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
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
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
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
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
The Sport Psych Show Episode 296 August 26th, 2024
The Mind Room January 16th 2025
The Coaching Union Podcast Episode 4 February 23rd 2024

