Craig Hughes
MARes
Lecturer in Sport, Coaching and Performance Analysis
School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions
Role
My role here at Oxford Brookes centres around teaching and supporting a range of modules on both the Sport, Coaching and Physical Education (BSc) and Sport and Exercise Science (BSc) degrees. I also provide supervision for undergraduate dissertations and am actively engaged in a range of research projects.
Beyond my academic responsibilities at Oxford Brookes, I coach within the Gloucestershire County Cricket Performance Pathway and serve as a Coach Developer for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). I also act as a consultant across both sporting and business sectors, leveraging my expertise to provide strategic guidance and development support.
Beyond my academic responsibilities at Oxford Brookes, I coach within the Gloucestershire County Cricket Performance Pathway and serve as a Coach Developer for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). I also act as a consultant across both sporting and business sectors, leveraging my expertise to provide strategic guidance and development support.
Teaching and supervision
Modules taught
Courses taught:
Sport and Exercise Science (BSc) Sport,
Coaching and Physical Education (BSc)
Modules taught:
Coaching: Practice to Theory 1 Effective Coaching Practice Coaching:
Practice to Theory 2 Performance Analysis Sport Pedagogy
Sport and Exercise Science (BSc) Sport,
Coaching and Physical Education (BSc)
Modules taught:
Coaching: Practice to Theory 1 Effective Coaching Practice Coaching:
Practice to Theory 2 Performance Analysis Sport Pedagogy
Research
My research is currently centred around exploring coach-athlete interpersonal relationships and interactions through a leadership lens and its application to coaching practice and coach education.
Additionally, I have an interest in exploring coach professional knowledge and practice.
Additionally, I have an interest in exploring coach professional knowledge and practice.
Professional information
Conferences
Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) - 2025