Dr Simon Phelan
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Coaching, and Physical Education
School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Sport and Coaching Sciences (MPhil, PhD, Masters by Research)
- Sport, Coaching and Physical Education (BSc (Hons))
Modules taught
My teaching interests link to both my academic specialism in the field of the coach education/development, and my experiences as an athlete and coach. I currently teach across a range of modules on the Sport, Coaching and Physical Education degree programme, including modules on coaching pedagogy sports development, and professional practice in sport.
Modules taught
- U76116The Sport and Exercise Practitioner
- U76109 Sport Pedagogy
- U76139 Professional Practice in Sport Coaching
- U76143 Sports Development
Supervision
- PhD candidate: Connor Humperies: Comparing Two Generations of Men and Women on their Attitudes toward Homosexuality and Gender Identity in Team Sports ( Dr Astrid Schloerscheidt, Adam J. White and Dr Simon Phelan).
- MRes candidate: Laura Dorrell
Research Students
Name | Thesis title | Completed |
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Josh Eales | Changing the rules of the game: A longitudinal investigation on the implementation of ecological dynamics within a Premier League football club | Active |
Research
My research interests revolve around the development of professional coaching knowledges and the role of organisational culture in shaping learning engagements. I have a particular interest in:
- The transient nature of the professional coaching workforce
- Socially informed learning identities amongst elite coaches
- The marco-structures features of sport and their impact on coach development
- The theory of practice architectures as a lens through which to examine behaviour
Research group membership
- Member of Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity Research Group (SPEARG)
- Member of Culture, Identities and Division Research Group (CID)
Research grants and awards
- 2016 - Present, Youth Sport Trust – Project: PE2020 Active Healthy Minds Evaluation Project (PI: Prof Judith Sixsmith, Co-Pi Dr Simon Phelan, Co-Pi Dr Florence Kinnafick, Co-Pi Dr Nathan Smith. Value: £75000
- 2015 - Research Grant Support Fund (University of Birmingham) - Project: ‘What is the ‘Value Added’ of Olympians in Society? A life-history approach to assessing the impact of Olympic Values’ (PI: Dr Jonathan Grix’ Co-PI: Dr Simon Phelan) Value: £2960
- 2013 - Awarded U21 (Universitas 21) PhD scholarship to travel to Brisbane and work with leading academics at the University of Queensland and the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport).
- 2010 - Awarded a 1+3 ESRC (Economic Social Research Council) PhD studentship with one year of research training.
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Publications
Further details
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon_Phelan