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Publications

Barraclough, J.,, Grecic, D., & Harper, D. (2022). Examining the psychological characteristics of developing excellence profiles of male English youth soccer players: differences across ages and performance levels. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22(1), 250-272

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​Barraclough, J., Grecic, D., & Harper, D. (2024). English Premier League and English Football League academy managers’ experiences of how psychosocial skills and characteristics are identified and developed in youth academy soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(13), 1259–1271. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2388978

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Barraclough, J., Grecic, D., & Harper, D. (2025). The assessment and development of psychosocial skills and characteristics on the male youth football (soccer) academy development pathway: a narrative review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2541962

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Barraclough, J., Mitchell, T. O., Grecic, D., & Harper, D. (2025). Applying an individualized psychosocial skills and characteristics development programme into an English male professional soccer academy. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2025.2589725

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Barraclough, J. (2025). Thesis: an investigation into assessment and development of psychosocial skills and characteristics on the talent development pathway in male English academy soccer. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398737152_An_investigation_into_assessment_and_development_of_psychosocial_skills_and_characteristics_on_the_talent_development_pathway_in_male_English_academy_soccer?channel=doi&linkId=694159dc9aa6b4649dc10b40&showFulltext=true

Podcast Appearances

Football Fitness Federation Episode 256 September 13th, 2023

https://soundcloud.com/footballfitnessfederation/256-psychosocial-support-for-players-with-james-barraclough

 

The Sport Psych Show Episode 296 August 26th, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/296-james-barraclough-how-to-identify-and-develop/id1434313037?i=1000666631970

 

The Mind Room January 16th 2025

https://tinyurl.com/2u2jdhzw

 

The Coaching Union Podcast Episode 4 February 23rd 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-psychosocial-skills-w-james-barraclough/id1789419263?i=1000695285695

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The Performance Psychcast Episode 72 August 9th 2026

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dogmZGSBWuvTq3w9vFw0V? si=6pEbWMBcRFaYzeB_Y_J29Q&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=ef2d5028856e475c

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