Professor Dave Collins (PhD C.Psychol C.Sci FSMA AFBPsS FBASES) | The University of Edinburgh

Professorial Fellow in Human Performance Science

Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
University of Edinburgh

Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6522
Email: dave.collins@ed.ac.uk

Street: Moray House School of Education and Sport, SL
City: University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
Post code: EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Director at Grey Matters Performance Ltd. As an academic, Dave has over 350 peer review publications and 70 books/chapters. As apractitioner, he has worked with over 80 World or Olympic medallists plus professional teams and performers. Dave has coached to national level in three sports, is a 5^th Dan Karate, Director of the Rugby Coaches Association, Fellow of the Society of Martial Arts and BASES, Associate Fellow of the BPS and an ex Royal Marine.

CV

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Qualifications

Cert Ed. B.Ed MSc PG.Dip Counselling PhD

Teaching & PhD supervision

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Current PhD students supervised

Helen Alfano

Optimising interdisciplinary management in performance support

1/10/19 → …
Andrew Burns

Interdisciplinarity in high performance sport science

1/10/19 → …
Rosie Collins

Examining theoretical dichotomies in human performance science

8/10/19 → …
Paul Downes

PJDM in Strengthand Conditioning

1/10/19 → …
Andy Grech

Examining and enhancing teh performance sport system in Malta

1/10/19 → …
Jen Harris

Developing an evidence-based support package for sporting parents

1/10/19 → …
Bernadette Kellermann

Emotion and performance

1/10/20 → …
Urvi Khasnis

Exploring and enhacing performance in Indian sport

1/10/19 → …
Matthew Layton

Management systems in Professional Football Academies

1/10/20 → …
Alice Mees

PJDM and adaptive expertise in adventures sports coaches

1/01/20 → …
Jack Moran

A curriculum approach to talent development training

1/10/20 → …
Amy Price

Applying a video games approach to coaching football

1/10/19 → …
Erin Sanchez

Undetsanding and optimising talent development in dance

1/10/19 → …

Future students (1)

Chris Ytterboel

Applying performance psychology to combat athletes

1/01/21 → …

Past PhD students supervised

Rosie Collins

Fully Matriculated: Doctoral

Supervisor 50%

1/10/19 → 8/10/21
Jamie Taylor

Successfully achieved an award: Doctoral

Snakes and Ladders: A Critical Examination of Blocks in the Talent Pathway

15/09/20

Research

Research summary

Performer and Coach Development, Expertise, Human Performance, Psychophysiology

Publications

The art and science of refinement: Modifying, polishing and tweaking learnt skills (15 pages) 2 Feb 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003179733-8
Research output: › Chapter (E-pub ahead of print)
Show me, tell me: An investigation into learning processes within skateboarding as an informal coaching environment 25 Jan 2022 In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 34
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press)
Assessment of physical fitness parameters in Olympic clay target shooters and their relationship with shooting performance (8 pages) 30 Nov 2021 In: Journal of Physical Education and Sport (JPES), vol. 21, pp. 3260–3267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2021.s6444
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Mental Skills 22 Nov 2021
Research output: › Chapter (Published)
Exploring the use of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence (PCDEs) in younger age groups: First steps in the validation process of the PCDE Questionnaire for Children (PCDEQ-C) 18 Nov 2021 In: PLoS ONE, vol. 16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259396
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Policy implementation in Indian Olympic sport: Exploring the potential for policy transfer (18 pages) 2 Oct 2021 In: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, vol. 13, pp. 623-640
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1939764
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
How do high-level youth soccer players approach and solve game problems? The role of strategic understanding 18 Aug 2021 In: Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2021.1967307
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
“The Show Must Go On!” Examining the impact and recovery from COVID-19 in the performance arts 6 Aug 2021
Research output: › Artefact (Published)
Unloading the dice: Selection and design of comparison and control groups in controlled trials to enhance translational impact within motor learning and control research 21 Jul 2021 In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1956567
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
A realist evaluation of the use of Flipgrid to facilitate collaborative online learning and reflection in sport coaching 11 Jul 2021 In: Sport, Education and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2021.1952180
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Examining the roles and consequent decision-making processes of high-level strength and conditioning coaches (14 pages) 8 Jul 2021 In: Societies, vol. 11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11030076
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Navigating the winds of change on the smooth sea - The interaction of feedback and emotional disruption on the talent pathway 2 Apr 2021 In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2021.1894505
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Muscular collision chess: A qualitative exploration of the role and development of cognition, understanding and knowledge in elite-level decision making (22 pages) 29 Mar 2021 In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1907768
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
The role of siblings in talent development: Implications for sport psychologists and coaches (7 pages) 16 Feb 2021 In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.626327
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Perspective, control, and confidence: Perceived outcomes of using psycho-behavioural skills in the developmental trauma experience 1 Feb 2021 In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1877323
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)

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This article was published on 27 Mar, 2022