Dr Andrew Manley
Senior Lecturer | Leeds Beckett
Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Andrew Manley lectures on sport & exercise psychology, as well as supporting athletes and coaches from a range of sports and backgrounds.
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Biography
Andrew is a Principal Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology. He also works as a Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist supporting athletes and coaches from a range of sports and backgrounds.
After completing his PhD at the University of Chichester, Andrew spent a year lecturing at the University of Edinburgh before joining the Carnegie Faculty at the end of 2009. As well as teaching sport and exercise psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level, he is engaged in various activities within the Faculty's Research Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure. He also acts as a reviewer and Editorial Board member for a number of scientific journals.
Andrew is an elected member of the Training Committee for the British Psychological Society's (BPS) Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP). He is also an approved supervisor for the BPS (Stage 2) Qualification in Sport & Exercise Psychology.
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Sport - Professional
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Psychology
Sport Psychology
Sport
Education (3)
Durham University: PhD, Sociology/Social Policy 2012
Loughborough University: MSc 2005
Brunel University: BSc 2004
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- English
Media Appearances (2)
Psychology: Tom Bosworth’s positive mind games
Athletics Weekly online
2018-04-06
“I started using sports psychology, working one-to-one with Dr Andrew Manley, head of subject for sport and exercise psychology at Leeds Beckett. We looked at training and if I struggled with a certain session, how we could set targets and get the most out of training and ultimately get the most out of racing,” explained Bosworth.
Sports fanatic? Fast-track your career with a sports science master's
The Guardian online
2015-11-12
But the field is broader than many think, says Dr Andrew Manley, sports psychologist and course leader for a suite of exercise science courses at Leeds Beckett University. While many of his postgraduate students go on to careers linked with professional bodies and work towards accreditation or chartership, they also look outside sports science.
Event Appearances (3)
Advancing the profiling of athletes: Incorporating coach-athlete collaboration when interpreting fitness testing data
(2015) The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference Burton upon Trent, UK
Third Party Reports influence parents’ perceptions of coaching ability: Implications for youth sport coaches
(2015) 14th European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) Berne, Switzerland
Stepping into the unknown: Providing multidisciplinary support to an ultra-endurance race debutant
(2014) The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference Burton upon Trent, UK
Articles (3)
Processing fluency effects: Can the content and presentation of participant information sheets influence recruitment and participation for an antenatal intervention?
Patient Education and Counseling2014 Objective: To assess the extent to which the title and font of participant information sheets (PISs) can influence pregnant women's and trainee midwives' perceptions of an antenatal intervention.
The potential psychological benefits of Active Video Games in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and deficiencies: A narrative review of the literature
Physical Therapy Reviews2014 Background: Recent literature suggests that active video games (AVGs) may offer potential psychological benefits during the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and their corresponding deficiencies. Objectives: To review existing literature regarding the potential psychological benefits of AVGs within the context of rehabilitation from musculoskeletal injury or debilitation.
The influence of coach reputation on the behavioral responses of male soccer players
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports2013 The present study examined the impact of reputation information on athletes' behavioral responses to coaches within a naturalistic, field-based setting. Using a between-group design, male soccer players (n = 35) were assigned to one of three experimental conditions (i.e., experienced reputation, inexperienced reputation, no reputation) prior to taking part in a coaching session delivered by an unknown coach.
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