Premier Rugby

Prof Russell Martindale r.martindale@napier.ac.uk
Professor

Personal development on BES expeditions Aug 1, 2013 - Sep 18, 2015
To build an ongoing database of evidence relating to Mental toughness, leadership, coping and GRIT in order to evidence the process and outcomes of BES expeditions in relation to personal development. To gain a better understanding of the experiences... Read More about Personal development on BES expeditions.

What makes him so special? Investigating the role of self-regulated learning in optimising player development opportunities within a Scottish football academy Oct 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2020
The Project is a two-stage plan. Stage 1 will consist of developing an understanding of the role that self regulated learning has in the academy experience. Three studies would investigate how self regulated learning and the development environment i... Read More about What makes him so special? Investigating the role of self-regulated learning in optimising player development opportunities within a Scottish football academy.

Capturing the insights of parents of athletes in performance pathways Aug 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
The Project
sportscotland is looking to contract a researcher to deliver an online survey and 6 focus groups with parents of performance pathway athletes from 4-6 sports, representing team, individual, combat and target orientated sports. Read More about Capturing the insights of parents of athletes in performance pathways.

Football Sport Psychology PhD Studentship Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2026
Through a matched-funded PhD between the School of Applied Sciences (Edinburgh Napier University) and Soccer PDP, this project aims to develop an applied sport psychology resource for grass roots and amateur football players in Scotland.