Jamie Taylor

🚨New paper🚨 Performance safety: conceptualising psychological safety when errors have consequences @LiamSweeneyEP and Thomas Gretton Open access below: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A thoughtful thread on the application of neuroscience at the pedagogical level

Join our upcoming webinars to discover the part-time and online (blended) MSc and Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance @DcuPerformance 🗓 Feb 25, 2026 ⏰ 6:00 👉 lnkd.in/e5BS7UTH 🗓 Mar 11, 2026 ⏰ 12:00 👉 lnkd.in/eEDnz9WR youtube.com/watch?v=kcFaHf…

🚨New Publication 🚨 with @DCGreyMattersUK & @Jattaylor investigating Discriminating capacities of physical performance testing in male soccer academy programmes. Open access via the link below, check it out 👇🏻 lnkd.in/dA6JqU3R @SageJournals

Chiles is an idiot but really? What staffroom would have this FICTION on their wall? theguardian.com/commentisfree/… Why it is bogus.... donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2018/01/astoni…

If you are ready to drive change in your field, applications are now open for the Professional Doctorate and MSc in Elite Performance @DCU @DcuPerformance Please get in touch if you would like to discuss a 2026 application leadersinsport.com/performance-in… dcu.ie/courses/postgr…

A fascinating conversation with Scottie Scheffler for anyone interested in skill acquisition in the real world youtu.be/zasXJ4DAdPc?si…

Exciting times ahead at the CoEx Lab in @DcuPerformance Brilliant evening at the launch learning about the research that is taking place and insights to come down the line!

Enjoying reading the work of Hasok Chang - lovely example of multiple theories being used in practice

The explore-exploit trade-off in sports and exercise: a primer on empirical and computational approaches Rewitz et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.psyc…

Testing for an Optimal Task Difficulty of Skill Acquisition in Golf Putting Yamada et al. doi.org/10.1080/027013…

Coaches: do you design sessions specifically to develop perception & cognition in your players? Or do you rely on the game to be the teacher? @HarrisonK1986 & @Jattaylor have conducted a study looking into the differences between the 2 approaches. 👇 trainingground.guru/harrison-gilke…

Awareness, anticipation and decision-making are some of football’s most important qualities. But how often do coaches specifically train these skills? This is what Reading PDP Lead @hgilkes94 & @Jattaylor set out to explore. trainingground.guru/harrison-gilke…

Are you the parent of a Hockey player aged 16-21 currently involved in the @irishhockey National Performance Pathway? Let us know your experiences of being a parent of a player in the pathway, and help shape the future… (1/2)

Congratulations to @IanCostello1 on a great defence of his Prof Doctorate thesis: A multistakeholder perspective of alignment, coherence & integrated strategy at various stages of an elite rugby pathway. Thanks to Ian Sherwin and Robin Taylor for examining Well done Ian!

Congratulations to Amy Shelley on a fantastic defense of her PhD Investigating the English male rugby talent system The PhD was in collaboration with @Premrugby and thanks to @AdamKelly07, Sarahjane Cullen and Goss for a really constructive viva. Well done Amy!

It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function doi.org/10.1016/j.neur…

🎓 Masters complete 🙌 All the emotions over the last 2 years to get to the end. And the end only triggered more curiosity. Big thanks to the fam and the sparks ✨️ 🤯 🧠 from @DcuPerformance staff @Rdtaylor_16 @Jattaylor @RCGreyMattersUK

Congratulations to Garry Cahill pn successfully defending his Professional Doctorate The Parent Advantage: Exploring Contextual Influences and Parental Roles in Tennis Talent Development. Well done Garry - a really thorough body of applied research

'Finding a path – understanding the employment, demands and preparation for high-performance rugby union coaching' Jamie Taylor, Áine MacNamara, Daragh Sheridan, Jamie Turkington & Robin Taylor's paper is now available open access @tandfsport; doi.org/10.1080/216406…

@_UKCoaching 🔗 Link to the paper ukcoaching.org/getmedia/7dbb8… 🔗 Link to the podcast mixcloud.com/UKCoaching/dir…

🚩 New @_UKCoaching Journal Article 🚩 Directing our intentions – using the explore-execute taxonomy to shape athlete interactions One of the hardest parts of coaching is knowing whether skill learning is actually happening. Because adaptation unfolds over time, not within a single session, it can be difficult to judge progress. Yet “session flow” or short-term improvement can easily trick us into thinking athletes are developing. Building on our chapter in Sport Skill Acquisition, this paper with Michael Ashford outlines an evidence-informed framework, developed through our coaching and coach development, to help coaches plan, monitor, and reflect with greater intent. The Explore–Execute Taxonomy supports coaches to be deliberate about athlete–activity interactions and to monitor, in action, whether the challenge point aligns with their intentions. Links below @DcuPerformance @dcu_shhp