

Making the Cut: Coaches and the Deselection of Young Athletes

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Neely, K. C., & Dugdale, J. H. (2022)
Making the Cut: Coaches and the Deselection of Young Athletes. In M. Toms, & R. Jeanes (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport (175-184). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003199359-20
Deselection (or being cut) is the elimination of an athlete from a competitive sport team based on the decisions of the coach. Deselection requires coaches to make judgments a...

Progression from youth to professional soccer: A longitudinal study of successful and unsuccessful academy graduates

Journal Article
Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., Myers, T., Williams, A. M., & Hunter, A. M. (2021)
Progression from youth to professional soccer: A longitudinal study of successful and unsuccessful academy graduates. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 31(S1), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13701
To optimize use of available resources, professional academies develop strategies to assess, monitor, and evaluate players as they progress through adolescence toward adulthoo...

Selected, Deselected, and Reselected: A Case Study Analysis of Attributes Associated With Player Reselection Following Closure of a Youth Soccer Academy

Journal Article
Dugdale, J. H., McRobert, A. P., & Unnithan, V. B. (2021)
Selected, Deselected, and Reselected: A Case Study Analysis of Attributes Associated With Player Reselection Following Closure of a Youth Soccer Academy. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.633124
Considering the perceived benefit of early recruitment and the time and resources spent developing youth players, individuals released from talent development programmes are o...

“He’s Just a Wee Laddie”: The Relative Age Effect in Male Scottish Soccer

Journal Article
Dugdale, J. H., McRobert, A. P., & Unnithan, V. B. (2021)
“He’s Just a Wee Laddie”: The Relative Age Effect in Male Scottish Soccer. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633469
Significant structural, developmental, and financial constraints exist in Scottish soccer that may predicate a different approach to talent identification and development. To ...

A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players

Journal Article
Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., Myers, T., Williams, A. M., & Hunter, A. M. (2020)
A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(11-12), 1304-1312. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1766177
Subjective and objective assessments may be used congruently when making decisions regarding player recruitment in soccer, yet there have been few attempts to examine the leve...

Transformational parenting and coaching on mental toughness and physical performance in adolescent soccer players: The moderating effect of athlete age

Journal Article
Murray, R. M., Dugdale, J. H., Habeeb, C. M., & Arthur, C. A. (2021)
Transformational parenting and coaching on mental toughness and physical performance in adolescent soccer players: The moderating effect of athlete age. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(4), 580-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1765027
Both parent and coach leadership behaviours are instrumental to adolescent athlete development. Researchers, however, are yet to examine parent and coach leadership influences...

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