Latest Published research

Northumberland Futsal Head Coach Dan Horsley in collaboration with Professor James, Head of Psychology at Campus of Ageing and Vitality, and Northumbria  University have recently had their research paper 'An exploration of participation football coaches' philosophies from development to expression' published in the Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, it is available at the following link.

http://shop.bps.org.uk/publications/journals-and-periodicals/sport-exercise-psychology-review-vol-11-no-2-september-2015.html 

Ethical approval has now been granted for our third study

We have now received approval from Northumbria University for our research project based on parental involvement in football a comparitive study.  We are hoping to shape National Governing Body policy based upon our findings.

Research Project on Parental Involvement in Sport is Ready

The Futsal Partnership in collaboration with Professor James, Head of Psychology at Campus of Ageing and Vitality, and Northumbria  University have designed a large research project based upon parental involvement in sport.  This research will take the form of a questionnaire and a compartive study will then take place between parental involvement and the effects on children who participate. 

The aim of the study is to provide information to help shape future parental influence for the benefit of the participation domain.