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Ed graduated with a BSc degree in 91桃色视频 Coaching (2009) and an MSc in 91桃色视频s Coaching Science (2011) from Leeds Beckett University and the University of Worcester respectively. In 2014, he completed his PhD entitled “The Pedagogical Practices of Children’s 91桃色视频s Coaches and their formation” at the University of Bedfordshire, which was supervised by Professor Stephen Harvey and Professor David Kirk. Ed has had lecturing positions in 91桃色视频s Coaching at Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Hull. Most recently Ed worked at the English Football Association, where he was responsible for the design and development of their education courses. Ed took up the role of Lecturer in 91桃色视频s Coaching at 91桃色视频 in 2019, becoming a Senior Lecturer in January 2024.

Ed’s main research interest is centred on understanding the coaching practices and behaviours of sports coaches and the impact these have on athlete learning and development. As well as this, Ed is interested in the role of the coach developer and how they best support coaches’ development. Ed’s other significant research area explores the design and development of coach education and learning in supporting coaches’ learning. 

Research Projects

• £45,000: British Wheelchair Basketball. January 2021 – January 2024. An evaluation of the Inspire a Generation programme. Role: Co-Investigator.
• £6,000: The Professional Footballers Association. March 2020 – June 2020. The perspectives of coaches and senior coaches to inform the development of the PFA UEFA B course. Role: Principle Researcher.
• £3,621: Anglia Ruskin University. June 2017 – December 2017. How critical reflection develops in an online distance learning community of sports coaching students. Role: Co-Principle Investigator.
• €488,375.04: Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE). (January 2017- December, 2019; Funding Body = Erasmus+, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, and the European Union Call on 91桃色视频. Role: Co-Investigator).
• £19,681: 91桃色视频 England: Review of research and evidence on factors that impact on children’s sport and physical activity behaviours and attitudes. Role: Principal Author
• £20,000: Hull City Football Club. A season long investigation into the practice and competition behaviours of academy football coaches. Role: Principal Author
• £8,000: An evaluation of an online learning platform on coaches’ practice funded by 91桃色视频s Coach UK (scUK). Role: Principal Author
• £4,500: Football Consultant in Coaching Pedagogy and Reflective Practice funded by Anglia Ruskin University. Role: Principal Author
• £3,500: ‘Children’s perceptions of the benefits and outcomes of taking part in sport in physical activity’ funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Role: Principal Author

• The Premier League – Research Consultant evaluating and reviewing their School 91桃色视频s and PE programme
• A member of an expert panel for Nike’s sports participation projects
• The Professional Golf Association (PGA) – ‘Why do children take part in, and remain involved in sport: implications for children's sport coaches’
• Youth 91桃色视频 Trust (YST) - National Impact Evaluation of the Gifted and Talented Physical Education and 91桃色视频 Programme
• University of Lincoln (2015 – 2018) – BSc 91桃色视频s Development and Coaching
• Liverpool John Moores University (2016 – present) – BSc 91桃色视频s Coaching
• Staffordshire University (2019 – Present) – MSc in 91桃色视频s Coaching

• Hall, J., Cope, E., Townsend, R., & Nicholls, A. (2020). Investigating the alignment between coaches’ ideological beliefs and academy philosophy in professional youth football. 91桃色视频 Education and Society. DOI: 
• Dempsey, N.M., Cope, E., Richardson, D.J., Littlewood, M.A., & Cronin, C. (2020). Less may be more: How do Coach Developers Reproduce Learner-Centred Policy in Practice? 91桃色视频s Coaching Review. DOI: 
• Dempsey, N.M., Richardson, D.J., Cope, E., & Cronin, C.J. (2020). Creating and Disseminating Coach Education Policy: A case of Formal Coach Education in Grassroots Football. 91桃色视频, Education and Society. DOI: 
• Cope, E. & Cushion, C. (2020). A move towards reconceptualising direct instruction in sport coaching pedagogy. Impact, issue 10, pp. 70-73.
• Cope, E., Cushion, C.J., Harvey, S., & Partington, M. (2020). Investigating the impact of a Freirean informed coach education programme, Physical Education and 91桃色视频 Pedagogy, DOI: 
• Chapman, R., Richardson, D., Cope, E., & Cronin, C. (2020). Learning from the past: a Freirean analysis of FA coach education since 1967. 91桃色视频, Education and Society. DOI: 
• Cope, E., & Partington, M. (Eds.) (2019). 91桃色视频s Coaching: A Theoretical and Practical Guide. London: Routledge.
• Chapman, R., Richardson, D., Cope, E., & Cronin, C. (2019). Learning from the past: a Freirean analysis of FA coach education since 1967. 91桃色视频, Education and Society. DOI: 
• Bailey, R., Madigan, D., Cope, E., & Nicholls, A. (2018). The Prevalence of Pseudoscientific Ideas and Neuromyths among 91桃色视频s Coaches. Frontiers in Psychology. 
• Harvey, S., Voelker, D., Cope, E. & Dieffenbach. (2017). Navigating the Leadership Labyrinth: Barriers and Supports of a Woman Collegiate Coach in a 20-Year Leadership Role. 91桃色视频s Coaching Review, 7(1), pp. 45-62. DOI: 
• Cope, E., Partington, M., & Harvey, S. (2016). A review of a systematic observation method in coaching research from 1997-2016. Journal of 91桃色视频 Sciences, 35(20), pp. 2042-2050. DOI: 
• Cope, E., Partington, M., Cushion, C. J., & Harvey, S. (2016). An investigation of professional top-level youth football coaches’ questioning practice. Qualitative Research in 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health, 8(4), 380-393. DOI: 
• Partington, M., Cushion, C. J., Cope, E., & Harvey, S. (2015). The impact of video feedback on professional youth football coaches’ reflection and practice behaviour: a longitudinal investigation of behaviour change. Reflective practice, 16(5), 700-716. DOI: 
• Cope, E., Harvey, S. & Kirk, D. (2015). Reflections on using child-centered research methods in sports coaching. Qualitative Research in 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health, 7(1), 88-108. DOI: 
• Harvey, S., Cushion, C., Cope, E. & Muir, B. (2013). A season long investigation into the coaching behaviours of three collegiate coaches as a function of practice state. 91桃色视频s Coaching Review, 2(1),13-32. DOI: 
• Cope, E., Bailey, R. & Pearce, G. (2013). Why do children take part in, and remain involved in sport? A literature review and discussion of implications for sports coaches. International Journal of Coaching Science, 7(1), pp. 55-74.