Research Programme and Project Reports
The Institute conducts research under 5 interrelated headings:
- Elite young performers: gifted and talented in physical education and sport
- Young people, school-based and community sport
- Physical activity and health in young people
- Social Inclusion through sport
- Sport and young disabled people
Elite young performers: gifted and talented in physical education and sport:
- Talented Performer Profiling Project
- Talented Performer Follow-through Project
- Supporting Gifted and Talend Pupils in PE and Sport
- English Hockey Ltd. Characteristics of young elite hockey players
- The Coach, Athlete, Parent Relationship in Age-Group Swimming
- The Role of Families in Sports Talented Development Systems
- Nutritional Intakes, Physical Activity and Maturity of Elite Young Performers
- The Relative Age Effect
- England and Wales Cricket Board Junior Age Group Competition Research Project
Young people, school-based and community sport:
- Evaluation of the national Step into Sport young volunteer's programme
- Evaluation of the Living for Sport volunteers programme
- Evaluation of the Sport Scotland Active Schools programme
- Evaluation of the McDonald's contribution to grassroots football in the UK
- Matalan/YST yoUR Activity
- Evaluation of the StreetChance Project
- Evaluation of the "Chance To Shine" Cricket Initiative
- Evaluation of the School Sport Coaching Programme
- Evaluation of the School Sport Partnership Programme
- Evaluation of the Specialist Sport Colleges Initiative
- Evaluation of the Impact of the TOP Programmes on Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools in England
- Evaluation of Millennium volunteers
- The Step into Sport national youth sports volunteering programme
- Evaluation of Step into Sport '05
- Evaluation of Children in Need
- Building Bridges
- Evaluation of FA TOP Sport Football
- Evaluation of Nike Zoneparc
- Evaluation of the Girls in Sport Project
Physical activity and health in young people:
Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Young People
- British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) - Examining the impact of toys on children's physical activity
- Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) - Understanding psycho-social attitudes towards sport and activity in girls
- Living Streets - 'Free Your Feet'
- BHF - Supporting Secondary Schools in the Effective Promotion of Physical Activity
- Adopt a School
- TOP Activity for 7-11 year olds
- Concept2 Indoor Rowing Project
- go: raising physical activity levels among girls
- Evaluation of the New Opportunities Fund Initiative for PE and Sport
- Increasing demand for sport and physical activity in girls in Scotland
- PB Challenge Parks
Paediatric Exercise Physiology
- The Effect of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children
- Effect of rowing ergometer training of the fitness and health of adolescents
Behavioural Aspects of Physical Acitivity and Health in Young People
Social Inclusion in and through sport:
- Evaluation of Black and Minority Ethnic participation in local football in Leicestershire and Rutland
- Evaluation of the Football Foundation Community Strategy and Facilities programme
- Evaluation of representation and structural discrimination in football in Europe
- Cracking the glass ceiling: levels of representation and experiences of minorities and women in coaching and leadership positions in football in Europe
- The Prince's Trust Opportunity Inspired by London 2012 Project
- Evaluation of the Deutsche Bank 'Moving Generations' Project
- Specialist sports colleges and the participation of ethnic minority pupils in OSH school sport and club sport
- The Impact of Specialist Sports College status on pupil attendance and behaviour
- Evaluation of ‘Living for Sport’
- Evaluation of HSBC/Outward Bound project
- Evaluation of HSBC Kielder Challenge
- Evaluation of HSBC Tall Ships Project
- Participation and inclusion of ethnic minority senior and junior footballers in Leicestershire City and County football leagues
- Evaluation of Widening Access Through Sport
- Evaluation of Higher Education - Participation Through Sport (HEPTS)
Sport and young disabled people:
- Elements: Delivery of PE and sport for pupils who have profound, multiple and complex needs
- Developing Multi-Skill Clubs for SEN Pupils and Young Disabled People
- PE and School Sport for SEN pupils and young disabled people
- TOP Sportsability impact study
- The Experiences of Young Disabled People participating in PE, School Sport and Extra-curricular Activities in Leicestershire and Rutland
- Evaluation of TOP Sportsability: Sport and Young Disabled People
- Physical Education and Movement for Students with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
- Accessible Evaluation Techniques
- TOP Sportsability: The delivery of leadership skills through PE and sport to young disabled people, and the development of inclusive events
