Sam Barraclough

Next week I will be attending @WCSS2025 presenting on our latest study (Scan QR) and the wider topic of Talent ID, Development, and (De)Selection. Looking forward to a great event and connecting with everyone in the world of Science and Soccer! #WCSS2025 #Soccer #TalentID

Pirate Stew 💙 go on lads 🙌🏻 #WorldBookDay2026

The TIDES Society Inaugural Conference -Reimagining Talent: People, Places, and Possibilities in Sport Bringing together researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders to examine how talent is identified, developed, governed, and experienced. Registration now open:

This is my first time seeing this guy I don’t even know his name and he’s already one of my favourite players.

🚨Challenges ⚠️and Solutions✅ to talent (de)selection⚖️ and development📈 in academy soccer environments ⚽️ + insight💡 club case study> implementation of a multidisciplinary profiling tool 🛠️ Thanks to co-authors @ktconditioning @S_Emmonds @AdzKerr 👏🏻 bit.ly/4nGPiMG

We're delighted to announce that the Society's inaugural conference will be held at Leeds Beckett University, Carnegie School Of Sport on 10-12th June 2026. More information to follow...

🚨NEW BOOK SERIES LAUNCH!🚨 Very pleased to share our new @tides_society book series - Routledge Talent Identification and Development Environments in Sport 📕 Find out more about the book series here ⤵️ routledge.com/tides

Free access the full article: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

🚨 What do college coaches REALLY look for when recruiting players? 🚨 Our new scientific research is perfect timing as the college soccer season kicks off and verbal commitments roll in. We surveyed 178 NCAA Division I & II coaches to uncover what matters most in talent ID.

Explore #combatsport science with @DaleRead4, @stebbina, @SamBarra8 and @AdamKirkwood99 at 'Beyond the Fight: The Science of Combat Sport’. They'll be presenting on ‘Translating science into strikes: evidence-based training in taekwondo.’🥋 20 September: t.ly/4NRH7

INEVITABLE. 🐐 Talk about impact. No one can rise as high as Cook who once again heads beyond Auton to surely win the game. 👏 🐔 2-1 🐟 #BCAFC | #BRAvGRI

@Rich_Kite @tides_society @JamesDugdale @HenryTitleyWall 😉 glad someone knows what day it is 😂👍🏼 amended!

@tides_society @JamesDugdale @HenryTitleyWall Tuesday? Do you mean Monday the 21st?

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⚽️ 🌎 A great few days at @WCSS2025 Really pleased with the opportunity to present our latest work: bit.ly/_SSSEO 📝 ⭐ @ktconditioning @S_Emmonds @AdzKerr 🙌🏻 A great event and was fantastic to catch up with everyone in the @tides_society! See you all in 2 years 🤞🏻

Gareth receiving Hudds CAMRA club of the year for the 14th time and 10 in a row! Bloody well done to Gareth, the staff and the members who make the club what it is!!

Funded PhD position in women's football Together with @BurnleyFCWomen, we @McrInstSport @ManMetUni are offering a unique embedded PhD Deadline: Friday 27th June See below for full details mmu.ac.uk/study/postgrad… @stebbina @NaomiDatson @TomDosSantos91

🚨⚽️#newresearch Relative age effect at @Concacaf championships: Influence of sex, age, nationality, playing position, and playing status Open access: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

⭐ Ticket Re-Sale 🎟️ 🔜 Due to prior arrangements I am no longer able to attend the Football Fitness Conference from @FootballFitFed hosted at @UA92MCR. Looks a fantastic line-up, please DM me if interested in attending for a reduced price