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Publications & Podcast Appearances
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles:
Barraclough et al. (2022) psychological characteristics profiles of male English youth soccer players
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2152854
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Barraclough et al. (2024) Academy managers’ experiences of how psychosocial skills and characteristics are identified and developed in youth academy soccer players
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2024.2388978
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Barraclough et al. (2025) The assessment and development of psychosocial skills and characteristics on the male youth football (soccer) academy development pathway: a narrative review https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2541962
Podcast Appearances
​Football Fitness Federation Episode 256 September 13th 2023
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The Sport Psych Show Episode 296 August 26th 2024
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The Mind Room January 16th 2025
https://themindroom.substack.com/p/why-coaches-should-be-thinking-about
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The Coaching Union Podcast Episode 4 February 23rd 2025
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Conference presentations
Barraclough J, Grecic D & Harper D. Academy managers’ perceptions of how psychosocial skills and characteristics are identified and developed in youth academy soccer players. Paper presented at the 30th annual BASES conference 2023 in Coventry, England. Abstract retrievable here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2023.2258666
Barraclough, J, Mitchell, T, Grecic, D, & Harper, D. Effectiveness of a psychosocial skills and characteristics (PSCs) development programme in an English male soccer academy. Poster presentation at the 31st annual BASES conference 2024 in Coventry, England.
Barraclough, J., & Mitchell, T. Integrating psych/social factors
into session design. Presentation at the 5th annual sport psychology conference at Newcastle University 2025. Online.