I am a Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered and British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Sport & Exercise Psychologist. My applied work has spanned a variety of sports but latterly I have worked almost exclusively in professional soccer.
My doctoral research has also been rooted in soccer, exploring contemporary methods and hybrid learning pedagogy for promoting the psychosocial development in young players.
I use Acceptance & Commitment Therapy/Training and Personal Construct Psychology in my applied practice. I have also contributed to the field through holding several committee roles with BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology, including co-leading national conferences in 2023 and 2025. I am presently co-chair of the Scottish Sport & Exercise Network, building a community around our discipline across the nation.
My research interests lie in applications of sport psychology. I am particularly interested in interventions within soccer and other team sports. This may form part of talent development or psychosocial skills and attributes.
Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology
British Psychological Society
Practitioner Psychologist
Health & Care Professions Council
Chartered Psychologist
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Agreeing the optimal methods for coaching psychosocial attributes in youth soccer: An e-Delphi study
Dickson ACS, Martindale R, Hartley C, Reeves MJ & Dugdale JH (2026) Agreeing the optimal methods for coaching psychosocial attributes in youth soccer: An e-Delphi study. Football Studies, 1, Art. No.: 100050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.footst.2026.100050
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Dugdale JH, Duffie K, Dickson ACS, English C & Martindale RJJ (2026) Why we do it, how we do it, and can we do it better? Key stakeholder perceptions of physical fitness testing as part of a talent development programme in professional youth soccer. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 21 (3), pp. 1467-1478. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251367297
Module Coordinator: Frameworks, Approaches & Skills in Applied Sport Psychology (SPSP040), Placement in Sport Psychology (SPSP045)
Module Contributor: Dissertation (SPSP010), Current Issues in Sport & Exercise Psychology (SPSP044), Foundations of Sport Sport and Exercise Psychology (SPSU8FP), Advanced Studies in Sport (SPSU9AS), Major Project in Sports Studies (SPSU9RP/SPSU9PD), Sport Professional Practice (SPSU9PP), On Track: Becoming a Sport Professional (SPSU701), Understanding Sport (SPSU711).
