Staff Profiles

Abbe Brady

Senior Lecturer in Sport

Email: abrady@glos.ac.uk
    
Interests

Qualifications:   

• BSc Hons in Sports Studies and Geology
• MSc Sports Sciences
• PGCE Education
• PhD in progress

Academic Leadership: 

Module tutor for various undergraduate and post graduate modules in sport psychology and coaching

Sporting Profile: 

• National Premier League Hockey
• National League Rugby and National League and Regional 800m & Cross-Country runner

Coaching Qualifications:

• Senior Hockey and Athletics Coach

Accreditation:   

• BASES accredited Sport and Exercise Psychologist

Membership of professional bodies: 

BASES, BPS, AAASP, SCUK, NATFHE
 

Research/consultancy

Research interests:  

• High performance athlete well-being & quality of life
• Sustainable development in athlete welfare and athlete well-being 
• Athlete-centred sport science support and coaching
• Coach development, mentoring and reflective practice
• Optimal experience (flow) in sport
• Positive psychology in sport and physical activity - personal (and collective) experiences, virtues and strengths
• Sport psychology practice and intervention efficacy
  
   

Consultancy work:  

• Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
• Sportscoach UK

Conference Presentations / Publications 2008

Brady, A. (2009) Exploring notions of athlete welfare and well-being: implications for sustainability in the governance of high performance sport in the UK. Presentation at the Political Studies Association, Sport and Politics Annual Conference, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, University of London, February.

Brady, A. and Duncan, E. (2008) A review of British governing bodies of sports’ websites for information relating to athlete well-being. Presentation at the British Psychological Society’s  Inaugural Conference of the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, London, December.

Brady, A and Fletcher, D. (2008) Making the case for the reconceptualisation and prioritisation of athlete welfare in sport. Presentation at the British Psychological Society’s  Inaugural Conference of the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, London, December.

Brady, A., Lovell, G., Parker, J.K. and Cotterill, S. (2008) A qualitative examination of athletes’ perceptions of sport psychology consultant effectiveness based on physical characteristics. Presentation at BASES Annual Conference. Brunel University, September.

Cotterill, C., Brady A., Parker, J. and Lovell, G. (2008) Sports psychologist consultants’ physical characteristics influence potential clients’ preference to work with them and perceptions of their effectiveness. Presentation at British Psychological Society Annual Conference in association with the Psychological Society of Ireland & NIBPS. The Royal Dublin Society, April.

Brady, A. (2007) An investigation into the use of performance profiling as a teaching tool to encourage reflection amongst undergraduate sports coaches. Presentation at BASES Annual Conference. University of Bath, September (Abstract also published in The Sport and Exercise Scientist, Autumn 2007).

Cotterill, C., Brady A., Parker, J. and Lovell, G. (2007) An investigation into whether physical characteristics of sports psychologists’ influence potential clients’ preference to work with them and perceptions of their effectiveness. Presentation at BASES Annual Conference. University of Bath, September.

Brady, A. and Cotterill, S. (2006) Doubling the Workforce: Reflections on working in Tandem as Sport Psychologists. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Conference. University of Wolverhampton, September.

Hodge, D. and Brady, A. (2005) Imagery use by English youth academy Football players. Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference.  University of Aberystwyth, March.

Barry, D. and Brady, A. (2005) Flow state occurrence in golfers: an examination of the challenge-skills balance dimension. Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference.  University of Aberystwyth, March.

Brady, A. (2004) Motivation of Young People for Sport and Physical Activity. Presentation at the
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Annual Coaching Conference, University of Gloucestershire, May.

Brady, A. and Price L. J. (2004) Flow state occurrence in collegiate athletes: a comparison of different sport types. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference. Lilleshall National Performance Centre, April.

Brady, A. (2003) Reflections on a Sport Psychology Consultancy Programme with Children and Youth Table Tennis Players. BASES Annual Conference. Sheffield Hallam University, September.

Brady, A. (2003) An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Elite Athlete Quality of Life. Presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Sport Psychology Annual Conference. Philadelphia, USA, October.

Brady, A. and Skinner, E. (2003) Only Half the class turned up for my lecture! Encouraging student engagement in their learning. Presentation at Institute for Learning and Teaching Annual (ILTHE — now HEA) Annual Conference, Coventry, June 2003.

Brady, A. (2003) Effective Performance Profiling for the Development of Coaches and Athletes. Gloucestershire Annual Coaching Conference, University of Gloucestershire, June.

Carrington, S. and Brady, A. (2003) Mind Over Matter?  A Study of the Placebo Effect associated with Caffeine on 200m Sprinters. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference.  University of Coventry, April.

Wade, S. and Brady, A. (2003) Effectiveness of Imagery Training for the Serve in Junior Male Beach Volleyball Players: A Single Case Design. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference.  University of Coventry, April.

Howe, A. and Brady, A. (2003) Attentional Styles and Flow Experiences in Tennis Players. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference.  University of Coventry, April.

Brady, A. and Shambrook, C.(2002)Towards an understanding of elite athlete quality of life: A phenomenological study. Presentation at 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester. July.

Brady, A. (2002) Helping students to reflect on their learning: A profiling approach.
Presentation at Institute for Learning and Teaching Annual Conference, Edinburgh, June.

Wright, S. and Brady, A. (2002) Drop out and non-participation in sports teams and clubs amongst sport and exercise students (SES) at the University of Gloucestershire. Perceived strategies to avoid drop out and increase/maintain retention rates. Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference, Harrow. April.

Glason, T. and Brady, A. (2002) Athletic identity, personal appraisal of match outcomes and resultant affective states. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference, Harrow, April.

Hill, D., Brady, A. and Wood, D. (2002) An Investigation into team quality and home advantage using archival data amongst English Premier League Soccer. Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference, Harrow. April.

Green, K. and Brady, A. (2002) An Investigation into the psychophysical and ergogenic effects of music.  Poster Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference, Harrow. April.

Brady A. and Woodhouse, T. (2001) On behalf of Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, An evaluation of the impact of the Good Practice and Child Protection coach education workshop. Available online at http://www.sportscoachuk.org/news/media/18-8-2001.htm

Reinge, I. and Brady, A. (2001) In-event mood measurement. Presentation at BASES Annual Student Conference, Manchester. April.

Brady, A. and Hale, B. (1999) Imagery Training National Coaching Foundation Performance Workshop
NCF, Leeds.

Brady, A. (1999) The training and development of coaches in the United Kingdom, SOCRATES European Conference proceedings, 1999 Angier, France

Brady, A. (1998) Motivation and Mental Toughness, National Coaching Foundation Coach Workshop, NCF, Leeds.