James Dugdale
james dugdale

Dr James Dugdale

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  J.Dugdale@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

James H Dugdale is a lecturer in sport science and coaching boasting over a decade of professional and academic experience in applied sport science. Specialising in the preparation, identification, and development of adolescent soccer athletes, James has experience working with youth athletes, coaches, and parents in both a research and applied setting. As a practitioner, James has worked as a strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist across multiple sports and with abilities ranging from professional sports teams to novices. Before joining Napier in 2021, James completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Stirling working on an Innovate UK and industry funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership developing a talent identification and development platform for youth soccer players. James also previously completed a PhD studentship match-funded by the University of Stirling and Soccer PDP in the same discipline. James has demonstrated his scholarly abilities through academic teaching, peer-reviewed publications, student supervision, oral presentations, and industry consultancy.

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Progression from youth to professional soccer: A longitudinal study of successful and unsuccessful academy graduates

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Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., Myers, T., Williams, A. M., & Hunter, A. M. (2021)
Progression from youth to professional soccer: A longitudinal study of successful and unsuccessful academy graduates. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 31(S1), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13701
To optimize use of available resources, professional academies develop strategies to assess, monitor, and evaluate players as they progress through adolescence toward adulthoo...

Selected, Deselected, and Reselected: A Case Study Analysis of Attributes Associated With Player Reselection Following Closure of a Youth Soccer Academy

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Dugdale, J. H., McRobert, A. P., & Unnithan, V. B. (2021)
Selected, Deselected, and Reselected: A Case Study Analysis of Attributes Associated With Player Reselection Following Closure of a Youth Soccer Academy. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.633124
Considering the perceived benefit of early recruitment and the time and resources spent developing youth players, individuals released from talent development programmes are o...

鈥淗e鈥檚 Just a Wee Laddie鈥: The Relative Age Effect in Male Scottish Soccer

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Dugdale, J. H., McRobert, A. P., & Unnithan, V. B. (2021)
鈥淗e鈥檚 Just a Wee Laddie鈥: The Relative Age Effect in Male Scottish Soccer. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633469
Significant structural, developmental, and financial constraints exist in Scottish soccer that may predicate a different approach to talent identification and development. To ...

A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players

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Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., Myers, T., Williams, A. M., & Hunter, A. M. (2020)
A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(11-12), 1304-1312. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1766177
Subjective and objective assessments may be used congruently when making decisions regarding player recruitment in soccer, yet there have been few attempts to examine the leve...

Transformational parenting and coaching on mental toughness and physical performance in adolescent soccer players: The moderating effect of athlete age

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Murray, R. M., Dugdale, J. H., Habeeb, C. M., & Arthur, C. A. (2021)
Transformational parenting and coaching on mental toughness and physical performance in adolescent soccer players: The moderating effect of athlete age. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(4), 580-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1765027
Both parent and coach leadership behaviours are instrumental to adolescent athlete development. Researchers, however, are yet to examine parent and coach leadership influences...

Reliability of Change of Direction and Agility Assessments in Youth Soccer Players

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Dugdale, J. H., Sanders, D., & Hunter, A. M. (2020)
Reliability of Change of Direction and Agility Assessments in Youth Soccer Players. Sports, 8(4), 51. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8040051
Considering the vast physical and neural developments experienced throughout adolescence, the reliability of physical performance may vary in youth populations. This study aim...

Tensiomyography Derived Parameters Reflect Skeletal Muscle Architectural Adaptations Following 6-Weeks of Lower Body Resistance Training

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Wilson, M. T., Ryan, A. M. F., Vallance, S. R., Dias-Dougan, A., Dugdale, J. H., Hunter, A. M., 鈥acgregor, L. J. (2019)
Tensiomyography Derived Parameters Reflect Skeletal Muscle Architectural Adaptations Following 6-Weeks of Lower Body Resistance Training. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01493
Measurement of muscle specific contractile properties in response to resistance training (RT) can provide practitioners valuable information regarding physiological status of ...

Influence of the 鈥淪lingshot鈥 Bench Press Training Aid on Bench Press Kinematics and Neuromuscular Activity in Competitive Powerlifters

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Dugdale, J. H., Hunter, A. M., Di Virgilio, T. G., Macgregor, L. J., & Hamilton, D. L. (2019)
Influence of the 鈥淪lingshot鈥 Bench Press Training Aid on Bench Press Kinematics and Neuromuscular Activity in Competitive Powerlifters. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 33(2), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001853
This study examined the acute effects of the 鈥淪lingshot鈥 (SS) on bench press performance, prime mover surface electromyographic (sEMG) amplitude, and barbell velocity during m...

Reliability and validity of field-based fitness tests in youth soccer players

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Dugdale, J. H., Arthur, C. A., Sanders, D., & Hunter, A. M. (2019)
Reliability and validity of field-based fitness tests in youth soccer players. European Journal of Sport Science, 19(6), 745-756. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1556739
This study aimed to establish between-day reliability and validity of commonly used field-based fitness tests in youth soccer players of varied age and playing standards, and ...

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