Jamie Taylor
Dr.
My background is in high performance sport as a coach and coach developer. I aim for a pracademic perspective in my work, the intention being to influence and promote evidence informed practice. As such, the focus of my research spans across performance enhancement in sport, specifically in coaching, coach development, high performance and talent development.
My previous roles include coaching at Leicester Tigers and pathway coaching lead at the English Institute of Sport. I continue to coach at Wasps RFC academy. I also work as a coach developer with a portfolio of work across Olympic sport, professional football and rugby union.
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dave Collins; Jamie Taylor (2024) 'Talent Development and Performance' In: Social Psychology of Sport. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. | |
| 2022 | (2022) 'Planning Your Coaching for Young Rugby Players' In: The Young Rugby Player. New York : Routledge. | |
| 2022 | (2022) 'Technical and Tactical Development in Youth Rugby' In: The Young Rugby Player. New York : Routledge. | |
| 2023 | Jamie Taylor; Christine Nash (2023) 'Sensemaking for the coach developer' In: Developing Sport Coaches. New York : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Michael Ashford; Jamie Taylor (2022) 'Planning Your Coaching for Young Rugby Players' In: The Young Rugby Player Science and Application. New York : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Jamie Taylor; Dave Collins (2022) 'The Talent Development Curriculum' In: Practical Sports Coaching. Oxon : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Michael Ashford; Jamie Taylor (2022) 'Technical and tactical development in youth rugby' In: The Young Rugby Player Science and Application. New York : Routledge. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | (2025) 'The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [DOI] | |
| 2025 | (2025) 'No solutions, only trade-offs: An exploration of contextual factors influencing rugby union talent development environments'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [DOI] | |
| 2025 | (2025) 'Performance vs. development coaching? Considering practice in domains of practice: a research-informed framework'. SPORTS COACHING REVIEW, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Riding the wave: a prospective exploration of the temporal impact of perceived challenges on the development of relatively early high performing national-level youth soccer players'. European Journal for Sport and Society, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Understanding the pedagogic underpinning and knowledge sources of game form coaching in high-level team sport coaches'. SPORTS COACHING REVIEW, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Cían O’Brien; Stephen Behan; Jamie Taylor (2024) 'Game ready: pedagogical opportunities for proactive performance analysis in team sports'. Sport, Education and Society, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Michael Ashford; Jamie Taylor; Danny Newcombe; Áine MacNamara; Stephen Behan; Simon Phelan; Scott McNeill (2024) 'Coaching adaptive skill and expertise in Premier League football academies—paving a way forward for research and practice'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Kevin Gavin; Áine MacNamara; Stephen Behan; Peter Horgan; Jamie Taylor (2024) 'Coaching research in Gaelic games: a scoping review'. SPORTS COACHING REVIEW, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Looking beyond relative age to understand relative advantage and disadvantage in talent development'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'International selection and competition in youth sport: pin the tail on the donkey or targeted intervention?'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'High Performance coach cognition in the wild: Using Applied Cognitive Task Analysis for practical insights – cognitive challenges and curriculum knowledge'. Frontiers in Psychology, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'The measurement, tracking and development practices of English professional football academies'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) '“Getting on the same page” enhancing team performance with shared mental models—case studies of evidence informed practice in elite sport'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Kevin Gavin; Jamie Taylor; Stephen Behan; Peter Horgan; Aine Macnamara (2023) 'Participant Experience of a Modified Sports Program—A Curriculum Investigation in Gaelic Games'. YOUTH, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'The 3Ps: A tool for coach observation'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [DOI] |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | (2024) 'Examining Intentions for Impact: Understanding What Influences the Planning of High-Level Team Sport Coaches' Psychology International, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Comparing Apples and Oranges? The Need for Greater Qualitative Clarity in Talent Development Research' Journal of Expertise, . | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Hedge Trimming or Tree Felling? Context and Systemic Factors in Talent System Recruitment and Selection Decisions' Journal of Expertise, . | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'Developing Psycho-Behavioural Skills: The Talent Development Coach Perspective' Psych, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | (2022) 'The role of challenge in talent development: understanding impact in response to emotional disturbance' Psych, . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | (2021) 'Getting in the Way: Investigating Barriers to Optimising Talent Development Experience' Journal of Expertise, . |
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