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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.

Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., & Richards, H. (2012, October). Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers. Poster presented at International Conference on Youth, Technology and Health

Objectives: This study investigated self-regulation of expert and developing racing drivers testing a theoretical model from the literature and examining differences by ability level. Design and Method: A mixed method design was adopted with 2 groups... Read More about Self-Regulation of Expert and Developing Racing Drivers..

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.

Preliminary Analysis of Pacing Strategies in Professional Basketball (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kavaliauskas, M. (2012, July). Preliminary Analysis of Pacing Strategies in Professional Basketball. Poster presented at 17th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Bruges, Belgium

Introduction:
Pacing is the distribution of muscular work rate during exercise (Foster et al., 2004). Although pacing has been studied extensively in individual endurance sports, little research has investigated the distribution of work rates within... Read More about Preliminary Analysis of Pacing Strategies in Professional Basketball.

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.