My research area comprises a critical sociology of sports coaching and pedagogy. The purpose is to examine the complexity of the inter-active coaching context, and how practitioners manage the power-ridden dilemmas that arise, in an attempt to develop greater ‘reality grounded’ preparation programmes for students and coaches. In an attempt to explore such uncertainties, dilemmas and micro-political actualities I embrace a range of qualitative research methods as ways of better understanding sports coaching and sport performance.

Martin is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and PE. His leadership responsibilities are to Programme manage the MSc Sports Coaching provision alingside teaching and module leading across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. He achieved Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy in 2018.

International Journal of Sport Sciences – Peer Reviewer

British Sociological Association – Member 

Football Association of Wales – Licenced Coach. FAW C Certificate and FAW/UEFA B Licence Tutor

Union of European Football Associations – Licenced Coach

Lecturer in Sports Coaching & Performance, University of Wolverhampton. 2017-2019

Tutor in Sports Coaching and Football, Cardiff Metropolitan University. 2014-2017

Module Co-ordinator (Research Methods), Bridgend College. 2016-2017