Dr John Toner Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance +44 (0)1482 463399 | John.Toner@hull.ac.uk Faculty and Department Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences Related groups Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES) Biography Outputs Research/PhD Summary Dr John Toner is a lecturer in sports coaching and performance whose research interests include exploring how skilled performers achieve continuous improvement. His PhD, completed at University College Dublin in 2009, was entitled An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Conscious Processing on Skilled Performance in Golf Putting. This research was funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS). Dr Toner went on to work as a researcher for Sports Coach UK, a national organisation dedicated to supporting the training and development of sports coaches, before joining the University of Hull. Recent outputs View more outputs Journal Article The effect of bio-banding on physical and psychological indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players Towlson, C., MacMaster, C., Gonçalves, B., Sampaio, J., Toner, J., MacFarlane, N., …Abt, G. (in press). The effect of bio-banding on physical and psychological indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1862419 Grant Abt Christopher McLaren-Towlson Pleasant emotions widen thought-action repertoires, develop long-term resources, and improve reaction time performance: A multi-study examination of the Broaden-and-Build theory among athletes Nicholls, A., Thompson, M., & Toner, J. (in press). Pleasant emotions widen thought-action repertoires, develop long-term resources, and improve reaction time performance: A multi-study examination of the Broaden-and-Build theory among athletes. Journal of sport & exercise psychology, Adam Nicholls Stress appraisals influence athletic performance and psychophysiological response during 16.1 km cycling time trials Thompson, M. A., Toner, J., Perry, J. L., Burke, R., & Nicholls, A. R. (2020). Stress appraisals influence athletic performance and psychophysiological response during 16.1 km cycling time trials. Psychology of sport and exercise, 49(July), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101682 Adam Nicholls The prevalence and influence of psychosocial factors on technical refinement amongst highly-skilled tennis players Toner, J., Carson, H. J., Collins, D., & Nicholls, A. (in press). The prevalence and influence of psychosocial factors on technical refinement amongst highly-skilled tennis players. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2018.1511621 Adam Nicholls Habitual reflexivity and skilled action Toner, J. (2017). Habitual reflexivity and skilled action. Body and Society, 23(4), 3-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X17736371 Postgraduate supervision Dr Toner welcomes applications in the areas of expertise and skill acquisition. Similar profiles Colin Johnson Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES) Dr Rebecca Vince Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES) Dr Caroline Douglas Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES) Jonty Ashton Sport Health and Exercise Science (SHES)