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The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire as a Tool to Drive Excellence in Elite Sport Environments (2019)
Journal Article
Hall, A., Jones, L., & Martindale, R. (2019). The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire as a Tool to Drive Excellence in Elite Sport Environments. International Sport Coaching Journal / ISCJ, 6(2), 187-198

Currently, little work has evaluated the impact of interventions within talent development environments (TDEs). This study is the first of its kind to evaluate the efficacy of utilising the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ) as a to... Read More about The Talent Development Environment Questionnaire as a Tool to Drive Excellence in Elite Sport Environments.

Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control (2017)
Journal Article
Sproule, J., Lin, C.-P., Martindale, R., & Morgan, K. (2017). Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control. International Sport Studies, 39(1), 1-18

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect on self-regulated learning (SRL) of a physical education (PE) pedagogy based on Zimmerman’s (2000) model of SRL by means of an 8-week PE curriculum intervention in Taiwan. Participants were 632 Taiw... Read More about Physical education in Taiwan: when students begin to take control.

Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation (2017)
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Olivares, P. R., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2017). Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation. PLOS ONE, 12(6), Article e0177721. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177721

This study aimed to translate the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire into Spanish and provide an initial validation. A recommended methodology for translation and cultural adaptation of questionnaires was applied. Once this had been complet... Read More about Spanish version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire for sport: Cultural adaptation and initial validation.

Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps (2016)
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., MartĂ­nez-Valencia, M. A., MĂĽller, L., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2016). Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(22), 2172-2178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260151

This study examined the impact of relative age effect (RAE) on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation (RFEA) training camps (TC) between 2006 and 2013. Overall, 1,334 selected athletes at U15 years (cadet) and U17 years (juvenile) wer... Read More about Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps.

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.

Talent development environments (2011)
Book Chapter
Martindale, R., & Mortimer, P. (2011). Talent development environments. In Performance Psychology (65-84). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-06734-1.00005-5

This chapter presents the theory and practice of the management/leadership/education balance which characterises effective Talent Development Environments (TDEs). It locks to the preceding chapters, and to later chapters on skill acquisition. Also it... Read More about Talent development environments.

Review of Academies for PRL (2008)
Report
Martindale, R., & Douglas, C. (2008). Review of Academies for PRL. Twickenham: Premiership Rugby Limited

No abstract available.

Talent Identification and Development: How Would We Do It? (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Collins, D., Abbott, A., & Martindale, R. (2002, July). Talent Identification and Development: How Would We Do It?. Presented at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference

No abstract available.

A Theoretical Evaluation of Talent Identification processes (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martindale, R., Abbott, A., & Collins, D. (2002, July). A Theoretical Evaluation of Talent Identification processes. Presented at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference

No abstract available.