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Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education (2015)
Journal Article
Allison, P., Gray, S., Sproule, J., Nash, C., Martindale, R., & Wang, J. (2015). Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education. Improving Schools, 18(3), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480215599298

Regardless of the aims and purposes of education, recent trends in pedagogy suggest an increasing popularity of project-based learning (PBL) and a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to learning, however ill-defined they may be. Connections between... Read More about Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education.

Injury, Sleep, Mood And Performance And The Role Of Mental Toughness During An Arctic Ultra-marathon (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martindale, R., Graham, S., Connaboy, C., & McKinley, M. (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. Annual Meeting, San Diego,

Studies examining ultra-endurance racing in ‘extreme environments’ are sparse. However, research has shown that injury and sleep management are crucial. For example, sleep deprivation has been shown to be associated with mood, which can impact on per... Read More about Injury, Sleep, Mood And Performance And The Role Of Mental Toughness During An Arctic Ultra-marathon.

Further development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport (2015)
Journal Article
Li, C., Wang, C. K. J., Pyun, D. Y., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2015). Further development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33(17), 1831-1843. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2015.1014828

Given the significance of monitoring the critical environmental factors that facilitate athlete performance, this two-phase research aimed to validate and refine the revised Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ). The TDEQ is a multidime... Read More about Further development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport.

Supporting Geographically Dispersed Service Families (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Glover, P., Winterton, M., & Martindale, R. (2014, November). Supporting Geographically Dispersed Service Families. Presented at British Psychological Society 3rd Military Psychology Conference, Shrivenham, UK

No abstract available.

An Investigation Into The Effectiveness Of Ratings Of Perceived Exertion In Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Graham, S. M., Martindale, R., Baird, M., Thow, M., & McKinley, M. (2014). An Investigation Into The Effectiveness Of Ratings Of Perceived Exertion In Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(5S), 690. https://doi.o

INTRODUCTION: Within Scotland, Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase IV (CRIV) exercise classes are widely utilised to deliver community-based exercise utilising traditional circuit type exercise for both genders. Currently no gender specific rating of percei... Read More about An Investigation Into The Effectiveness Of Ratings Of Perceived Exertion In Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise.

Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework (2013)
Journal Article
Sproule, J., Martindale, R., Wang, J., Allison, P., Nash, C., & Gray, S. (2013). Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework. European Physical Education Review, 19(3)

The purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation to explore the use of outdoor and adventurous project work (PW) within an educational setting. Specifically, differences between the PW and normal academic school experiences we... Read More about Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework.

Sport science relevance and application: Perceptions of UK coaches (2012)
Journal Article
Martindale, R., & Nash, C. (2013). Sport science relevance and application: Perceptions of UK coaches. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(8), 807-819. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.754924

While sport science can have significant and positive impact on coaches and athletes, there is still a general consensus that the transfer of sport science knowledge to coaching is poor. Given this apparent dilemma, this study investigated the percep... Read More about Sport science relevance and application: Perceptions of UK coaches.

Psychological Skills Training (2012)
Book Chapter
Martindale, A., & Martindale, R. (2012). Psychological Skills Training. In J. Sproule (Ed.), IB Course Companion: Sports, Exercise and Health Science (264-277). Oxford University Press

No abstract available.

Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (2012)
Journal Article
Martindale, R. J., Collins, D., Douglas, C., & Whike, A. (2013). Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.718443

It is clear that high class expertise and effective practice exists within many talent development environments across the world. However, there is also a general consensus that widespread evidence-based policy and practice is lacking. As such, it is... Read More about Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire.

Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future (2012)
Journal Article
Nash, C., Martindale, R., Collins, D., & Martindale, A. (2012). Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(10), 985-994. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.682079

Research into expertise is increasing across a number of domains pertinent to sport. Whilst this increase is particularly apparent in coaching, a key question is how to identify an expert coach? Accordingly, this paper draws upon existing studies int... Read More about Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future.