Dr Adam L Kelly
Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport)
- Email:
- Adam.Kelly@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- 0121 331 7092
Dr Adam L. Kelly is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport)听at 探花直播. He also founded the newly established BCU Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab, where he currently leads key projects with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the BESTA Cricket Project.
Alongside completing a PhD at the University of Exeter, he is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES CSci), and FA UEFA A Licenced Coach.
Dr Kelly鈥檚 research interests explore organisational structures in youth sport to better understand the athlete development process and help create more appropriate settings. He is collaborating with a number of global, national, and regional organisations across a range of sports, including cricket, rugby union, soccer, squash, and swimming.
Dr Kelly has generated over 拢1m in research funding and presented at over 50 international conferences. He is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters, as well as three journal editorials and two edited books, including the recent release of Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners.
Areas of Expertise
- Talent identification
- Athlete development
- Youth sport
- High performance
Qualifications
- PhD Sport and Health Science
- MSc Sport and Health Science
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- BA (Hons) Football Studies
- PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES)
- Chartered Scientist (CSci)
- UEFA A Licence
- FA Advanced Youth Award
- TC4S Workshop Facilitator
Memberships
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES)
- The English Football Association (The FA)
Teaching
- High Performance Sports Coaching
- Psychological Perspectives of Athletic Development
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- The Coaching Process
Research
Postgraduate Supervision
- Achuthan Shanmugaratnam
Evaluating and designing best practice guidelines across the six dimensions of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme - Johann Lux
Evaluating the effectiveness of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the KPIs of Member Associations - Hina Shafi
A mixed methods investigation into the barriers preventing female British South Asian cricketers accessing and developing in talent pathways - Omar Green
An investigation into developing ethnic minority talent and creating an inclusive talent development system elite male cricket - Steven Rimmer
The role of Burton Albion Football Club in improving community health outcomes听 - Kevin Braybrook
Exploring female football coaches鈥� barriers in male professional pathways - Matt North
Assessment of Nutritional Status of Academy Footballers - Daniel Jackson
Physical capacities, training load, and injury risk reduction strategies in non-league professional football players
Publications
Book editorials
- Kelly, A. L. (Ed.). (2023). . London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032232751
- Kelly, A. L., C么t茅, J., Jeffreys, M., & Turnnidge, J. (Eds). (2021). . London: Routledge. ISBN 9780367357801.
Journal editorials
- Diogo, D., Santos, S., Travassos, B., Figueiredo, P., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). .听
- Kelly, A. L., Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L., dos Santos, S. D., & Lorenzo-Calvo, A. (2022). . Sports.听
- Kelly, A. L., C么t茅, J., Turnnidge, J., & Hancock, D. J. (2021). . Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.听
Referred journal articles
- Doncaster, G., Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Cain, A., Partington, M., Nelson, L., & O鈥橤orman, J. (2024). Relative age effects and the Premier League's Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP): A comparison of birthdate distributions within and between age groups. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise [ePub ahead of print].
- Morganti, G., Brustio, P. R., Ruscello, B., Apollaro, G., Padua, E., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). Birth advantages in male Italian soccer: How they influence players youth career and their future career status. Sports, 12(4), 103.
- Kelly, A. L., Coutinho, D., Radnor, J. M., Burke, K., Barrell, D., Jackson, D., & Brustio, P. R. (2024). Disentangling gender and relative age effects in women鈥檚 and girls鈥� rugby union. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 9(2), 61.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Johnston, K., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., & Kelly, A L. (2023). Talent inclusion: An 鈥榠mperfect solution鈥� to genetic testing in sport - Response to commentaries. Current Issues in Sport Science [ePub ahead of print].
- Asimakidis, N. D., Bishop, C. J., Beato, M., Mukandi, I. N., Kelly, A. L., Weldon, A., & Turner, A. N. (2024). A survey into the current fitness testing practices of elite male soccer practitioners: From assessment to communicating results. Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 1376047.
- Coutinho, D., Travassos, B., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). Special Issue 鈥淪ports Science in Youth鈥�. Children, 11(2), 202.
- de la Rubia, A., Kelly, A. L., Garc铆a-Gonz谩lez, J., Lorenzo, J., Mon-L贸pez, D., & Maroto-Izquierdo, S. (2024). Biological maturity vs. relative age: Independent impact on physical performance in male and female youth handball players. Biology of Sport, 41(3), 3-13.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R., Herbison, J. D., Turnnidge, J., Till, K., Vitali, F., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Talent identification and development in an English Premiership rugby union club: The perspectives of players and coaches. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5.
- de la Rubia, A., Lorenzo-Calvo, J., Rojas-Valverde, D., Mon-L贸pez, D., Radnor, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Bio-banding in handball: Academy players鈥� perceptions based on maturity status and gender. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(12), 871-881.
- Safi, A., Zariwala, M. G., Deb, S., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (2023). Incentivized physical activity intervention promoting daily steps amongst university employees in the workplace through a team-based competition. Frontiers in Public Heath, 11, 1121936.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Bradley, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Genetic associations with acceleration, change of direction, jump height, and speed in English academy football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research [ePub ahead of print].
- Newbury, J. W., Brown, M. A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Gough, L. A. (2023). An observation of the vitamin D status in highly trained adolescent swimmers during the UK autumn and winter months. Physiologia, 3(3), 442-450. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia3030031
- Newbury, J. W., Sparks, S. A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Gough, L. A. (2023). Nutritional supplement use in a UK high-performance swimming club. Nutrients, 15(15), 3306.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Johnston, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Maturity-associated polygenic profiles of under 12-16 compared to under 17-23 male English academy football players. Genes, 14(7), 1413.
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2023). All roads lead to Rome? Exploring birthplace effects and the 鈥榮outhern question鈥� in Italian soccer. Soccer & Society [ePub ahead of print].
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., Reeves, M. J., Dugdale, J. H., & Wilson, M. R. (2023). Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy. Science and Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print].
- Radnor, J. M., Oliver, J. L., Dobbs, I., Wong, M., Brown, T. W., Lloyd, R. S., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Selection into youth cricket academies: The influence of relative age and maturity status. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(3), 272-279.
- Brown, T. W., McAuley, A. B. T., Khawaja, I., Gough, L., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Talent identification and development in male cricket: A systematic review. Journal of Expertise, 6(2), 176-206.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Johnston, K., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., & Kelly, A L. (2023). Talent inclusion and genetic testing in sport: A practitioner鈥檚 guide. Current Issues in Sport Science, 8(1), Article 008.
- Johnston, K., McAuley, A. B. T., Kelly, A. L., & Baker, J. (2023). Language games and blurry terminology: Can clarity enhance athlete development? Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5(1150047).听
- Brustio, P. R., Modena, R., Boccia, G., Vogliazzo, M., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Youth-to-senior transition in women's and girls' football: Towards a better understanding of relative age effects and gender-specific considerations. PLoS One, 18(5), e0283781.
- Coutinho, D., Kelly, A. L., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., Pizarro, D., & Travassos, B. (2023). Exploring the effects of tasks with different decision-making levels on ball control, passing performance, and external load in youth football. Children, 10(2), 220.
- Brustio, P. R., Kelly, A. L., Lupo, C., & Ungureanu, A. N. (2022). The influence of contextual factors on the relative age effect in male international rugby union: The impact of sociocultural influences and playing position. Children, 9(12), 1941.
- Kelly, A. L., Calvo, A. L., Dos Santos, S. D. L., & Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L. (2022). Special Issue "Talent Identification and Development in Youth Sports". Sports, 10(12), 189.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic variations between youth and professional development phase English academy football players. Genes, 13(11), 2001.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Cook, R., Jim茅nez, S. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2022). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes at an English football academy: A machine learning approach. Sports, 10(10), 159.
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2022). Relative age effects and the youth-to-senior transition in Italian soccer: the underdog hypothesis versus knock-on effects of relative age. Science & Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print].
- Jim茅nez, S. L., Mateus, N., Weldon, A., Bustamante-S谩nchez, 脕., Kelly, A. L., & Sampaio, J. (2022). Analysis of the most demanding passages of play in elite youth soccer: a comparison between congested and non-congested fixture schedules. Science & Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print].
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Zariwala, M. G., & Walker, N. (2022). Workplace physical activity barriers and facilitators: A qualitative study based on employees physical activity levels. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), 9442.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., Jackson, D. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). A systematic review of the genetic predisposition to injury in football. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 5, 97-115.
- Queeney, J., Kelly. A. L., McGourty, P., & Horgan, P. (2023). The relative age effect in the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA): A mixed methods approach. Science and Medicine in Football, 7(3), 242-252.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Technical capabilities and genetic associations in English professional football players: A preliminary study. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 63(2), 230-240.
- Jim茅nez, S. L., Bustamante-S谩nchez, 脕., Kelly, A. L., Pareja-Galeano, H., & Lago-Penas, C. (2022). Influence of the situational variables on the performance of the teams competing in the Chinese Super League. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 22(4), 455-466.
- North, M., Kelly, A. L., Ranchordas, M. K., & Cole, M. (2022). Nutritional consideration in high performance youth soccer: A systematic review. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 4, 195-212.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic associations with personality and mental toughness profiles of English academy football players: An exploratory study. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 61(102209).
- Kelly, A. L., Brown, T., Reed, R., C么t茅, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2022). Relative age effects in male cricket: A personal assets approach to explain the immediate, short-term, and long-term developmental outcomes. Sports, 10(3), 39.
- Newbury, J. W., Foo, W. L., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Chessor, R. J., Sparks, S. A., Faghy, M. A., Gough, H. C., & Gough, L. A. (2022). Nutritional intakes of highly trained adolescent swimmers before, during, and after a national lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one, 17(4), e0266238.
- Molina, J. J., Rodriguez-Ruiz, D., Diez-Vega, I., Kelly, A. L., & Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L. (2022) Control de la musculaura flexora-extensora de la articulacion de la rodilla en jugadoras de voleibol de alto nivel. Revista de Ciencias del Deporte, 18(3), 221-232.
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Deb, S., & Walker, N. (2022). A comparison of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle of university employees through ActiGraph and IPAQ-LF. Physical Activity and Health, 6(1), 5-15.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes in an English Premiership Rugby Union Academy: A preliminary study through an ecological lens. Sports, 10(2), 13.
- Gough, L. A., Faghy, M., Clarke, N., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Lun Foo, W. (2022). No independent or synergistic effects of carbohydrate-caffeine mouth rinse on repeated sprint performance during simulated soccer match play in male recreational soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football, 6(4), 519-527.
- Brown, T., Gough, L. A., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Performance trajectories of bowlers and batters from youth level to senior professional status in cricket. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 22(1), 1-15.
- Radnor, J. M., Staines, J., Bevan, J., Cumming, S. P., Kelly, A. L., Lloyd, R. S., & Oliver, J. L. (2021). Maturity has a greater association than relative age with physical performance in English male academy soccer players. Sports, 9(12), 171.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Baker, J. (2021). The relative age effect in international rugby union: Consequences of changing the cut-off date and exploring youth to senior transitions. High Ability Studies, 34(1), 1-20.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., McAuley, A. B. T., Till, K., Hall, M., Pacini, D., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). The anthropometric, physical, and relative age characteristics of an English Premiership rugby union academy. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 1(1), 1-16.
- Carter, J. L., Kelly, A. L., Williams, R. A., Ford, T. J., & Cole, M. (2021). Exploring sports nutritionists鈥� and players鈥� perspectives of nutrition practice within English professional football during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science and Medicine in Football, 5(S1), 32-37.
- Evans, D., Jackson, D., Kelly, L. A., Williams, C. A., McAuley, A. B. T., Knapman, H., & Morgan, P. (2021). Monitoring post-match fatigue during a competitive season in elite youth soccer players. Journal of Athletic Training, 57(2), 184-190.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021). The relative age effect in male and female English age-grade rugby union: Exploring the gender-specific mechanisms that underpin participation. Science and Medicine in Football, 6(3), 277-284.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic testing in professional football: Perspectives of key stakeholders. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 4, 49-59.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Defining 鈥渆lite鈥� status in sport: From chaos to clarity. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 52, 193-197.
- Kelly, A. L., Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L., Calvo, A. L., de la Rubia, A., Jackson, D. T., Jeffreys, M. A., Ford, C., Owen, D., & dos Santos, S. D. L. (2021). Relative age effects in basketball: Exploring the selection into and successful transition out of a national talent pathway. Sports, 9(7), 101.
- Kelly, A. L., C么t茅, J., Turnnidge, J., & Hancock, D. (2021). Editorial: Birth advantages and relative age effects. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(721704).
- Brown, T. W., Greetham, P., Powell, A., Gough, L., Khawaja, I., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The sociodemographic profile of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) talent pathways and first-class counties. Managing Sport and Leisure, 28(6), 655-669.
- Newbury, J. W., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., McNaughton, L., Sparks, A., Chessor, R., & Gough, L. (2021). The time-to-peak blood bicarbonate, pH, and strong ion difference following the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate in highly-trained adolescent swimmers. PLoS ONE, 16(7), e0248456.
- de la Rubia, A., Calvo, A. L., Bj酶rndal, C. T., Kelly, A. L., Garc铆a-Aliaga, A., & Lorenzo-Calvo, J. (2021). The impact and evolutionary trend of relative age effects on the competition performance of Spanish international handball players: A longitudinal study from 2005 to 2020. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(673434).
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., McAuley, A. B. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Talent identification in an English Premiership rugby union academy: Multidisciplinary characteristics of selected and non-selected male under-15 players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(688143).
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., McAuley, A. B. T., Hall, M., Gale, C., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Talent identification and development in male rugby union: A systematic review. Journal of Expertise, 4(1), 33-55.
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Kelly, A. L., de Vos, J., & C么t茅, J. (2021). Athlete perceptions of 鈥減laying-up鈥� in youth soccer. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 34(4), 862-885.
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Walker, N. (2021). An evaluation of physical activity levels amongst university employees. Advances in Physical Education, 11(2), 158-171.
- Kelly, A. L., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Talent identification and the relative age effect in male professional and international rugby union: From entry to expertise. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(640607).
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Jackson, D. T., Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., C么t茅, J., & Williams, C. A. (2021). A multidisciplinary investigation into 鈥減laying-up鈥� a chronological age group in an English football academy. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(8), 854-864.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Taylor, J. J., Jeffreys, M. A., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). 鈥淏irthday-banding鈥� as a strategy to moderate the relative age effect: A case study into the England Squash Talent Pathway. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(573890).
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., Pierce, S., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). Youth sport and COVID-19: Contextual, methodological, and practical considerations. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(584252).
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., & Wilson, M. R. (2020). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as part of the talent development process in an English football academy. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 20(6), 1035-1051.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., & Williams, C. A. (2020). Speed of thought and speed of feet: Examining perceptual-cognitive expertise and physical performance in and English football academy. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 3, 88-97.
- Brogden, C., Gough, L. A., & Kelly, A. L. (2020). The effects of a soccer-specific fitness test on eccentric knee-flexor strength. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 30(4), 568-572.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020). The association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms with athlete status in football: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(2), 200-211.
- Kelly, A. L., & Williams, C. A. (2020). Physical characteristics and the talent identification and development processes in youth soccer: A narrative review. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 42(6), 15-34.
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). Youth sport in the time of COVID-19: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. Managing Sport and Leisure, 27(1-2), 62-72.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Football genomics: A systematic review of current empirical research. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(5), 714-752.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Gough, L. A., Knapman, H., Morgan, P., Cole, M., Jackson, D. T., & Williams, C. A. (2020). A longitudinal investigation into the relative age effect in an English professional football club: Exploring the 鈥榰nderdog hypothesis鈥�. Science and Medicine in Football, 4(2), 111-118.
- Bradley, B., Johnson, D., Hill, M., McGee, D., Kana-ah, A., Sharpin, C., Sharp, P., Kelly, A. L., Cumming, S. P., & Malina, R. M. (2019). Bio-banding in academy football: Player鈥檚 perceptions of a maturity matched tournament. Annals of Human Biology, 46(5), 400-408.
- Vahia, D., Kelly, A. L., Knapman, H., & Williams, C. (2019). Variation in the correlation between heart rate and session rating of perceived exertion based estimations of internal training load in youth soccer players. Pediatric Exercise Science, 31(1), 91-98.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., & Williams, C. A. (2018). Developing a football-specific talent identification and development profiling concept 鈥� The Locking Wheel Nut Model. Applied Coaching Research Journal, 2(1), 32-41.
Chapters in edited books
- Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L., (in press). Transformational Leadership in Sport. In S. Jowett, R. Keegan, & L. Davis (Eds.) Social Psychology in Sport. Human Kinetics.
- Kelly, A. L. (2023). Disciplinary Approaches and Chapter Summaries: Introducing Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Verbeek, J., Dugdale, J. H., & Reeves, M. J. (2023). Technical: Examining Subjective and Objective Performance Parameters that Contribute Towards Developmental Outcomes and Career Progression. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., & Wood, G. (2023). Tactical: Measuring and Developing Tactical Knowledge and Performance in Youth Soccer Players. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Radnor, J. M., Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Oliver, J. L. (2023). Physical: Considering the Influence of Maturity Status on Physical Performance. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Dugdale, J. H., Dickson, A. C. S., Murata, A., Kelly, A. L., & Neely, K. C. (2023). Psychological: Supporting Psychosocial Growth, Development, and Potential Challenges Experienced in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- McLaren, C. D., Bruner, M. W., Martin, L. J., Kelly, A. L., Shanmugaratnam, A., & Simard, M. (2023). Social: Investigating Social Influences on Talent and Development in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Reeves, M. J., Roberts, S. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Sociocultural: Reflecting on the Social and Cultural Influences on Talent in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Murata, A., McAuley, A. B. T., Ferguson, M. P., Toms, M. R., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Activities and Trajectories: Exploring Pathways of Athlete Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kent, S., Morris, R., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Career Transitions: Navigating Players from Youth Team to First Team. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Finnegan, L., Till, K., & Smith, K. L. (2023). Relative Age Effects: Looking Back and Moving Forward. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Goldman, D. E., C么t茅, J. & Turnnidge, J. (2023). Playing-Up and Playing-Down: Conceptualising a 鈥楩lexible Chronological Approach鈥�. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Santos, S., Coutinho, D., Kelly, A. L., Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L., Lorenzo-Calvo, A., & Sampaio, J. (2023). Creativity: Creating Supportive and Enriching Environments. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Lefebvre, J. S., Kelly, A. L., C么t茅, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2023). Transformational Coaching: Developing a Global Rating Scale to Observe Coach Leadership Behaviours. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Suraci, B., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Genetics: Understanding the Influence and Application of Genetics in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- North, M., Kelly, A. L., Carter, J., Gough, L., & Cole, M. (2023). Nutrition: Optimising Development and Performance Through Nutrition. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Eveleigh, C., Bergmann, F., H枚ner, O., Braybrook, K., Vahia, D., Finnegan, L., Finn, S., Verbeek, J., Jonker, L., Ferguson, M. P., & Dugdale, J. H. (2023). International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Emmonds, S., Gledhill, A., Kelly, A. L., & Wright, M. (2023). Gender: Disentangling Talent Identification and Development in Women鈥檚 and Girls鈥� Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Francis, J. W., Sims, D., Bendall, A., Kelly, A. L., & Wood, A. (2023). Para-Soccer: Emphasising the Complex and Multidimensional Factors When Identifying and Developing Players with Disabilities. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Vahia, D., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The Goalkeeper: Highlighting the Position Data Gap in Talent Identification and Development. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Baker, J., Kelly, A L., McAuley, A. B. T., & Wattie, N. (2023). Language Games: Improving the Words We Use in Soccer Research and Practice. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Matthews, A. D., Wekesser, M. M., Erickson, K., Pierce, S., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Directions for Talent Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., & Turnnidge, J. (2023). From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Dimundo, F., Till, K. (in press). Talent identification in male youth rugby. In K. Till, J. Weakly, S. Whitehead, & B. Jones (Eds.). The young rugby player. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., & Turnnidge, J. (in press). Group banding strategies in children鈥檚 organised sport: Looking beyond fixed chronological age. In M. R. Toms & R. Jeanes (Eds.) Handbook of coaching children in sport. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Dimundo, F., Till, K. (2022). Talent identification in male youth rugby: An ecological perspective. In K. Till, J. Weakly, S. Whitehead, & B. Jones (Eds.). Youth rugby. Routledge.
- Kelly, A., L., C么t茅, J., Jeffreys, M., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Introducing birth advantages and relative age effects in sport. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 1-12). London: Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021). Relative age effects in rugby union: A narrative review. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 30-56). London: Routledge.
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., C么t茅, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). 鈥淧laying-up鈥� in youth soccer. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 77-94). London: Routledge.
- Jeffreys, M., Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Birthday-banding in the England Squash Talent Pathway. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 95-106). London: Routledge.
- Verbeek, J., Lawrence, S., van der Breggen, J., Kelly, A. L., & Jonker, L. (2021). The average team age method and its potential to reduce relative age effects. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 107-124). London: Routledge.
- Thomas, C., Oliver, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Bio-banding in youth soccer: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 125-156). London: Routledge.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). How nature and nurture conspire to influence athletic success. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 159-183). London: Routledge.
- Brown, T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Relative access to wealth and ethnicity in professional cricket. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 184-206). London: Routledge.
- Murata, A., Herbison, J. D., C么t茅, J., Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Competitive engineering in the youth sport context: Theory, practice, and future directions. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 222-236). London: Routledge.
- Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Organizational structures: Looking back and looking ahead. In A. L. Kelly, J. C么t茅, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 239-246). London: Routledge
Referred conference presentations
- Cattle, A., Johnston, K., Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., & Baker, J. (2024, March). Artificial intelligence and machine learning in sport: A scoping review. Paper presented at the annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Symposium (ECSEPS), Toronto, Canada.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Cook, R., Jim茅nez, S. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2023, November). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes at an English football academy: A machine learning approach. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Coventry, England.
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2023, November). All roads lead to Rome? Exploring birthplace effects and the 鈥榮outhern question鈥� in Italian soccer. Paper presented at the Conferencia Virtual Pobreza en Latinoam茅rica, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Human铆sticas de la Escuela Superior Polit茅cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador. .
- Redman, G., Pierce, S., Kelly, A. L., & Weimerskirch, K. (2023, June). Chaos caused by different cut-off dates: The relative age effect and redshirting in United States collegiate volleyball. Paper presented at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Conference, Toronto, Ontario. .
- Kelly, A. L., Zwenk, F., Mann, D., & Verbeek, J. (2023, May). The Royal Dutch Football Association Relative Age Solutions Project鈥攑art two: A Delphi study. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Kelly, A. L., Zwenk, F., Mann, D., & Verbeek, J. (2023, May). The Royal Dutch Football Association Relative Age Solutions Project鈥攑art one: A call for action. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Coutinho, D., Kelly, A., L., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., Pizarro, D., & Travassos, B. (2023, May). Emphasize motor actions or information exploration. Different decision-making tasks effects. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Kelly, A. L., Brown, T., Reed, R., C么t茅, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2023, May). Relative age effects in male cricket: A personal assets approach to explain the immediate, short-term, and long-term developmental outcomes. Paper presented at the 10th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference, Manchester, England.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Baker, J. (2023, May). The relative age effect in international rugby union: Consequences of changing the cut-off date and exploring youth to senior transitions. Paper presented at the 10th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference, Manchester, England. .
- Kelly, A. L., Jim茅nez S谩iz, S. L., Calvo, A. L., de la Rubia, A., Jackson, D. T., Jeffreys, M. A., Ford, C., Owen, D., & dos Santos, S. D. L. (2022, November). Relative age effects in basketball: Exploring the selection into and successful transition out of a national talent pathway. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. .
- Newbury, J., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Gough, L. (2022, November). Citrulline malate did not improve aerobic swimming performance in highly trained swimmers. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. .
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Herbison, J. D., Turnnidge, J., Till, K., Vitali, F., & Kelly, A. L. (2022, November). Talent identification and development in an English Premiership rugby union club: The perspectives of players and coaches. Paper presented at the Congresso Nazionale SISMeS 2022 [Italian Society of Movement Science and Sport's National Congress 2022], Milan, Italy.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2022, July). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes in an English Premiership Rugby Union Academy. Paper presented at 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC), Padova, Italy.听
- Pierce, S., O鈥橬eil, L., Matthews, A., Wekesser, M., Wright, E., Kochanek, J., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., & Erickson, K. (2022). (Re)imagining youth sport: Stakeholders views of the impact of COVID-19 on the future of youth sport. Paper presented at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Conference, Hawaii, USA. .
- Kelly, A. L., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Talent identification and the relative age effect in male professional and international rugby union: From entry to expertise. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021, October). The relative age effect in male and female English age-grade rugby union: Exploring the gender-specific mechanisms that underpin participation. Paper presented online at the annual Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Conference. .
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., Jackson, D. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, September). A systematic review of the genetic predisposition to injury in football. Paper presented online at the 26th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). .
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021, July). Youth sport in the time of COVID-19: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. Paper presented online at the COVID-19 鈥� An Unequal Impact? Conference at 探花直播. Abstract retrievable here.听
- Carter, J. L., Kelly, A. L., Williams, R. A., Ford, T. J., & Cole, M. (2021, July). Exploring sports nutritionists鈥� and players鈥� perspectives of nutrition practice within English professional football during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented online at the COVID-19 鈥� An Unequal Impact? Conference at 探花直播. Abstract retrievable here.
- Brown, T., Greetham, P., Gough, L., Khawaja, I., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Talent identification and development in male cricket: A systematic review. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., McAuley, A.B., T., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Characteristics that differentiated selected and non-selected male under-15 players at an English Premiership rugby union academy. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Genetic testing in professional football: Perspectives of key stakeholders. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- Wright, E., O鈥橬eil, L., Pierce, S., Wekesser, M., Matthews, A., Kochanek, J., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Erickson, K. (2021, April). Youth sports and COVID19: Parents鈥� current experiences and hopes for their child鈥檚 return to play. Paper presented online at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting. .
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, November). The association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms with athlete status in football: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paper presented online at the inaugural Exercise & Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Twitter Conference. .
- Kelly, A. K., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., & Burke, K. (2020, October). The relative age effect in male and female English youth rugby union. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). .
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Hall, M., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, October). The physiological profile of an English Premiership rugby union academy: Implications for long-term athlete development. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). .
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, October). Genetic association research in football: A systematic review. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). .
- Newbury, J. W., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Chessor, R. J., Sparks, S. A., McNaughton, L. R., & Gough, L. A. (2020, October). The time-to-peak blood bicarbonate, pH, and strong ion difference following the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate in highly-trained adolescent swimmers. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). .
- Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (December, 2019). Promoting physical activity amongst university employees through the 鈥�10,000鈥� step challenge. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in 探花直播, West Midlands, England. Winner of the 鈥楤est Student Poster Presentation Award鈥�
- Kelly, A. L., Gough, L., & Brogden, C. (2019, November). The effects of a soccer-specific fitness test on eccentric knee-flexor strength. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. .
- Jackson, D., Blagrove, R., Thain, P., Turner, E., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, November). Running speed demands of competitive match play in non-league professional soccer. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. .
- Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (2019, November). An evaluation of physical activity levels amongst university employees. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. .
- Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Wilson, M. R., Williams, C. A., Goldman, D. E., Jackson, D. T., & C么t茅, J. (2019, September). A multidisciplinary investigation into 鈥榩laying-up鈥� a chronological age group in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 5th annual Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Worcester, England. .
- Brown, T. W., Khawaja, I., Jackson, D. T., Greetham, P., Powell, A., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, September). Sociodemographic profile of England鈥檚 cricket talent pathways and first-class counties. Paper presented at the 5th annual Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Worcester, England. .听
- Kelly, A. L., Jeffreys, M., Taylor, J., & Gough, L. (2019, July). 鈥楤irthday-banding鈥� as a strategy to moderate the relative age effect: A case study into the England Squash talent pathway. Paper presented at the 24th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Prague, Czech Republic.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Gough, L. A., Knapman, H., Morgan, P., Cole, M., & Williams, C. A. (2019, May). The reversal effect of relative age in an English professional football club. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), London, England.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Gale, C. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, May). Talent identification and development in male rugby union: A systematic review. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), London, England. Winner of the 鈥楤est Student Poster Presentation Award鈥�
- Goldman, D. E., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Chen, J., C么t茅, J., Berge, S., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2019, March). A case study assessment of coach leadership behaviours and athlete engagement and social interactions in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS): An Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) International Regional Conference, Toronto, Canada. .
- Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Goldman, D. E., Chen, J., C么t茅, J., Berge, S. K. K., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, December). A preliminary investigation into coach leadership behaviours at an English football academy using an observational methodology: The Coach Leadership Assessment System (CLAS) case study. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Kelly, A. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, November). Thinking inside the box: The effect of player numbers on locomotor activity and skill behaviour during competitive match-play in under-9 English academy football. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Harrogate, England. .
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Chen, J., C么t茅, J., Williams, C. A., Wilson, M. R., & Kelly, A. L. (2018, October). An observational assessment of athletes鈥� engagement and social interactions in an English football academy: The Revised Athlete Behaviour Coding System (R-ABCS) case study. Paper presented at the annual Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Conference, Toronto, Canada. .
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, September). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as predictors for age-specific talent development in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 12th annual World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS), Opatija, Croatia.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, September). The role of 0鈥�10 m sprint ability as a predictor for holistic talent development in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 12th annual World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS), Opatija, Croatia.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, July). A fully-integrated multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development process in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Dublin, Republic of Ireland.听
- Vahia, D., Kelly, A. L., Knapman, H., & Williams, C. A. (2018, July). Heart rate and sessional rating of perceived exertion based estimations of internal training load in youth soccer players. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, April). Developing a football-specific interdisciplinary talent identification concept 鈥� The Locking Wheel Nut Model. Paper presented at the inaugural 2018 Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland (MSAI) Conference, Cork, Republic of Ireland. .
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, December). The geodemographic effect: Parental socio-economic classification, financial risk, and the ability to cope with performance and developmental pressures differentiate talent in academy football players. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.听
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, September). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as predictors for age specific talent identification in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 4th Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Cardiff, Wales. .
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, July). Speed of thought and speed of feet: The analysis of perceptual-cognitive expertise and sprint ability in academy football players. Paper presented at the 22nd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Essen, Germany.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, May). The role of coach-led practice and sampling for talent identification in professional academy football: The early preparation concept. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), Coventry, England. .
- Thomas, C. H., Oliver, J., Kelly, A. L., & Knapman, H. (2017, April). A pilot study of the demands of chronological age group and bio-banded match play in elite youth soccer. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport & Exercise Science (BASES) Student Conference in Plymouth, England. .
Media Work
- Kelly, A. L. (2022, September). with Malcolm Gladwell [audio podcast episode]. In Revisionist History.
- Kelly, A. L., & Brown, T. (2021, November). [audio podcast episode]. In Sheikhy鈥檚 Sports Journeys & Life on the Ground Pod.
- Kelly, A. L., & Brown, T. (2021, November). In Rain Stopped Play.
- Kelly, A. L. (2021, August). [audio podcast episode]. In Play, Train, Grow.
- Kelly, A. L. (2021, June). [audio podcast episode]. In The Talent Equation.
Work With Industry
- FIFA
- The South Asian Cricket Academy SACA)
- England Cricket Board (ECB)
- Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
- England Rugby Football Union (RFU)
- England Squash
- England Basketball
- Warwickshire County Cricket Club
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club
- City of 探花直播 Swimming Club
- Burton Albion FC
Links and Social Media
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