🤓 Want to know more about the main findings of my PhD? Check out this beautiful thread by Frederik Deconinck , the man who guided, supervised and mentored me through it all! 👇

Happy to share that the 4th and largest study from my PhD is now available online! 🧠We examined the factor structure of executive functioning using the same seven tests in over 2000(!) children and adolescents. 👇 Read all about our results here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Presented at the @ASAN_Conference today, discussing my research project assessing #skill in youth soccer. Has been a fantastic experience and I am enjoying listening and learning from everyone's presentations! Kyle Bennett Zac Crowley (PhD) Job Fransen

Firstly, congrats to our student award winners Gimme 5s: William McCalman - #TalentID in youth soccer Jade O'Brien-Smith - Science vs Art: How soccer coaches perceive the game Standard Preso: Ben Teune - Influence of env and task constraints on skilled behaviour in AF

The #EXSS staff received a University of Newcastle College of Engineering, Science & Environment award for teaching excellence🏆 to recognize the team’s efforts in 2021, despite the many challenges Mitch Smith Josh Secomb Emily Cox Hayley Lewthwaite Benjamin Dascombe Nattai Borges Kristie Sheridan

🚨New Review in Journal of Sports Sciences🚨 Skill assessments in youth soccer: A scoping review A huge effort from everyone involved in this project! A big thanks to Kyle Bennett Zac Crowley (PhD) Job Fransen 50 free copies below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ tandfonline.com/eprint/DA4JTPP… (1/6)

Hi there! - Do you coach youth soccer teams at a high level? - Are you interested in how we should assess skill? - Are there aspects of skill that stand out to you? We are recruiting participants for a research study investigating expert coaches’ views of soccer skill. (1/4)

Collective behaviour in high and low-level youth soccer teams #footballresearch #footballscience #footballspecificinfographics Jade O'Brien-Smith Job Fransen Kyle Bennett Mitch Smith

Women's sport is thriving in Australia - so why is the coach's box still a boys club? now.latrobe/3zIxji0

If you participate in any organised sport, please consider following the survey link to help us better understand perception of injury risk unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41…

Unveiling the truth: There is no such thing as 'Technical' & 'Tactical' skills. Hear me out. 1/4

An exciting time! Couldn't have asked for a better supervisor.

The final study from my PhD is now available online! We found that: - Coach instruction is potentially linked to cooperative team behaviour. - Free-play without instruction may lead to more individual actions by players. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Loved being back at ASAN presenting a gap in the research I will explore moving forward.

🏀Attention Youth Basketball Practitioners in Australia! We are conducting a survey to gain insight on the selection process of youth basketball players during the initial stages of the representative pathway. Details Below👇 uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/t/ARoudZRvmh Job Fransen Mitch Smith