Dr John Toner

Dr John Toner

Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

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

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Book Chapter

Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice

Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., Potrac, P., & Toner, J. (2024). Introducing Coach Learners to Behaviourist Coaching Principles: Critical Reflections on Coach Educator Practice. In S. B. Rynne, & C. J. Mallett (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Coach Development in Sport (132-143). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160939-11

Journal Article

Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play

Escreet, E., Barrett, S., Toner, J., Iga, J., & Towlson, C. (2025). Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0316833. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316833

Wearables, wayfinding, and data visualisations for distance running

Toner, J., Allen-Collinson, J., Jackman, P. C., Jones, L., & Addrison, J. (online). Wearables, wayfinding, and data visualisations for distance running. Performance enhancement & health, Article 100315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2024.100315

The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport

Towlson, C., Cumming, S., Donnan, K., & Toner, J. (2024). The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport. European Physical Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X241251654

Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries

Toner, J., Jones, L., Fairs, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., Daroglou, G., Perry, J. L., Micle, A. V., Theodorou, N. C., Shakhverdieva, S., Stoicescu, M., Pompiliu-Nicolae, C., Vesic, M. V., Dikic, N., Andjelkovic, M., Muñoz-Guerra Revilla, J., García-Grimau, E., Martínez, M. A., Amigo, J. A., Schomöller, A., & Nicholls, A. R. (2024). Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, Article 1335258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1335258

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

The validity, reliability and practical application of Sports Board within academy soccer programmes

Funder

Pro Football Support

Grant

£66,852.00

Started

3 January 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Understanding and promoting WhIslteblowing oN DOPing irregularities in the EU

Funder

EC European Commission

Grant

£118,101.00

Started

1 January 2020

Status

Complete

Project

Maturity-status ‘bio-banding’ as a tool for ongoing talent (de)selection of academy soccer players using a multi-disciplinary approach

Funder

UEFA Union of European Football Associations

Grant

£12,500.00

Started

1 June 2018

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Toner welcomes applications in the areas of expertise and skill acquisition.

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