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The Olympic Games represent the biggest and third biggest sporting occasions in the world (Summer and Winter, respectively). As such, dealing with the various challenges and optimising performance at this event has been an important dual focus for team leaders, coaches, performers, and their...

Author(s)
Collins, D.; Cruickshank, A.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2015, 13, 1, pp 21-28
Abstract

Judging soccer players' game understanding can pose ambiguities for coaches and coaching teams, partly due to the many situational factors which can affect how a player thinks on field. Consequently, interdisciplinary coaching teams must have a shared and coherent view on what game understanding...

Author(s)
Price, A.; Collins, D.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2023, 14, 1, pp 25-39
Abstract

This article highlights the role of personal epistemology in decision-making and proposes the construct of an epistemological chain (EC) to support this process in the domain of sports coaching. First, the EC is outlined using examples from education and other parallel disciplines. What it looks...

Author(s)
Grecic, D.; Collins, D.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Quest (National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education), 2013, 65, 2, pp 151-168
Abstract

Adventure sport coaches practice in environments that are dynamic and high in risk, both perceived and actual. The inherent risks associated with these activities, individuals' responses and the optimal exploitation of both combine to make the processes of risk management more complex and...

Author(s)
Collins, L.; Collins, D.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Quest (National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education), 2013, 65, 1, pp 72-82
Abstract

A good set of cognitive and psycho-behavioural skills are beneficial for young athletes to overcome and benefit from developmental challenges. Unfortunately, there is still a dearth of knowledge on how both these cognitive (i.e., executive functions; EF) and psycho-behavioural (i.e., psychological...

Author(s)
Laureys, F.; Collins, D.; Deconinck, F. J. A.; Vansteenkiste, P.; Lenoir, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2023, 66,
Abstract

This qualitative study presents the view that coaching practice places demands on the coach's adaptability and flexibility. These requirements for being adaptive and flexible are met through a careful process of professional judgement and decision-making based on context-appropriate bodies of...

Author(s)
Collins, L.; Collins, D.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Sports Sciences, 2016, 34, 13, pp 1231-1239
Abstract

Given sport's ever-increasing value and competitiveness, the race to identify and develop the next generation of sporting talent has never been more intense. Accordingly, in an effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of talent development, and recognising the critical role that...

Author(s)
Hill, A.; MacNamara, Á.; Collins, D.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
European Journal of Sport Science, 2019, 19, 4, pp 517-528
Abstract

Objectives: Stemming from sport psychology's recent shift to examine the effective management of elite sports team organizations, the extensive, significant, and complex challenges faced by those with responsibility for team performance have been emphasized. Recognizing that most work in this...

Author(s)
Collins, D.; Cruickshank, A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2015, 16, Part 1, pp 74-82
Abstract

This study explored talent-development coaches' experiences of athletes having faced mental health issues (MHIs). A second objective was to allow participants to share their opinion on how sport environments could improve the support offered to coaches and athletes encountering MHIs. A thematic...

Author(s)
Lebrun, F.; MacNamara, À.; Collins, D.; Rodgers, S.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Inc., Champaign, USA
Citation
Sport Psychologist, 2020, 34, 1, pp 43-53
Abstract

Objectives: As part of the recent upsurge of work on management and organizational factors in elite sports teams, researchers have focused on the team management-led creation and regulation of high performing cultures. The purpose of this study was to therefore add to a recently developed model of ...

Author(s)
Cruickshank, A.; Collins, D.; Minten, S.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2015, 20, pp 40-50

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