Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status
Journal Article
Andrew, M., Barraclough, S., Dugdale, J. H., Reeves, M. J., Triggs, A. O., & Kelly, A. L. (in press)
Relative age effect at Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status. PLOS ONE, 20(6), Article e0321245. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321245
Relative age effects in soccer are typified by an overrepresentation of players born earlier in the selection year. Examinations of relative age effects remain limited in fema...
Fresh Cuts Evaluation Report
Report
Campbell, T. Fresh Cuts Evaluation Report. Screen Scotland)
Campbell, T. Fresh Cuts Evaluation Report. Screen Scotland
The impact of a 12-day outdoor learning project on life skills development in adolescents in Scotland
Journal Article
Qu, M., Buchanan, N., Martindale, R., Cronin, L., & Sproule, J. (online)
The impact of a 12-day outdoor learning project on life skills development in adolescents in Scotland. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2024.2447749
This research investigated the effectiveness of a 12-day outdoor learning project on adolescents’ life skills development. In total, 180 participants with a mean age of 14.3 (...
Examining a Successful High-Performance Triathlon Environment From the Coaching Team Perspective
Journal Article
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., Souglis, A., Travlos, A., & Martindale, R. J. (online)
Examining a Successful High-Performance Triathlon Environment From the Coaching Team Perspective. International Sport Coaching Journal / ISCJ, https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2024-0011
This research aims to investigate an environment designed by a head coach with a track record of both highly successful talent development and world-class performance outcomes...
Comparing talent development environments of girls and boys in handball and ice hockey in Norway
Journal Article
Mehus, I., Martindale, R. J. J., Andronikos, G., Aspvik, N. P., Bergström, M., & Sæther, S. A. (2025)
Comparing talent development environments of girls and boys in handball and ice hockey in Norway. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(1), Article e12225. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12225
Currently, there is little research on successful talent development environments (TDEs) focusing on women and girls. In response, the main aim of the present study was to com...
Seasonal Variation in Vascular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research
Journal Article
Gordon, A., Ross, M., Weston, K., Neubeck, L., & Muggeridge, D. (online)
Seasonal Variation in Vascular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2024.2432562
Vascular function serves as a prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease and may exhibit seasonal variations due to lifestyle and environmental factors. Our systematic revie...
The Trail - its people, place and time
Report
Evans, D., & Campbell, T. (2024)
The Trail - its people, place and time. Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland
Training Sports Officials' Communication: From a toolbox of skills to adapting appropriately to audience and situation
Book Chapter
Cunningham, I., Mascarenhas, D., & Simmons, P. (2024)
Training Sports Officials' Communication: From a toolbox of skills to adapting appropriately to audience and situation. In P. M. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication. (2nd). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003430278-41
Effective communication is essential to effective officiating. More than simply learning signals and instructions, officials across sports must adapt appropriately to numerous...
Building Knowledge of the Game to Make Effective Decisions
Book Chapter
Mascarenhas, D. R. D. (2024)
Building Knowledge of the Game to Make Effective Decisions. In T. Webb, D. J. Hancock, P. Phillips, & J. K. Tingle (Eds.), Managing and Developing Sports Officials: Officiating Excellence (127-138). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003370987-15
This chapter provides a synopsis of the research into decision making, highlighting the different types of decisions that sports officials are confronted with. Focusing primar...
DIRTT 2.0 - European Trail Builder Sector Survey
Report
Campbell, T. (2024)
DIRTT 2.0 - European Trail Builder Sector Survey. International Mountain Bike Association